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Joint Opening Minutes Friday, March 27, 2015 Called to order at 6:25pm Started with an introduction of officers and a thank you to all for attending KKY OfficersIn order of introduction Bryan AndersonPresident Kate SchumannMember at Large Molly KuchanVice President Leah BonnstetterSecretary/Treasurer Tony Falcone District Governor Denali Alt (Not present at Convention)District Governor TBS OfficersIn order of introduction Samantha BoxbergerPresident Sam JohnsonVice President of Membership Laura CookeVice President for Special Projects Wendy McCannInterim District Counselor Leslie GartinFuture District Counselor Adrienne RallPast District Counselor National Members In AttendanceIn order of introduction Diana Spiva Andy Melvin Jonathan Markowski Kelly Nellis Dawn Farmer Carolyn McCambridge Marco Krcatovich Michael Osborn Eric Morson Andrew Ian Convention host bids are to be passed out at the separate session. Nicholas Rorrer Alumni Association Graduating Senior Award and Ritual Scholarship applications are due by 9am tomorrow. Tomorrow is the graduating senior lunch it will be crock pot food. They are raffling off a life membership proceeds go to funding the graduating senior award and ritual scholarship as well as funding the senior lunch. Tickets are $1 for 1 ticket or $5 for six tickets.
Nick Sondag will be taking resume/professional pictures after banquet tomorrow. If you are interested in the graduating senior lunch see Nick Sondag. The host chapter is wearing yellow bandanas ask them questions if you need to. TShirts are not in hopefully they will be tomorrow. Thank you for coming KKY stay for separates, TBS separates are in a room around the corner. Meeting is adjourned until 8am Sun KKY Separate Session #1 Called to order at 6:39pm Seating of the delegates Announcement of Candidates Running for District Office PresidentTenea Fabray and Adam Pallas Vice PresidentRenee Rathjen and Tracy Zuhoski Secretary/TreasurerLeah Bonnstetter Member at LargeBen Rupe Announcements Workshops will be tonight and tomorrow morning. Committees will meet tonight and tomorrow morning. Officer meet and greet tomorrow 11am12pm Turn in your awards packets to Kate. There will be another officer candidate packet so be on the look out for it. Recess until March 29th at 8am Alumni will need different folders KKY Separate Session #2 Sunday, March 29, 2015 Called to order at 8:17am Write down your announcements and bring them to Kate It was motioned to accept the minutes from last year’s convention. Motion passed. Service Show case award. Alpha Nu from the University of Wyoming
Alpha Nu held a Thanksgiving Dinner for their band members. They invited friends and families of the marching band and pep bands. There was 100% participation from the students who could not go home over break. The Kappa members did this since many band members had to stay for band activities over break. They used family recipes. It was held the day before Thanksgiving since their band had to travel on Thanksgiving day. It was motioned that Alpha Nu would receive the Service Show Case Award. Motion passed. The Programs Committee presented a few more awards. Lucas Suarez was presented the outstanding Musicianship Award. Representation Award was presented to Eta Upsilon and Alpha Theta. The Travel Award was presented to Alpha Nu. The Five Purposes Award was presented to Eta Pi. The Programs Committee Report was presented. Programs Committee Report Chair: Kate Schumann, MWD Member at Large, Eta Pi Advisor: Sean Damon: Alpha Theta March 2729, 2015 University of Minnesota March 27, 2015 The meeting of the Programs Committee was called to order at 8:10 PM. Zach Tafoya volunteered to serve as the secretary for the committee and take meeting minutes. The committee reviewed the charges delivered from the 2014 Programs Committee. The charges were as follows: For the 2015 Programs Committee: 1. Ensure all applications are complete and submitted in full by the start of the 2015 District Convention 2. Review, discuss and select the most qualified applicants for the 2015 MWD Awards 3. Review the notes from the 2014 committee and brainstorm improvements and clarifications to the current, existing awards programs. The first award we discussed was the travel award. There were three applicants for the award. By a simple calculation of numbers, the Alpha Nu chapter was selected to receive the travel award. Alpha Nu wins the award for most miles traveled Only one chapter applied to the Service Showcase award. They will be presenting Sunday morning at the separate meeting.
The next award in the packet was the Representation award. This award would be selected based on the highest percentage of chapter population attending convention. These numbers would be collected and recorded during the Town Hall meeting on Saturday afternoon. The Display and Scrapbook Awards were to be determined by suggestions provided from VIP's in attendance at District Convention. To keep the decision process consistent, the committee postponed any further discussion on any awards included in the packets till all applications where in the form of a hard copy. The committee discussed what would be included in the following meeting taking place the next morning at 8:00 am on March 25th, 2015. The meeting was recessed at 8:38 pm March 28, 2015 The Programs Committee met again at 8:10am. The committee began by discussing the first award in the packet The Five Purposes Award. There were four chapters who applied for this award. Most of the chapters met the basic requirements for the award. The committee reviewed each essay provided by the chapters and, after much discussion, determined that the Eta Pi chapter at the University of Northern Iowa best met the qualifications of "best exemplifying the five purposes of our fraternity We talked about making the directions more clear so that the five purposes will be what applicants focus on. We also talked about changing which award counts as the "other district award" since the scrapbook and display are one of the "Exceptional Requirements". The next award in the packet was the Outstanding New Brother. There were six nominations for this award. Each nomination was presented and discussed. Members of the committee discussed applicants that stood out above the rest and who had very impressive and exceptional packets. The committee selected Tracy Kidwell from Alpha Nu as the recipient of the award. The next award in the packet was the Outstanding Musicianship Award. There were five nominations for this award. Members of the committee discussed applicants that stood out above the rest and who had very impressive and exceptional packets. After extensive discussion and debate, the committee decided to select the candidate who truly exemplified the highest promotion of music in their chapter and at their school, as well as in their personal accomplishments. The committee selected Lucas Suarez from Eta Pi as the recipient of the award.
