1988 Founder's Day Meeting Minutes

Br. Hugh Cadzow called the meeting to order at 6:15 PM

The new Alumni Corporation offices were installed:

SECRETARY'S REPORT: Br. Steve Spinazzola read the minutes of the 1987 Homecoming meeting. The were approved as read.

PRESIDENT'S REPORT: Br. Hugh Cadzow reported the following:

No alumni officers were present for the meeting.
Br. Cadzow stressed the importance for the alumni corporation interaction with the active fraternity.
The bylaws are in the process of being rewritten
Br. Hugh Cadzow outlined 10 goals for the future.
- 1. Develop a five year plan for the fraternity.
- 2. Prioritize repairs to the house
- 3. Complete the corporate by-laws and get them up and operative.
- 4. Involve more alumni through the use of more committees.
- 5. Have a summer corporation meeting August 6, 1988.
- 6. Monthly letters will be sent to directors.
- 7. Help the active repair house.
- 8. Evaluate re-absorption of the 0megaphone by the corporation.
- 9. Get more alumni involved at Homecoming and Founders Day.
- I0. Make the corporation a model corporation.
It was recommended a more personalized letter be sent out to get more brothers back to the fraternity.

ALUMNI TREASURERS REP0RT: Br. Dave Ferro gave the following information:

The Stewart Howe bill is $4,000.
Alumni dues collected is $3,200.
The rent has been raised to $14,500/Year.
The capital fund has raised $5,782 since September 30, '1987.
Project expenditures for repairing the bathrooms is $6,000/$7,000.
It was proposed to bring in an out of town contractor to evaluate the bathroom renovation.
A preliminary estimate for repairing the 2nd and 3rd floor bathrooms is $46,000.
The house will be open this summer.
There was a motion to have an Architect hired to evaluate the bathroom and write a report by June 1, 1988. The motion was passed.

ACTIVE PRESIDENT'S REP0RT: Br. Philip Katchur presented the following:

There are 12 new brothers, and a full house in the fall
There is a new pledge program that is 9 weeks long, and no hazing. "Hell Week" is now 5 days.
Theta Chi has a good name on campus.
There is a new wall in the pool room.
A new dumpster was purchased.
Finished in the top l0 in athletics.
Took 2nd place in The Greek Games during Greek week.
Brothers are very active in IFC.
The house cum. was 2.57 which is above the all men's average.

ACTIVE TREASURERS REP0RT: The undergraduate Treasurer presented the following:

There is an outstanding balance due the house of $11,309.45 on house bills, and $2,691.00 due on house fees.
Consideration is being given to having parents co-sign on house bills.
New fire doors are needed and new curtains are being considered for the living room.
It was proposed brothers be required to pay their house bills within two weeks after moving in.

OLD BUSINESS: Br. Gary Hicks proposed the following for the Omegaphone:

Mailing #1
- Four-page tabloid Omegaphone - (including one photo) - $154.00
- Envelope - 34.80
- One-Page Supplement (2-sided) - 46.80
- Reply postcard - 52.00
TOTAL - 287.60

Mailing #2
- One-page notice (2 sided) - 46.80
- Envelope - 34.80
- Reply postcard - 52.00
TOTAL - $133.60

Grand Total - 948.00 *plus one-time $60 application fee

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Br. Cadzow proposed the corporation by a PC for Br. Hicks to use to prepare the OmegaPhone.
Stewart Howe's contract may expire in August of 1988.
It would be helpful to send out a letter early to the alumni on the changing of the Omegaphone to get good input.

NEW BUSINESS: Motion to have Br. Hicks prepare the 0megaphone. Motion passed.