CONVENTION CHAPTER REPORT COVER SHEET

(Report MUST be completed on diskette with five (5) hardcopies!)

 

 

School:    Indiana University                                                         Chapter:   Alpha Zeta

 

Delegate:  Brooke S. Nelson                                                        Number of Actives Present:                          21

 

Officer Slate: President:  William H. Petersen                        Total Number of Actives:                               45

                                            517 South Mitchell                            

                                        Bloomington, IN 47401                Number of Candidates Present:                             4

                                        812.333.6778                                          

                      Vice President:  Vincent A. Arizzi                        Total Number of Candidates:                        11

                         Secretary: Kelly R. Pentecost

                         Treasurer: Jenny L. Stapleton

                         Sergeant at Arms: Amy B. Graubard

                         Historian: Nicole A. Smith

                         Alumni Secretary: Brooke S. Nelson

                         Member-at-Large: Brett H. Battjer

                         Service Coordinator: Benjamin A. W. Morgan   

 

 

When are Chapter Elections?          One week prior to the last week of first semester

 

Sponsor’s name and address:           Dr. Douglas Stotter

                                                                                Dept of Bands, Merrill Hall

                                                                                Indiana University

                                                                                Bloomington, IN 47405

 

Number of Alumni, Life, or Honoraries Present:  (Please list also)         _1__

 

__Chris Eller (?)_________________          ______________________________

______________________________          ______________________________

______________________________          ______________________________

______________________________          ______________________________

 

Please list the following:

 

FUNDRAISERS                                                                          

Sales of Marching Hundred CDs and Videos

Sales of Marching Hundred garment bags

Sales of Marching Hundred fleece wear

Be the Colonel for a Rehearsal

Two Memorial Stadium clean-ups

Band Olympics

 

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES                                                               

Kappa Kappacino weekly informal get-togethers

Fall and spring camping

Big Ten Mixer

Psi Psoftball

Psi Basketball

Meeting and singing with Alpha Zeta alumni at Homecoming

 

SERVICE PROJECTS

Marching Hundred Tower Renovation

Repainting of lines and numbers on practice fields

Water and apples on game day to Marching Hundred and any visiting bands

Distribution and collection of Marching Hundred and Big Red Basketball Band uniforms

Setting up of chairs and stands for all IU bands

Washing of gauntlets for the Marching Hundred

Cleaning/reorganizing of Marching Hundred Hall

Ushering of all band concerts

Publication of the Marching Hundred's road trip magazine, the Offbeat

Collation of IU Summer Music Clinic mailings

Moving of the Department of Bands

Moving of the Band Library

Indiana All State Band weekend

 

HONORS/AWARDS                                                                

Superior Achievement Award

Brothers awarded Outstanding Rank for the 2000 Marching Hundred

 

COMMUNITY SERVICE                                                          

 

JOINT ACTIVITIES

Cleaning of Marching Hundred Hall

Big Ten Mixer

Two Memorial Stadium clean-ups

Band Olympics

Distribution and collection of Marching Hundred uniforms

Fall and spring camping

Fall and spring banquet

Moving of the Department of Bands

Moving of the Band Library

 

ANY OTHER SIGNIFICANT EVENTS

Mailing effort to all alumni to obtain addresses, information, and updates

 

IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES:

Alpha Zeta second degree -

Alpha Zeta third degree - April 22, 2001

Alpha Zeta and Rho banquet - April 27, 2001

 

 

Is there anyone or anything you want the Committee on Credentials & Resolutions to recognize?  (Include Chapter Anniversaries)

Congratulations to Doug Morin on two fine years on the North Central District Council.

Congratulations to Angela Zoss for her hard work in running for the 2001 North Central District Council.

Congratulations to Brian Shaw for continued work as the NCD Webslinger

Alpha Zeta will be 70 on May 27, 2001.

 

In one paragraph (not to exceed one (1) minute when read) discuss/address one significant event or occurrence which has had an impact on your chapter.  (ex.  a fundraiser, crisis, revamped Candidate Program)

 

With a chapter now topping off at 45 brothers and an incoming prospective member class of 11, Alpha Zeta has experienced a degree of growth that is unprecedented in the history of our chapter.   Though this is more of a trend than an occurrence or event, it still weighs significantly in the infrastructure of Alpha Zeta and how we operate.  We have today faced the unique situation of having to ask the question “how big is too big?” and “what do we have to do to make sure that are bond as brothers are as strong with nearly 50 as they were at 25?”  It is an enviable position to be able to discuss size from the perspective of having so many qualified and dedicated Brothers and PM’s however, at this size, we must pay special attention to ensure that brotherhood remains strong.  

 

 

 

 

Please take one of the activities listed on the previous page unique to your Chapter and explain in some detail what your Chapter’s involvement is.  (This should also be read)

 

Though this activity may seem less important than many of the other efforts we have undertaken this year, the mailing of all of our known living alumni has produced significant response.  Our alumni database had been damaged over previous years and through the efforts of Brooke Nelson we now have a completely revamped alumni database.  However, many of the addresses were questionable since there had not been a mailing in several years.   This past month, AZ addressed and added personal notes to more than 600 postcards which were sent to the alumni at their most recent address.   On that postcard we asked for address servicing to identify faulty addresses.  In addition, we notified our alumni of activities that we have undertaken and provided an email for them to respond to.  Since this effort began, we have received several emails from all different ages of alumni that we have been forwarding to the chapter to read.  This activity has allowed Alpha Zeta not only to update its alumni database, but also to have greater interaction with Brothers who may have graduated 5, 10, or 50 years earlier!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delegate’s signature                                                                          Date