Sigma Society Chapter Meeting Monday, January 27, 2014 5:30 p.m.

. Valk 117 Pledge Roll Call: Will the groundhog see its shadow on Sunday? Exec Reports:

Speaker: Dr. Elyssa Ford with the Study Abroad Cambodia Trip June 5-20: 16-day Study Abroad Program Application Deadline: Jan. 28, 2014 ($200 deposit due at application) o Deadline can be extended since we are just now hearing about it. o Applications can be completed through myNorthwest. Humanities 26-380-01 (3 credits) Estimated cost per student: $5,300 (includes airfare, meals, accommodations, activity fees, visa fee, insurance) Contact Elyssa at ebford@nwmissouri.edu or at her office in Valk 54. President: Ice Breaker Shout-Outs o Brittany and Megan Were excited for the new pledge class this semester! o Pack the Stands Thanks to everyone who went and cheered on the Bearcats! (Special Shout-Out to Alli Abernathy and Amanda Liebhart for participating at halftime!) o BLT Thanks to everyone who went to Bearcat Leadership Training! Clothing Line o Theyre ready to be picked up! Pledge Voting Results o Thank you for your feedback and cooperation through this process. Exec wanted to make everything as diplomatic and fair as possible, and we hope you feel that we did. o The final vote revealed that 59% voted for keeping God in our pledge, so we will keep it. Please remember that you do not have to verbally say God if you do not want to. We welcome any further comment boxes. Secretary: No Report Treasurer: Dues o Dues are due next week on Feb. 3. o They are $25. Balance o $1,006.68 Public Relations: No Report Service: Check out our super-awesome Sigma Society calendar here! Blood Drive o Tuesday, Jan. 28 Thursday, Jan. 30 Union Tower View Dining Room Tuesday: https://www.esavealifenow.org/index.cfm?group=op&expand=50814&zc=64468 Wednesday: https://www.esavealifenow.org/index.cfm?group=op&expand=50815&zc=64468

Thursday: https://www.esavealifenow.org/index.cfm?group=op&expand=50816&zc=64468 o You can get 1 hour of service for donating blood. Babysitting o Monday, Feb. 3: 7:30 am-3:30 pm o Tuesday, Feb. 4: 5:50 pm-7:15 pm (5 girls) o Thursday, Feb. 6: 5:50 pm-7:15 pm (5 girls) Womens and Childrens Cleaning o Every Friday at 3:00 pm Special Olympics Bowling o Special Olympics Bowling is every Tuesday at 4:00 pm Valentines Cards o Due next Monday, Feb. 3 4 Valentines per hour; cap of 2 hours o Passing out Valentines & hanging door decs Thursday, Feb. 6 at 2:00 pm Golden Living Center o BINGO every Tuesday and Friday at 2:00 pm SOMO Basketball Tournament o Saturday, Feb. 8 in Lamkin Activity Center, Bearcat Arena & Student Rec Center o Please sign up here: http://www.penncomm.com/volunteerMgt/eventDetails.php?regID=351&clientID=1006 Service Week Dates o Sunday, Feb. 16 Saturday, Feb. 22 o If you cannot come to Girl Scout Day on Feb. 22, please let Kim and Kelly know. Art Experience o The Art Experience is looking for 1 or 2 more volunteers for Wednesday afternoons and some Saturdays. o A limit of 7 hours can count toward Sigma Society. o Please see Carolyn after the meeting if interested. CourseHero o If you are interested in helping, please talk to Carolyn! New Years Resolutions o Be thinking about your Service New Years Resolution! We will write them next week. Recruitment: Pledge Numbers o We have 13 pledges for the spring! Parliamentarian: No Report Vice President: SAC Movie Night o This Thursday, Jan. 30 at 10 pm o Meet with Tori at 8:00 am on Thursday on the 2nd floor of the Union to get tickets. We believe each person can pick up 2 tickets (1 per person) as long as you have the other persons 919 number. o The movie choices have not been announced yet. Tori will post an update to our Facebook group. Valentines Day o We will do something after the Feb. 10 meeting. Tori will talk more about this next week. Formal Theme Voting (Saturday, April 5) o Barbie o Boots & Bowties WINNER! o Great Gatsby/20s o Hunger Games Fundraising: Carnations

o Homecoming: No Report Historian: Composite Picture o They each cost a dollar. o The deadline to pay Skylar is next Monday, Feb. 3. Bridal Show: Bridal Show is on Saturday, March 1. Organization Bridal Show Shirts o These shirts are free with dues. o The deadline for designs is tonight at midnight. Keep in mind that our show colors are grey and yellow, and the theme is The Story of Us. We will show shirt designs next week. D Chi Proof o These shirts are optional to purchase. o Suspenders shirts designed with Delta Chi. Vendors o If you know of any vendors, please let Allison and Lily know. Sign-Ups o We will have sign-ups next week. Info Tables o Reserved from Feb. 18-20 from 11:00-2:00 o Reserved from Feb. 24-28 from 11:00-2:00 o Need to work 3 hours for the Bridal Show Homecoming Co-Chair Elections: Congrats Rachel Weinberg & Courtney Inlow!

We are going to sell carnations on Tuesday, Feb. 4 Thursday, Feb. 7 from 11:00-2:00 in the Union. We will pass out the flowers on Feb. 13 and 14 from 11:00-2:00 in the Union.