Opening:

The officer’s meeting of NSCS was called to order at 6:30 p.m. on September 25, 2006 at Allison’s house.

Present:

All officers were present.

1. Comments about member meeting: it was the general consensus of the officer’s that we had a relatively large turnout for our first meeting of the year. However, we will try to get more members at the next meeting.

2. Active member participation program:

a. Rules:

Members must sign in at events for documentation records.
An Active Member is someone who attends/participates in 50% or more of chapter meetings, activities, and events.
Point allotment:
3 points - Attend a chapter meeting
3 points - Attend a social function
3 points - Participate in Spirit Week
3 points - Wear NSCS paraphernalia to meetings
5 points/hour - Volunteer or mentor at a PFCS event
3 points/hour - Volunteer at a chapter service event
5 points - Participate at induction
5 points - Represent NSCS at a campus function
2 points - Bring a friend to an NSCS event or meeting
3. Road Trip Nation:

To help promote Road Trip Nation and earn points for our chapter we will be handing out pins, bumper stickers, postcards and hanging up posters around campus announcing our campus wide viewing. For more information visit: www.roadtripnation.com/pbs

4. Letter of Invitation Approval Form: needs to be filled out and sent in before the upcoming deadline of September 30, 2006 to get the most points for our chapter.

5. Take a Campus Leader to Lunch: It was decided we would take our Distinguished Member, Justin Greenleaf out to eat. We are planning on going out to eat Pizza. Jana volunteered to contact Justin and see when he is available. We will select a date at the next member meeting.

6. Planning for College Success (PFCS)

Step 1: Find a partner school. Our new VP of PFCS, Adrienne, will be contacting Kenney and Felten Middle Schools to see if either are interested in establishing a PFCS partnership with us.
Step 2: Begin finding volunteers. After forming a partnership we will assess the need for volunteers and begin recruiting.
7. NSCS DAY: Thursday, October 12th will be NSCS day. Any member who is spotted wearing NSCS gear will receive candy.

8. Make a Difference Day: Is coming up on October 28th. Make sure to put this date on your calendar!

Adjournment:

The meeting was adjourned at 7:30 p.m. by Allison Baalman. The next general meeting will be at 5:30 on October 5, 2006. The location will be announced at a later date so watch the website, facebook, and email!

Minutes submitted by: Celina Konrade