Meeting adjourned at 10:32 AM CHARGES: For the 2015 Programs Committee: 1. Ensure all applications are complete and submitted in full by the start of the 2016 District Convention 2. Review, discuss and select the most qualified applicants for the 2016 MWD Awards 3. Review the notes from the 2015 committee and brainstorm improvements and clarifications to the current, existing awards programs. For the 20152016 MAL: 1. Make necessary changes to the District Awards Packet, to ensure that Awards are current and uptodate. 2. Ensure that all chapters are aware of the revised deadline for awards. Make certain that all chapters have turned in awards by the start of District Convention. 3. Talk to the TBS VPSP about the joint award to make sure those are changed and both chapters are on the same page. Respectfully Submitted, Chair: Kate Schumann: Eta Pi Advisor: Sean Damon: Alpha Theta Helen Brewer: Alpha Theta Patrick Koop: Kappa Alpha Rebecca Flicher: Iota Omega John Langworthy: Eta Upsilon Robert Kinney: Delta Gamma Kayla Jansen: Eta Pi Kristin Hanna: Kappa Iota Leif Erickson: Beta Zach Tafoya: Alpha Iota The Ways and Means Committee Report was presented. Ways and Means Committee Minutes Friday, March 27, 2015 Meeting began at 8:07pm We began with looking over last years Ways and Means committee report.
After that we decided our main goals were to create a proposed district budget for the 20152016 year, review the chapter travel fund, and review the discretionary fund. Started to discuss if the grant should be used only for district convention or if it should be used for other district events as well. We then began to look at the previous budget. We decided that more information should be provided so that it was easier to understand why the amounts were chosen. We knew the MAL budget needed to be increased. That fundraising will need to happen this year. We ended this session at 8:54pm Saturday, March 28, 2015 Meeting began at 8:05am We decided to keep a copy of the previous budget with actual expenses next to this years proposed budget. We averaged the allocations from previous years to help with this years proposed income. This was done for both the fall and spring allocations. We chose to do $1500 for the fall allocations and $200 for the spring allocations. The spring allocation was also based on this years well below average income from allocations to err on the side of caution. We decided after a conversation with Di Spiva to not include interest as an expected income but we left it there incase we did receive some. We discussed grant opportunities from nationals but decided to come back to it after we had heard back from Di. We chose to remove general reserves from the budget because we thought it looked to much like income.
We then moved on to expenses. We looked at the 20132014 budget to see what a National Convention years budget looked like. When looking at the awards category we found it had not been clear in the 20132014 budget if that had been used. We believe it is a still needed category and that the district officers need to be very clear that their reimbursement was spent on awards. We believed leaving the honorary budget at $150 was good since that allows for three honoraries. We believed that $600 dollars was still a good amount for the National Intercollegiate Band scholarship. Since the district president is already covered for going to National Convention that the category for National Convention Officers could remain at $1,200 since it leaves $400 per officer. We started to talk about how much to allow for the district officers. We decided to estimate for gas and food. For convention lodging would also need to be included. We decided the base amount of travel is CLC, three district days, site visit and convention. We based are amount on a 300 mile trip at 24mpg with the cost of gas at $2.50. This amount was $31.25 we decided to round up to $50 to include the cost of food. Bringing the total to $300 an office. For MAL we decided they could be doing up to fifteen trips because of site visits so that $750 would be a good amount. We chose to keep the discretionary fund at the same amount as last year. We then looked at the travel grant. We decided to keep it at $1000. We examined the
allocation process. To help save money this year we decided to fund $75 out of the $125 for a delegate from each chapter in the district. With there currently being twenty active chapters it put the budgeted amount at $1500. We then changed the expense of "allocation to reserves" to "additional expenses." Since there was no clear amount of how much had been allocated in the past. This left the category with a district speaker accommodation at $400. We then saw that fundraising would be needed to help lessen the gap between income and expenses. We decided that $2000 would be ambitious but a good goal for the amount of money to be fundraised. We decided we could not count on the district receiving any grants. We would like to suggest a raffle as a fundraiser that could work well at National Convention. We decided to say the travel grant should be mileage based and to be used only for district convention. They should estimate around 24mpg and $2.50 for gas. This will favor further chapters and chapters bringing large amount of members. Are meeting ended at 9:46am Charges To the Midwest District Council Make sure you are very clear with reimbursement requests especially when it does not concern traveling. To the Secretary/Treasurer
Send out a survey over the chapter travel fund. Add a requested amount section to the chapter travel fund application. Fundraising needs to happen. Apply for any grants from Nationals that the district is eligible for. Fundraise at National Convention To the Ways and Means Committee Make sure to add notes to the budget to explain the amounts chosen. Review if $300 for each of the positions of president, vice president, and secretary/treasurer is reasonable. For non National Convention years, remember that the next will be more expensive and plan accordingly. Review the chapter travel grant. Respectfully Submitted, Leah Bonnstettercommittee head The 20142015 Ways and Means Committee Notes were taken by Kelcie Dahlby and Mitch Gulbranson Budget Projected Revenue Budget Actual Allocations from Nationals Fall Allocation $1,500 Spring Allocation $200 Interest $0 Fundraising, Grants, &
Donations General Fundraising $2,000 Aim for this amount National Funding $0 Apply for free money Total Revenue $3,700 Budgeted Expenses District Programs Awards $20 Honorary Members $150 NIB Scholarships $600 Officer Expenses President $300/$50 at trip Vice President $300/$50 at trip Secretary/Treasurer $300/$50 at trip Member at Large $750/$50 at trip Discretionary Fund $1,000 Chapter Travel Grant $1,000 National Convention Officers $1,200 Leaves $400 per officer National Convention Delegates $1,500 Additional Expenses District Speaker Accommodation $400 Total Expenses $7,520 Reimburse up to $75 for delegate
registration It was moved to accept the proposed budget. Motion passed. See Kappa Alpha for customized Kappa Kappa Psi sweatshirts. Member at Large Report Brothers of the Midwest District, To quote past District President, Patrick Determan, I did stuff. The best word I can think of to summarize this year is awesome. I got to travel around the Midwest District meeting new brothers and making new friends. I spent over 100 hours traveling and added many miles to my jeep. I jumped into my MemberatLarge duties right away. After a few weeks of being in office, I made my first trip down to Epsilon Psi at Missouri State for their third degree in April. It was great to view, and even be apart of, this class’ final step in the journey to becoming an active brother. I even got to meet most, if not all, of their founding fathers. The next step was to go to the Chapter Leadership Conference in Kearney, NE. This is where I got to talk to even more brothers about what was going on in their chapters and help with workshops. I only made a visit to one chapter in the Fall semester due to workshops and my job not cooperating with me. This visit was over to Epsilon Omega in Lincoln, NE. I met up with some brothers to carve pumpkins! I discovered that digging goopy messes out of pumpkins is a great way to bond with your brothers. Finishing that day up with a Mexican dinner and a trip to the best candy shop ever, was a great way to spend time with these brothers. Spring semester was much more productive for me. I started my visits with a trip out to Gamma Delta at Wayne State College where I was able to observe a trombone rehearsal, committee meetings, and their chapter meeting. The Convention Site Visit was next on my list. I got to see how much actually went behind putting on convention. We were able to tour all of the facilities (that were unlocked) and created a rough plan. After everything was done, we got some pizza and all of the Kappa District Officers proceeded to stay up talking until around two in the morning. My next round of visits took place over a span of two weekends. I started out by going down to Eta Upsilon at Missouri on Friday night, where I enjoyed some bdubs with brothers from that chapter. The next morning, bright and early, I scraped the ice off of my car and drove back to Ames, IA where I met my fellow
