2017-2018 Officers: President: Connor Bostedt ’16; Vice-President: Vic Caricato ’78 Secretary: Orin Rehorst ‘73 Treasurer: Chuck Hvala ‘73
2017-2018 Board: Connor Bostedt ’16 Vic Caricato ’78; Chuck Hvala ’73; Ed Kelly ’72;
’72, and Jake Winters ‘15.
Alumni Present: John Bokum '72, Connor Bostedt ’16; Ralph Hinkle ’70, Chuck Hvala ’73; Orin Rehorst ’73; Bob Schumaker '74, Tom Stern ’72; Jacob Winters ’15
Via Teleconference: Terry Austin '69, Vic Caricato ’78
Via Teleconference: Terry Austin '69, Vic Caricato ’78
Active Members Present: Cole Harris, active chapter president
TOPIC
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DISCUSSION
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ACTION/FOLLOW-UP
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Alumni Board President Connor Bostedt opened the meeting at 1
PM August 5, 2018
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Active
Chapter Report
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Cole
Harris, active chapter president
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The
chapter had the highest GPA of all IFC fraternities last semester.
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Our brother Antonio Madrigal, serving as IFC president, is
stepping down at the end of the year.
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Cole seeks
to strengthen the chapters “brotherhood.”
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Cole plans
to develop a “new member agreement.” It was agreed that part of the agreement
should be to live in the house for one year.
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Scholarship report
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Vic Caricato
Vic
said he would like to see the scholarship program continued. It may be for
lesser amounts, but continuing the program provides two benefits. First, we
can continue to use scholarships as a draw in recruiting new members. Second,
we will keep our scholarship account active with the University.
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The decision on scholarship
amounts will be decided at the next meeting in Nov.
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Finance
Report
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Chuck
Hvala
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After making the down payment for the house, we still have a healthy balance on hand. We also have money set aside at a Macomb bank to cover the work to restore 1580 Riverview to a fraternity house.
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Chuck recommends we look at using QuickBooks in the cloud for
our financials. The active chapter could also use it to manage their
finances. It would be a good learning experience for active chapter leaders.
Chuck will check on the expense of doing this.
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Chuck mentioned that our accounts are with Citizens Bank. He
said that the active chapter Treasurer Zack and complained about citizens
customer service. Chuck brought this complaint to Citizens attention.
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Chuck talked about Bill Kotzum. Is he still on the board? Plan
had been for Bill to peel off as Chuck learn the ropes of being treasurer.
Cole
said that dues for the actives are $800 in the fall and $300 in the spring.
We discussed house dues for brothers who do not live in the house.
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The
amount of the house dues are to be worked out by Cole, Connor, and Chuck
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Fundraising
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A
motion was made and approved to create a fundraising committee.
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The following brothers will be contacted for interest in chairing
the committee. Dennis, John Slater, Tim Garrity, Dave Hodnic, and Chuck
Follett.
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The following attendees volunteered for the committee. Vic Caricato, Ralph Hinkle, Jake
Winters, and John Bokum.
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It was agreed that improving the accuracy of the roster is an
important part of the fundraising effort. Tom Stern will work on that.
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A Fundraising Committee was
created.
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Charity giving
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It was
mentioned that Brother Mac McFadden's wife had died of cancer. He is raising
money for National ovarian cancer coalition. We decided to table any decision
to donate until our next meeting in November.
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Public relations
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There is a full-page piece on
Ken Caldwell in the current Rattle. Ken is a senior VP at Disney. Vic
recommended we highlight successful alumni like Ken when recruiting.
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New house
report
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We closed on the new house and are owners. The
address is 1580 Riverview, Macomb Illinois.
Room cost has been set at $475 per month plus the brothers portion of electricity for the room.
Terry Austin’s Report
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Terry mentioned that 7
units are rented. One tenant asked to stay an additional 3 months. He pays
$550 per month. Terry said okay.
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Terry inspected the
house after closing and found it to be in the same good shape.
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Terry talked about a
meeting at the house in preparation for a promotional gathering for the
active chapter. We would like this gathering to be held as soon as practical
in the semester which starts this month.
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Terry will check the
inventory of equipment, for example fire extinguishers. He will work on
replacing equipment as necessary.
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Chuck mentioned that a
smoke detector is needed in the room where the electrical panel is located.
He also mentioned fire inspection details and the possible need to use a
contractor for that function.
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A meeting with actives at the
house will be held early in the semester. The semester starts this month. The
purpose will be to educate the actives on the value a house brings to them.
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House Liaisons
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The board
decided to create positions called House Liaison. The purpose would be to
work with the active chapter on utilizing and managing the house.
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Bob
Schumaker and Jake Winters will be the House Liaisons. Terry will be a backup.
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Legal
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Brother and attorney Bob Leoni provided a draft house lease for
brothers moving in.
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Bob says board members have protection from liability. It’s
provided by the non-profit entity and house insurance.
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National
Convention Report
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Cole reported that he learned a lot at the
National Convention.
John Bokum also attended the national. He
reported the following:
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Theta Chi had 3400
initiatives, a record level.
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The national is
promoting alumni to mentor active chapters.
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The national bylaws
say active scan be required to live in the house.
· National says "frats" get a bad rap
Nationwide, so the national recommends brothers, "Think before you do."
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The national reminded
us that they do have attorneys available to assist us.
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There is a national no-hazing
rule.
There is also a national scholarship program.
Brothers applied directly to The National.
There is also fundraising assistance that the
national provides.
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Next Meeting
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November 4, 2018 at noon. Tom Stern offered to host at his home. Ralph
Hinkle said he will see if the Milton Township facility is available.
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End of Minutes
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Meeting adjourned
2:45 PM
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