Friday Findings: Extended Version
biweekly newsletter for sorority chapter officers, chapter advisors, and friends |
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2010 Panhellenic Board of Directors Slate Announced
This year there were 18 applicants for the 2010 Panhellenic Board of Directors and there were applicants from nearly every chapter.
The slate is as follows:
President:
Ashley Joeger,
ΚΔ
Vice-President, Director of Judicial Affairs:
Stephanie Larson,
ΔΔΔ
Director of Risk Management:
Rebeka Scott, ΓΦΒ
Director of Public Relations:
Natalie Rauth,
ΠΒΦ
Director of Community Internal Relations:
Heather Houchen, ΧΩ
Leneah Petitjean, ΓΦΒ
Director of Interfraternal Relations:
Jacquie Lewis,
ΔΔΔ
Jenna Streff,
ΑΔΠ
Director of Recruitment, Recruitment Guides:
Kiley Huff,
ΑΔΠ
Director of Recruitment, Logistics:
Jennifer Pike, ΑΧΩ
Director of Recruitment, Retention/COB:
Lauren Halsey, ΠΒΦ
To view the candidates' applications, come into the Greek Affairs Office Monday-Friday from 8am-5pm or you may view them when they are added to the K-State Greek Affairs web page.
At the October 26 Panhellenic Meeting at Kappa Kappa Gamma, there will be a Q & A for all candidates. Please encourage your members to attend and participate in the session.
Voting will take place at the November 9 Panhellenic Meeting at Pi Beta Phi.
If there are any questions about the elections, please contact the Panhellenic President, Meghan Butler at mcbutler@ksu.edu or 913-963-9875.
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October 20, 2009 Additional Panhellenic Meeting
Please read the following message from Meghan Butler, Panhellenic President
There has been an additional Panhellenic Meeting added for October 20, 2009 at 7pm in Union 207.
This meeting will take a different form than our traditional bi-weekly meetings. The Panhellenic Council will be conducting a real conversation of the future of Risk Management in the Panhellenic Community and the Greek Community as a whole.
It is of the utmost importance that Chapter Presidents are in attendance. The Panhellenic Council would also suggest that your chapters' risk management officers and/or Panhellenic delegates attend. Chapter advisors are welcome and encouraged to attend as well.
If there are any questions regaurding this meeting or the topic, please contact me at mcbutler@ksu.edu or 913-963-9875.
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Corrected Contact information: Search for Assistant Director of Greek Affairs - Primary Sorority Advisor
In the last Extended Version of Friday Findings, please note that that contact information for Kelly Law, Committee Co-Chair, was wrong. Kelly's correct email is klaw@k-state.com. Should you have any questions or comments, please contact Kelly Law, klaw@k-state.com or Meghan Butler, mcbutler@ksu.edu.
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Help prevent the spread of influenza in your chapter
K-State and Greek Affairs is prepared to help your chapter respond to sick members, but more importantly, we want to help you be aware of how your chapter can stay healthy. Here's what you should know:
H1N1 flu is spread through respiratory droplets that are coughed or sneezed into the air. It may also be spread by virus that remains on hands after coughing or sneezing that gets spread to others through common use items such as phones, doorknobs, desks and keyboards.
If you or one of your chapter sisters are sick, have them stay home to avoid spreading illness. Encourage them not to go to class or chapter functions and certianly do not require their attendance.
All members should use simple caution during the flu season: cough or sneeze into your elbow or a tissue and properly dispose of used tissues. Clean hands after using tissues with an alcohol-based hand sanitizer or soap and warm water. Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth. Stay healthy by eating a balanced diet, drinking plenty of water and getting adequate rest and exercise.
Should members in your chapter become ill, please contact the Greek Affairs office immediately.
All Greek students received the and annual email encouraging safety. Included this semester was special information about influenza and other timely cautions. Read the newsletter now. | |
Out & Greek Conference for LGBT & Ally Fraternity & Sorority Members
Kansas State University is the location for the second annual Leadership Conference.
The conference, which will take place November 19-22 at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas, is the only conference of its kind for LGBT and ally fraternity and sorority members nationally. Registration now open along with call for workshop presenters online athttp://www.lambda10.org/outandgreek.