Eta Pi brothers for lunch with brothers from Iota Omega at Hickory Park. After hanging out with them for a bit, we were on the road again down to Northwest Missouri State for Kappa Delta’s twentieth birthday party. This was extremely special because Kappa Delta is Eta Pi’s little brother chapter. I am very glad we got to share with them in this very special occasion. The next weekend, I went down to Beta Tau at Wichita State on Friday night. The next day, was the district day in Rolla, which was supposed to be only a 5 ½ hour trip from Wichita, however 5 ½ turned into 11 because of snow and two separate traffic jams. But eventually, I got there and was able to participate in several of the bonding activities and chat with brothers. The next morning, we discussed the importance of service and music in Kappa. Several workshops were lead by my fellow district officers. This brings me to convention. I was the committee head of the programs committee. This was a new experience for me, especially since it was my first time being on a committee. But with the help of Sean Damon and my lovely committee, we narrowed down our choices and selected winners. I have had so many great experiences by serving as Member At Large for the Midwest District of Kappa Kappa Psi. I have learned so much from all of the chapters I’ve visited and from the people I have met. I am so grateful for everyone who let me crash on some sort of their furniture. I realized how similar we can all be even though we all come from different places and live different lives. One odd thing that I noticed is that puns are very popular. That is the best part of being in Kappa Kappa Psi, meeting a new brother and instantly becoming friends and having so much to talk about.
My charges for the 20142015 Member at Large are as follows: 1. Continue to update the Midwest District Twitter account. 2. Work with the other members of the District Council to utilize effective
and consistent communication with the brothers of the Midwest District. 3. Analyze the effectiveness and practicality of certain requirements of
District Awards found in the packet. Edit and adjust requirements as necessary to make Awards easier to apply for and judge.
4. Talk to the TBS VPSP about the joint awards. Make the same award for both.
5. Promote the Awards Program to chapters in the district and encourage brothers to apply for awards.
6. Submit any and all reimbursement forms to the Secretary/Treasurer in a timely manner.
I want to thank you for choosing me to serve as the Member At Large for the 20142015 school year. It was a great experience and I am so glad that I was
able to have this opportunity. I have learned so much and have a whole new view on what Kappa Kappa Psi is and what we can do. Respectfully Submitted, Kate Schumann Kappa Kappa PsiEta Pi 20142015 MemberAtLarge Kappa Alpha is hosting The Maestro Leadership in Music on April 19 from 16pm at the University of Minnesota. Everyone is invited, all musicians are allowed. Keep a look out for the Facebook invite. The Jurisdiction Committee Report was presented. Jurisdiction Committee Report March 29, 2015 Separate Charges for the 2015 Jurisdiction Committee
1. Review the 2014 Jurisdiction Committee Report 2. Review Constitution for grammar, clarity, and consistency errors 3. Work with all committees for proposed amendments 4. Review the changes in article 5 of the Joint Bylaws pertaining to the
Webmaster positions
The Kappa Kappa Psi Jurisdiction Committee met on Friday, March 27th and Saturday, March 28th. The committee met with the Publications Committee to discuss their input on the webmaster duties, and also met with members of the District Events Committee, who proposed possible changes to the Joint Bylaws regarding District Events. The committee also met with the Tau Beta Sigma Jurisdiction Committee, and worked to propose amendments to the Joint Bylaws that will reflect the changes made regarding the webmaster duties and District Events.
The primary goal of the committee was to review the position of Webmaster within the district. Although further elaboration and clarification is required from the Midwest District Joint Bylaws, we propose that the webmaster duties for the district shall be overseen by the Secretary-Treasurer, and the official position of “Webmaster” shall no longer exist. Changes needing a vote (in bold):
● 2.1.11 – Add “The Secretary-Treasurer shall oversee the webmaster duties for publications” before final sentence.
Separate Charges for the 2016 Jurisdiction Committee
1. Review the 2015 Jurisdiction Committee Report 2. Review Constitution for grammar, clarity, and consistency errors 3. Work with all committees for proposed amendments
4. Review the changes to Article 8 of the Joint Bylaws pertaining to District Events
5. Review Article 6 of the Joint Bylaws pertaining to the District Listserv Respectfully submitted, Julia Warrick Kappa Kappa Psi – Epsilon Omega
There was a motion to accept changes to the constitution. Motion passed. The Nominations Committee Report was presented. Nominations Committee Report Friday March 27th, 2015 8:00pm Meeting called to order by chair, Molly Kuchan Paul Wright of Alpha Iota was appointed as Secretary Committee Members: Molly Kuchan – Kappa Alpha Terrence Carver – Eta Upsilon Reid Herndor – Delta Gamma Paul Wright – Alpha Iota Becky Anderson – Beta Logan Gregory – Iota Psi Advisor: Marco Krcatovich II Nu Eligibility Reviewed eligibility requirements (2.1.05, 2.1.05.1, 2.1.05.2) We have six candidates for four positions. Each packet needs a letter of recommendation from the Director of Bands or sponsor, a résumé, a platform, and a letter from the chapter. They need to be handed in 14 days prior to convention via email and paper copies must be handed to All 6 candidates have met the requirements, turned packets in on time, and presented paper copies at convention. All six candidates are eligible. Conflicts of Interest Becky Anderson of Beta in the same chapter as Tracy Zuhoski Molly Kuchan in the same chapter as Adam Pallas
It was determined these would not be a problem during discussion, however these individuals would not vote for the respective office that their brother is running for. Interview Schedule All candidates will be interviewed over a 10 minute period beginning at 9:00am. Interviews were scheduled based on office running for and then by alphabetical order. 9:00am Adam Pallas 9:10am Tenea fabray 9:20am Renee Rathjen 9:30am Ben Rupe 9:40am Tracy Zuhoski 9:50am Leah Bonstetter Discussion of Candidates and Packets We read through three packets and discussed the strengths and weaknesses of each candidate. Time was running low, so we decided to read the last 3 nomination packets on our own before our next meeting and to discuss then. 8:45pm Meeting Recessed Saturday, March 28th, 2015 8:04 Meeting Called to Order by Chair Molly Kuchan All Committee Members are present and accounted for. Discussion of Candidates and Packets Continued the discussion of candidates. Went into detail of the remaining three candidates not discussed the previous night. We then reviewed all candidates and their strengths, weaknesses and platforms. Interview Questions The committee then discussed questions to ask the candidates and decided on the following questions: General Questions: What made you run for this position? How much time will you be able to dedicate to this position? Can you share a weakness of yours and explain how you will work to overcome it. What problems can you see arising and how would you resolve them? Why do you think you’re the best candidate for the position in which you are running for?
President: How do you perform under pressure or stress? Vice President: You speak a lot about colonization and that is not all done by your job, how will you bring those skills to help current chapters improve? How would you improve the MEPs and the dropbox account of databases across the district Sec/tres: how would you improve budget managing and note taking What do you think you could improve on in your performance and how will you accomplish that MAL What are your plans for visiting/talking with chapters? Interviews Conducted interviews. Interviews ran form 9:00am until 10:04am. PostInterview Discussion The committee discussed the merits of each candidate in order to slate our recommendations. Final Slate After much deliberation and consideration, we recommend the following slate: President: Adam Pallas Vice President: Renee Rathjen Secretary/Treasurer: Tracy Zuhoski Member At Large: Ben Rupe Charges We would like to make the following charges: Midwest District Council:
Uphold the platforms on which you ran Develop individual workshops that you can present as a chapter or district day
throughout the year Support one another and help each other reach your goals
President: Oversee the other district officers in their duties
Vice President: Continue updating the MEP database and raise awareness across the district of
the dropbox database
Secretary/Treasurer: Keep a Balanced Budget Plan and implement a district fundraiser
Member At Large: Continue the promotion of the awards packet Utilize social media to communicate from the district level more
2016 Nominations Committee:
Encourage discussions amongst one another about the candidates Be open minded about candidates and the office positions Choose the best candidates for the position, council and district
2016 District Office Candidates:
Keep you platforms clear and concise Make sure the font is of a readable size (12pt or bigger) and place spaces
between paragraphs to allow others to easily read your packet Edit and revise your platform, make sure there are no spelling/grammar
mistakes Respectfully Submitted, Molly Kuchan, 2015 Nominations Committee Chair – Kappa Alpha Terrence Carver – Eta Upsilon Reid Herndor – Delta Gamma Paul Wright – Alpha Iota Becky Anderson – Beta Logan Gregory – Iota Psi Marco Krcatovich II, Committee Advisor – Nu Motion to accept the slate by acclamation. The motion did not pass. Nominations for President: Adam Pallas and Tenea Fabray Secretary/Treasurer Report Brothers of the Midwest District, I have been honored to be your secretary/treasurer. I enjoyed working with my fellow officers. I also enjoyed getting to meet so many of you at the district days as well as those of you I met at this years and last years convention. My year really began with the chapter leadership conference. It started with planning the
event with the other district officers. We also got to meet again this time mostly in person to plan the district events for the 20142015 year. Once school started up it was right to work with the planning and attending of the district day at the University of Northern Iowa. Being a member of the Eta Pi chapter there I got to help out with the events planned by the chapter as well as the meetings on Sunday. The next district day was in Kearney, Nebraska. The Kappa chapter there was very nice giving me a tour around their town since I arrived around five hours earlier than others traveling to the event. At the Sunday meetings Molly Kuchan joined us over Google Hangouts. We had a great discussion that was catered a lot to helping their chapters current concerns. In spring there was the site visit that went extremely well. The chosen buildings seemed perfect for our needs and all buildings were located within walking distance from each other. The district day at Rolla, MO was hard to get to do to a winter storm, but well worth it. The focus of the district day was music and service. I really enjoyed working on the Fraternity Song with all the brothers there and it was fun to actually hear a performance of it. I enjoyed working with the Ways and Means committee here at convention and would like to say they did a great job at covering a lot of topics in a short amount of time. My charges to the 20152016 Secretary/Treasurer are: Fundraise for the district. Update the user guide as needed. Make sure expenses are staying within the budget.
Encourage all officers to submit their reimbursement paperwork within 30 days. Respond to emails in a timely manner. Come up with an alternate way to take officermeeting minutes if you find that Google Drive does not keep up with your typing. Get the officermeeting minutes on the district website as well as to the district council. Keep in touch with the treasurers around the district. Send out the chapter travel fund application at the same time that convention registration goes out. My charges to the 20152016 Midwest District Council are: Submit reimbursement requests in a timely manner. Be willing to help out with fundraising. Highlight the amount on the receipts that you are getting reimbursed. I have really enjoyed my time as your secretary/treasurer. It was fun being able to meet all of you while serving the district. I will not forget all I have learned as well as all of the good times we had this year and I wish all of you luck in this next year. Respectfully submitted, Leah Bonnstetter 20142015 Midwest District Secretary/Treasurer Kappa Kappa PsiEta Pi University of Northern Iowa Adam Palace was elected as District President.
Nominations for Vice President Renee Rathjen and Tracy Zuhoski Midwest District Alumni Association raffle tickets for Life Membership are still available. The drawing will be announced at the end of this session. Vice President Report not submitted. Renee Rathjen was elected as District Vice President. Nominations for Secretary/Treasurer: Tracy Zuhoski, Leah Bonnstetter, and Tenea Fabray President Report
President Report To the brothers of the Midwest District of Kappa Kappa Psi, In the past year many things have happened, and I have learned and grown a lot. The first thing we had on our schedule was planning CLC (Chapter Leadership Conference). The event was coordinated well and I think it went well. Later, I attended District Leadership Conference, in Stillwater, OK. This was once again a learning experience. Here I created some of my goals for convention and created plans for convention, along with some of the things I wanted to accomplish for the year. This was a great place for the governors and me to work together. In addition the TBS President, Sam, was there to work with. The biggest thing that I wanted to do this year, other than host a good 2015 Convention, was to recreate a chapter calling program of sorts. I wanted to separate the district into four categories, and have each officer try to meet with a delegate from each chapter (a la the hangouts by Kelly Nellis VPSA) about once a month. This proved rather difficult, with it taking a while to get started, and really only picking up in the spring semester. We had issues not only getting a hold of chapters, but also keeping a hold of them. In the end, we learned that it would probably be best to try meet with all the chapters separately, and to avoid trying to schedule multiple people together and to simplify communication. At CLC, we decided to plan two District Days in the fall, and one in the spring. The district days in the fall were at University of Northern Iowa and University of NebraskaKearney. We made plans and themes for the districts days and tried to get the word out over email and Facebook. The UNI theme was recruitment and membership. The UNK District Day themed was relationships. Although I was unable to attend, I heard they went well.