Echoing the mission of Campus Pride's Lambda 10 educational initiative, the Out and Greek Conference aims to bring together lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) and ally members of fraternities and sororities in an effort to foster dialogue and create safer, more LGBT-friendly learning environments at colleges and universities.
"Fraternities and sororities were once considered a primary source of homophobia on college campuses," said conference chair Chelsey Fritch who is also a member of Gamma Rho Lambda, one of the nations queer-inclusive sororities. "But now more than ever LGBT members of the Greek system are being open and honest about who we are. This conference hopes to provide an opportunity to enhance that dialogue, share tools and create further strategies for change."
The Out and Greek Conference will also provide an opportunity for students and professional staff from across the country to lead and present workshops on best practices from their campus fraternity and sorority community. Further details, a schedule of events as well as information becoming a workshop presenter, may be found by visiting http://www.lambda10.org/outandgreek.
According to Campus Pride, Kansas State University was chosen to host the conference due to the fact that it has both a men's fraternity and a women's sorority for LGBT members - Delta Lambda Phi and Gamma Rho Lambda. Along with Fritch as the chair, members of both organizations are part of the planning team. "K-State is proud to host the second annual conference. We have created something special within Greek Life on our campus and we hope to share it with others across the country," Fritch said.
National sponsors currently include Campuspeak, Beck & Company, Tyvola Design and the Association of Fraternity Advisors.
For more information about the conference and how to become a sponsor, please visit www.lambda10.org/outandgreek, email Campus Pride at info@campuspride.org or call 704-277-6710.
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Information from around campus
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Up Til Dawn
Please read the following message from Lee Van Loenen, Director of Up Til Dawn.
My name is Lee Van Loenen and I am the Director of the Up Til Dawn student group here at Kansas State University. I'm hope that you are aware of what we do on campus, but right now we need your help.
I have attached below the pdf flyer explaining one way UTD is trying to raise funds this year. It is a text messaging coupon system (that you can use at many businesses and restaurants). The best part is that you are NOT put on any listservs or spam email lists. What we want to do is get as many people to sign up because UTD/St. Jude will get a donation for each person that registers.
If you have questions about what we do or how to register, contact me as soon as you can.
Please check the flyer out, forward it to your fraternity and sorority brothers and sisters, and help us fight childhood cancer!
For the Kids!
Lee Van Loenen
UTD Director
leev@ksu.edu
785.410.7828
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Wildcat Warm-up Director Applications are now available!
Help future Wildcats jumpstart their journey at K-State as a part of the sixth annual Wildcat Warm-up, a three-day event for new students wanting to pump up their passion for purple. Wildcat Warm-up begins after your Orientation and Enrollment session; then, the new students check in for Wildcat Warm-up and collide with your Wildcat side.
Join other K-State students as they build friendships and learn what it really means to be a Wildcat! Wildcat Warm-up is an exclusive opportunity for new freshmen to get a headstart on leadership, student involvement, academic success, and K-State services, history, and traditions.
More information about the program can be found on the Wildcat Warm-up webpage at www.k-state.edu/nss/wildcatwarmup. If you have any questions regarding the Wildcat Warm-up Director position or the program in general, please feel free to contact Tamara Bauer, Associate Coordinator for New Student Services, at the information listed below.
Tamara Bauer Associate Coordinator New Student Services 122 Anderson Hall Ph: 2-6237 E-mail: tamara@k-state.edu |
SafeRide Coordinator Position
Student Governing Association is currently accepting applications for the position of SafeRide Coordinator. The SafeRide Coordinator is a paid position requiring approximately 5 hours/week. The duties of the SafeRide Director includes: -Establishing and maintaining communication with the cab service.
-Developing and maintaining a rider usage journal.
-Working with local bar owners to gain their support of SafeRide.
-Soliciting donors and sponsors for the SafeRide program.
-Developing and implementing a marketing campaign.
Anyone interested in applying for the position can get an application by visiting the Office of Student Activities and Services or by visiting our webpage at http://www.ksu.edu/osas. The application deadline is Friday, October 23rd at 4 pm. Questions can be directed to our office at 532-6541. Interviews will be held the evening of Tuesday, October 27th. *The mission of the SafeRide program is to save lives and prevent injuries and damage to property by offering students and their guests a safe alternative to drunken driving and other threatening situations. Jacob Gouldie
KSU SafeRide Coordinator | |
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issue 25EV
spring/fall 2009
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