The spring District Day was at the University of Missouri Science and Technology. I believe this one was the attended well considering the weather, along with all officers being in attendance. It was themed service and musicianship and included a reading pep band. In addition to District Days, we also have Convention Site visit with the host chapter. At this visit we not only went over convention, but discussed important joint issues, the biggest of which was the webmaster/publications addition to positions. After discussion, it was unanimously decided it should be part of a position, and that the website should be made in way that anyone, without particular skill could use it. A thank you to Iowa State for making this happen. So, the main focus of my term this year was planning district convention. As I said before, this started at the very beginning of my term, with deciding what workshops we wanted to have at convention and asking for National Dignitaries as necessary. As the year went on, two of our three national dignitaries changed, but with great help from the governors, Marco Krcatovich, Eric Morson, Kelly Nellis, and my district council, I believe we planned some really good workshops. I would also like to say that the host chapter was amazing in helping me and did a great job in making my life easier, both in the planning steps and here at convention. I was always able to trust they would get done what needed to be done. To be honest, I did not attain all of the goals I had for this year. As I am finishing up this report, I am going to consider district events and convention a success. Although, trying to find a way to communicate effectively with chapters did not go as well. I will use my knowledge of what did not work for me to help the next Midwest District President decide he wants to go about communication. To the 20142015 District President
● Establish a way of contacting each chapter efficiently to publicize information about the district and the fraternity throughout the year. (Go back to the Chapter Calling Program idea, or a new idea.)
● Accept the help offered to you by the National Council and any other dignitaries ● Work with the district councils to plan all district events ● Maintain regularly scheduled contact with the district council and district
governors. ● Work closely with the 2015 Convention Host Chapters to adequately plan for
convention as early as possible and keep communication throughout the year ● Maintain and update the presidents guide as appropriate ● Keep timemanagement a high priority ● Work with other district officers to help them all develop goals and time lines for
the upcoming year related to their offices.
To the 20142015 District Council
● Establish and define goals for your office and discuss with the district governors by August 1st
o Modify goals appropriately when needed and keep the district governors informed of your progress
o Set up schedules to achieve these goals and make them known to the governors and other council members
● Maintain regular communication with the district governors ● Reach out when you are in need of help. ● Maintain set weekly meeting or at least weekly communication
To the chapters of the Midwest District:
● Respond to messages from the district council in a timely fashion and work with them to further their goals for the district.
● Keep your passion for Kappa Kappa Psi always burning and Strive for the Highest!
To the 2015 Host Chapters
● Work with both district councils to plan details of convention in a timely manner
I would like to thank the other Midwest District Council members for all the help that you have given me, through all the work we have done this year. Also a thanks to Denali PierceAlt and Tony Falcone for their help. In addition, a thanks to the chapters that hosted District Days and CLC. Lastly, a huge thanks for the support that my chapter, Eta Upsilon, has always provided me in the Fraternity and outside of it. There have been ups and downs, but in the end I have learned many things (and I hope you have too!). Thank you for the opportunity to lead as District President. I will never forget the experiences I had here, and I urge anyone interested next year to run for office, or at least talk to an officer, as it is an experience that has helped define my college career. AEA. Respectfully submitted, Bryan Anderson Kappa Kappa Psi Midwest District President 20142015 Eta Upsilon University of Missouri Tracy Zuhoski was elected as Secretary/Treasurer. Nominations for Member at Large: Ben Rupe
Kappa Iota will be holding a concert Friday, April 24 at 7:30pm at the Strauss Performing Arts Center and would be honored if members from the district attended. The Alpha Theta chapter is selling Keep Calm and Strive for the Highest Shirts. Merchandise out front will only be around until half way through the joint session, plan accordingly. Graduating seniors receive a free year of Alumni Status. Alpha Theta will be presenting a concert Friday, April 10th with a commissioned piece in Colorado. Talk to them and they will try to get you tickets. Ben Rupe has been elected as District Member at Large District Governors' Report Kappa Kappa Psi Midwest District Convention March 29, 2015, Minneapolis, MN Governor’s Report Congratulations on a successful year in the Midwest District! We’re happy to see participation up in all activities from District Days to the most attendees at Convention in recent memory. We’re also gratified to see the increased numbers of Brothers putting their names forth for District Office. This is your mechanism for governance, and it’s good to see more people from more Chapters striving to take on leading roles. We reiterate the encouragement from the National Council, and hope you’ll carry this momentum into attendance at the National Convention in Lexington, KY. This is a great opportunity as travel is not too much of a burden, and we want to be represented on the National level. Also, we encourage you to audition for the National Intercollegiate Band. This is a one-of –a kind event, and a tremendous opportunity to work with a top conductor and composer in our activity, culminating in a World Premiere of a new work for Band. Regardless of whether you intend to audition yourself, since participation is open to all College Band Members even if they aren’t a Brother or Sister, we hope you’ll promote and facilitate participation from your Band programs at your home institution. This helps ensure that the long-standing tradition of quality in this ensemble will continue. Understanding that it is a tremendous undertaking, we would like to have had more bids for next year’s District Convention. Please consider this in your Chapters for 2017. Accordingly, we’ll also need sites for District Days, so include this in your deliberations as well.
Thanks to the District Council and Host Chapters for a job well-done in preparation and execution of this wonderfully successful convention. Thanks also to members of the National Council, Board of Trustees, National Headquarters and National and Midwest District Alumni Associations, both present and not, for all of their support. Congratulations again, keep up the good work, and continue to Strive for the Highest! Respectfully submitted, Denali Pearce-Alt Anthony M. Falcone Kappa Kappa Psi Midwest District Governors Iota Psi at Kearney is having a brotherhood event Saturday May 2 contact Gabe Haberman if you are interested in joining them. Come back next year to convention. Bring up business you would like discussed to the Midwest District Council. Email them at [email protected] or [email protected] Officer Installation. Adjourned at 9:41am Closing Joint Session Called to order at 10:28am Lucas Suarez was called up to discuss a joint hymn that he composed. He discussed some of his compositional process. A video recording was played. We would like to look to submit it to nationals sometime. District Events Committee Report Report of the 2015 District Events Committee:
The 2015 District Events Committee was charged with the following: 1. Review the report of the 2014 District Events Committee. 2. Talk with Joint Jurisdiction on Friday night to achieve necessary action to
dissolve this committee from future conventions. Strike mention of this
committee from the Joint Bylaws. This includes: Articles 4.01, 4.07, Article 8. 3. Review list of possible themes for each District Day from last year. 4. Discuss effective ways to increase attendance at District Day. 5. Discuss effective ways to increase attendance at Chapter Leadership Conference. 6. Evaluate long term goals of district events in general, to help prove the optimal
effectiveness of District needs are achieved. 7. Review and Evaluate the applicants for Midwest District Days
a. University of Kansas – Zeta Delta TBS and Eta Zeta KKP
Committee Discussion:
First, we discussed the District Day Applicants, and made comments on their application for the Joint District Councils to consider when deciding these events. The discussion is listed below.
1. Review and select DD CLC locations from bids a. University of Kansas – Zeta Delta TBS and Eta Zeta KKP
i. Contact: Mariah Black (409)504 5874 ii. Proposed dates of DD
1. Feb 79 or Feb 1921 2016 iii. Facilities available: KU School of Music (Murphy Hall)
1. multiple rooms that are suited for large groups iv. Housing available/ number can accommodate
1. Apartments of KKP and TBS member v. Fees? No vi. Social/ other activities planned:
1. Game night – board games and projector w/ hookup for video games (MarioKart, just dance, wii sport)
vii. Describe why your chapters are qualified to host a DD 1. Excited to host 2. Lawrence great centralized location 3. Zeta Delta very involved at district level – always make
effort to attend convention/ DD viii. Pros of KU
1. No housing costs or fees 2. Hosted convention before – have experience 3. Options for dates
ix. Cons of KU 1. Further south in the district, may exclude northern chapters
x. Decision 1. The Committee recommends Zeta Delta and Eta Zeta to
host a District Day
Secondly, we reviewed themes from past District Days, and brainstormed an expansive list of what we would like to see covered over the next few years.
2. Review themes for DD from last year a. Missouri S&T: service and musicianship b. Brother/sisterhood c. UNI: Chapter operations/ getting year started d. Suggested themes for this year:
i. Initiate integration/ New member startup ii. Sister/brotherhood bonding iii. Education/Continuing Ed. (Throw candy!) iv. Hazing prevention v. Proactive recruitment vi. Musicianship incorporated into bonding vii. Service – Howto within chapter/ greater band community/ college
bands viii. Districtwide communication – Utilizing social media ix. District involvement x. Event planning xi. Time management xii. Back to basics xiii. Working other music organizations xiv. Publicity/ presenting your chapter to your school xv. Alumni relations xvi. Communications
1. Newsletter 2. Social media 3. List serve 4. between organizations
Thirdly, we discussed ways to increase attendance at District Events, and ideas to help bridge the gap for chapters that may be too far to participate. We used a SWOT analysis to catalog our ideas.
3. Ways to increase attendance at District events a. SWOT analysis
i. Strengths: 1. Getting to know others 2. Less formal (nonconvention events) 3. Information/ sharing ideas
ii. Weaknesses 1. Notification/ Communication
2. Placement of dates 3. Academic calendar 4. Proximity of events
iii. Opportunity 1. Google hangout 2. Remote events 3. Social media platforms
iv. Ideas to improve attendance for DD and CLC 1. Alumni participation 2. “Save the Date” 3. Social Media 4. Timely/ repetitive reminders 5. Have RSVP 6. Suggest DD during breaks (Winter break, Summer break if
no nationals)
Fourthly, we reviewed the evaluation tools used to debrief after district events. We discussed methods to do this, and listed them below.
4. Continue to use survey evaluation district events a. Use google chat rather than surveys to get feedback (Midwest District
Council) i. More personal/discussion based
5. Review results of past surveys evaluation district events a. 321 lists, taken AT events rather than after b. Better chance of getting things filled out at end of event vs. sending a form
to fill out after c. Ideas about the event are still fresh to participants for reflection.
Lastly, we discussed the future of the District Events committee, it’s purpose, and what we would like to see from this in future years.
6. Talk with Jurisdiction committee to dissolve this committee from future conventions not meant to be a standing committee.
a. Pros of keeping committee i. Input of chapters facetoface ii. More people looking at applications for DD iii. Brainstorming sessions – event planning
b. Cons of keeping committee i. Historically haven’t decided DD locations, only
suggestions/comments ii. Most committee duties can be done in surveys to chapters iii. Could be done as a google chat session
c. Committee decided that while the work of this committee is reflective, these reviews and evaluations can also be done inbetween District Conventions, and done more often throughout the year by online surveys and panel discussions.
d. Suggest to Joint Jurisdiction District committee only meets every third year (sent committee members to talk to Joint Saturday morning)
7. Evaluate long term goals of district events in general to prove the optimal effectiveness of District needs are achieved.
a. Have committee meet every 3rd year b. Improve social media use – google chats, Facebook, online district events,
YouTube videos of panel discussions
The Committee charges the 2018 District Events Committee with the following: 1. Review the report of the 2015 District Events Committee. 2. Evaluate District Events over the past 3 years, specifically attendance, themes,
feedback methods, and overall effectiveness of the events. 3. Review the effectiveness of technology and social media in relation to district
events. 4. Reevaluate the time frame of the District Events Committee meetings. 5. Charge the next District Events Committee as necessary.
The Committee charges the 20152018 Joint District Councils with the following:
1. Announce the District Events for the 20152016 school year no later than July 1. 2. Publicize the District Events continually through the year.
The Committee charges the 20152016 District Presidents with the following:
1. Explore the idea of multimedia programming between District Events. The Committee charges the 20152016 MWDAA with the following:
1. Help the District Councils create events and discussions involving Alumni Relations.
Respectfully submitted,
Adrian Campos, Gamma Delta (KKY), Chair Sam Boxberger, Delta Kappa (TBS), Chair Ben Rupe, Alpha Theta (KKY) Katie Schwister, Alpha Iota (TBS) Jessica Snyder, Eta Theta, (KKY) Ashleigh Schuh, Eta Upsilon, (KKY) Andrea Hesterman, Iota Psi, (KKY) Anna Cavin, Zeta Nu (TBS)
Stephanie Wieler, Alpha Theta, (TBS) Nicole McMorris, Zeta Omega (TBS) Gabriel Ann Haas, Zeta Delta (TBS) Coleton Ginger, Beta Psi (TBS) Elsie West, Beta Psi (TBS) Sarah Casias, Xi, Life member, Advisor Zack Rebarchek, Zeta Delta, Life member, Advisor
Drawing for the Bingo Board Gift Card Prize Winner Erin Hopfensberger Publications Committee Report Drawing for the Bingo Board Gift Card Prize Kristin Hanna Joint Jurisdiction Committee Report Jurisdiction Committee Report Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma MWD Jurisdiction Committee Report
The Joint Jurisdiction Committee met with the Publications Committee on Saturday, March 28, to discuss possible changes regarding the webmaster position/duties. As a result, the Jurisdiction Committee proposes that the webmaster ceases to exist as a specific position. Alternatively, the duties of webmaster shall be overseen and maintained by the Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma District Councils. The District Councils within each organization may decide how they would like to delegate these duties. As a result of this, we propose that the duties of the Publications Committee be reformed to reflect the previous changes.
The Joint Jurisdiction Committee also discussed disbanding the District Events Committee. While this will no longer be a standing committee, we left an article regarding how it could be handled in the event that the District Councils decide to re-create this committee as a special committee at any time in the future.
Lastly, the Joint Jurisdiction Committee dealt with convention site bid submissions. We added a courtesy clause (not the first to exist) stating who should submit an intent to bid and to whom this intent should be submitted. As this is a courtesy clause, there is no need to deal with repercussions. Changes requiring a vote in bold:
● 4.04 - Strike “examine all bids for the Midwest Notes and any other official Midwest District publication. The committee shall present a report explaining the pros and cons of each bid and may slate a publishing chapter, and shall set a publishing schedule.” Insert “review
and make recommendations on the District website and social media, officer post requirements, and promotion of District publications.”
● 5.03 – Strike “Webmaster positions shall be comprised of one member of Kappa Kappa Psi and one member of Tau Beta Sigma as appointed by Midwest District Joint Executive Committee of Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma.” Insert “webmaster duties shall be carried out by the Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma District Councils, or their representatives, who shall oversee and maintain the Midwest Notes and the Midwest District website.”
● 5.04 – Stricken completely ● 5.05 – Stricken completely ● 5.06 – Stricken completely ● 5.07 – Strike “The Webmasters shall post appropriate submissions”;
insert “Appropriate submissions to the Midwest Notes shall be posted”. ● 5.08 – Stricken completely ● 6.02 – Strike “or, upon agreement, appoint the chapter hosting the
Midwest Notes as interim Administrator”. ● 4.01 – Strike “District Events” ● 4.07 – Stricken completely ● 8.01 – Strike “District Events committee and” ● 8.02 – Strike “District events Committee and the” ● 8.03 – New clause stating: “The District Events selection may be
reviewed by a committee at District Convention as needed.” ● 3.04 – Strike “shall be due”; insert “should be submitted by the bidding
chapter(s) to District President(s), Governor(s), and Counselor(s)”. Respectfully submitted, Julia Warrick Kappa Kappa Psi – Epsilon Omega Joe Hayden Tau Beta Sigma – Zeta Omega It was motioned to approve all changes, motion passed. Samantha Boxberger has left to catch a flight so Sam Johnson has took over her remaining duties. Drawing for the Bingo Board Gift Card Prize Jasmine Rico Tau Beta Sigma recognized Theta Mu from the University of Nebraska Kearney with a travel award.
Alpha Theta from Northern Colorado was presented the Joint Scrapbook Award. Theta Mu from the University of Kearney for the Chapter Presentation Award Convention Site Committee Report Convention Site Committee Report
Report We met on March 27th and March 28th for 160 minutes. During these meetings, we discussed:
● Reviewed the Convention Site proposal and formulated our questions and concerns about the bid
● Established a presentation and questions time for the bid chapter of Theta Mu ● Discussed at length the Convention Site bid and came to a recommendation to
the Midwest District ● Offered recommendations to the host chapters and charged the 2016
Convention Site Committee and District Councils. We recommend the Xi chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi and Theta Mu chapter from Tau Beta Sigma to host the 2016 Midwest District Convention in Kearney, Nebraska. Please review the minutes, our recommendations to the Midwest District for the 2016 Midwest District Convention site, and the charges. Respectfully submitted, Adam Pallas (KKΨ – KA), Misen Luu (TBΣ –AI), Stephanie Michal (TBΣ – Aθ) Minutes Members in Attendance Adam Pallas (co-chair) Misen Luu (co-chair) Stephanie Michal (co-chair) Dave Tyler (Secretary) Andy Schuler Caitlin Morris David Morrison Matt Robie Katie Tansicis Alex Duran Aaron Beczkiewicz Mike Osborn (Advisor) Dawn Farmer (Advisor) Summary of the Minutes
The Convention Site committee received one bid packet from the Xi chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi (Colorado School of Mines) and the Theta Mu chapter of Tau Beta Sigma (University of Nebraska Kearney). We reviewed the charges from the 2014 Convention Site Committee. We then went through the bid packet as a committee and raised questions and concerns. The bid was for convention site in Kearney, Nebraska at the Ramada Inn. We raised the following questions to address if the host:
Why is the Kappa Chapter at Kearny not involved? What is the travel situation regarding airports in Lincoln and Omaha to Kearney? We would like more clarification with regards to the chapter budgets? What’s
the safety net? What is the contract between you and the Ramada Inn? What if you do not fill
the room block? More clarification regarding the all the hotel options that are less expensive than
the Ramada. We opted to have the presentation begin on Saturday morning at 8:15 for 15 minutes, and then leave 15 minutes for questions, and then the committee would deliberate, make recommendations, and charge the next Convention Site Committee and next District Councils. We heard the presentation from two Theta Mu representatives on Saturday, March 28th starting at 8:17am for 10 minutes, questions lasted until 8:30am, and we discussed, made recommendations, and charged until 9:45am. The Xi chapter was called to a service event by their Director of Bands for this weekend and was unable to attend. Their chapter sponsor was contacted and offered no concerns with Xi being an off-site host chapter and was happy with the communication already established between them and Theta Mu. Presentation and Questions Notes
The theme was “Oh the Places You’ll Go” as in where you’ll go in the organizations or go to middle of Nebraska. The Kappa Kearney chapter opted not to host with Theta Mu because their membership is going to be very new next year and they did not want to place that pressure on their new member class next year. The Xi chapter was very eager to host, reached out to Theta Mu, and got to work
immediately. Shuttles from both larger airports are available to those who opt to fly, or the hosts can come get stranded persons. The hotel contract changed the morning of their presentation; the cost of banquet is tied to the cost of meeting space ($7000 in food/beverages costs mean $700 meeting space). They are anticipating a $30 registration fee. Only 12 out of 60 rooms of the hotel room block will need to be filled.
Theta Mu has graduating members who are currently in charge of the District Convention bidding. Xi Chapter has their President graduating, who is the point of contact from Theta Mu to Xi. There is not a current list of tasks of what Xi chapter will be doing. Theta Mu has the safety net to cover costs if the $5000 banquet minimum is not
met. A unanimous vote of the Convention Site Committee to recommend this bid to the Midwest District Convention: we recommend the Xi chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi and Theta Mu chapter from Tau Beta Sigma to host the 2016 Midwest District Convention in Kearney, Nebraska. Recommendations to the Hosts We make the following recommendations to the host chapter:
● Maintain early and great communication from Theta Mu to Xi to keep all chapters on the same page and included in hosting
● Ensure that the Xi chapter knows exactly what they are going to do ● Rework the Convention budget to reflect your current contract with the Ramada ● Talk to past host chapters and the 2015 host chapters, especially those who
hosted with off-site chapters. ● Have a consistent web presence that does not rely on social media. Emails,
Facebook, Google Hangouts, all avenues. ● Ensure that all information regarding hosting is passed from graduating
members this year to those members who will be in charge of hosting logistics by having a handbook and by having a new/old leaders transition meeting.
Charges Charges for the 2016 Convention Site Committee:
○ Review the report of the 2015 Joint Convention Site Committee. ○ Provide constructive feedback (sent to Counselors/Governors prior to
being sent to bidding chapter), via e-mail, compiled during the committee meetings to all bidding chapters at the conclusion of the Midwest District Convention.
○ Set a time limit for convention bid presentations and questions based on the number of bids presented to the committee.
○ Appoint one person to time presentations of the convention bid(s) to the committee and question period during the presentations.
○ Review submitted bids to ensure that all required information is provided in accordance with the Midwest District Convention Bid Guidelines.
○ Prepare an evaluation for each bid. See #2 above. ○ Charge the 2017 Convention Site Committee and District Officers as
necessary.
Charges for the 2016 Joint District Councils o Make registration for Convention individual, less convoluted, and
accessible to host chapters and other District officers. o Seek potential online payment options for District Convention. o Collaborate with past and current host chapters with regards to online
registration and payment, and with regards to Conventions with off-site host chapters.
Motioned to approve the convention site bid. Acclamation was not achieved for the convention site bid so a secret ballad vote was then in place. The Midwest District Alumni Association Report To the Brothers and Sisters of the Midwest District, Over the past year the Midwest District Alumni Association has expanded and solidified its operations and began to offer new programs for both the Active and Alumni members of our Organization. However, before I get ahead of myself I wish to thank the people who have served as Midwest District Alumni Association Officers: Vice President of Membership: Zack Rebarchek Vice President of Programs: Neil Seimers Secretary/Treasurer: Rebecca Brittenham Kappa Kappa Psi Alumna at Large: Maggie Greenwood Tau Beta Sigma Alumnus at Large: Jason Dornbush Webmaster: Nick Sondag At this time I also want to give a huge thanks to Jason Dornbush and Nick Sondag who have served as Midwest District Alumni Association Officers for the past couple years. They have done many great things for this organization and their service will be missed. Also a special thanks to April Sansing for taking meeting notes and Craig McClure for his advising during our meetings. For the next year, your 20152016 Midwest District Alumni Association Officers are: President: Nic Rorrer Vice President of Membership for Tau Beta Sigma: Zack Rebarchek Vice President of Membership for Kappa Kappa Psi: Maggie Greenwood Vice President for Special Projects: Neil Seimers Secretary/Treasurer: Becky Brittenham Webmaster: Kevin Berry Over the past year the MWDAA has created one new scholarship, two new awards, and two new programs. The Chapter Ritual scholarship was met with enthusiasm and this is a
program we wish to advance. Two recipients were selected – The Eta Pi Chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi and the Alpha Iota Chapter of Tau Beta Sigma. We are also pleased to announce two new award the Outstanding MWDAA Alumnus Award and the Outstanding New MWDAA Alumnus Award to honor our fantastic members. Wendy McCann was the first recipient of the MWDAA Outstanding Alumnus Award for her dedication and constant support of the MWDAA. We are also pleased to announce our two new services, a Resume Service and a Headshot Service. [The headshot service was a success amongst both Alumni and Active Members and something we wish to continue]. The resume service is something we plan to offer year long, but still needs some work to get more people interested. In addition, we have continued to strengthen our Local Area Meetups. Over the next year we plan to continue to promote these events once a month in various Metros. As of now we are aiming to host meetups in the Greater Denver Area, the Greater Kansas City Area, the Greater St. Louis Area, the Greater MN Area and the Greater Nebraska – Kearny Area. Finally I have to thank all the members of the MWDAA. This group is full of welcoming individuals who truly make this organization and district special. I hope to see many of your faces as part of the MWDAA in years to come. Thank you and see you at NatCon! Respectfully Submitted, Nicholas A. Rorrer MWDAA President 2014 The convention site bid was accepted. Introduced the New Councils KKY: PresidentAdam Pallas Vice PresidentRenee Rathjen Secretary/TreasurerTracy Zuhoski Member at LargeBen Rupe TBS: PresidentSamantha Boxberger Vice President of MembershipMarissa Archuletta Vice President of Special ProjectsLaura Cooke Secretary/TreasurerAaron Woolley
Thank you to the chapters from Minnesota and North Dakota State for hosting convention. Thank you to everyone for coming to convention. Announcement If you have a variation of the name Ali meet for an Ali's at convention photo. April 19th Minnesota is hosting Leadership in Music Seminar they are willing to host people. A scrapbook was made for Adrienne. Adjourned at 11:17am