CONVENTION CHAPTER REPORT COVER SHEET

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

 

 

School : The University of Toledo                                                Chapter : Beta Rho

 

Delegate : Amber Ayres                                                                Number of Actives Present :                         25

 

Officer Slate :  Philip Miller                                                        Total Number of Actives :                              38

                                    1313 Roosevelt

                                    Toledo, OH 43607

                                                                                                            Number of Candidates Present :                  0

 

                                                                                                            Total Number of Candidates :                       3

 

 

 

When are Chapter Elections?          April 11, 2001

 

Sponsor’s name and address :          Dr. Brant Karrick, Director of Bands

                                                                                UT- Music Department

                                                                                2801 West Bancroft St.

                                                                                Toledo, OH 43606-3390

                                                                                (419) 530-2217

 

Number of Alumni, Life, or Honoraries Present :  (Please list also)        2

 

                Walter Schilling

                Sara Zelinsky

 

Please list the following :

 

FUNDRAISERS                                                       SOCIAL ACTIVITIES                                           SERVICE PROJECTS

RMB Merchandise Sale                     Brotherhood Nights                Freshman Move-in Day

RMB Parent Sweatshirt Sale      Rush Week Activities        Uniform Dispersal & Storage

Hot Dog Sale @ Band Camp               Formal                   Free Pop & Apples to RMB

Pop/Candy Sale                         Thanksgiving Dinner   Uniform Storage Room Cleaning

     @Varsity Band                          Concert Receptions            Loading Truck/Concert Set-up

Pizza and Bake Sales               Post Membership Dinners                             KKY Recital

Flower/Candy Sales for             Attended: Cedar Point           Concert Reception Tables

     Sweetest & Valentines Day Attended: Summer FUNction          Concert Press Releases

“Men of KKY” Calendar                                                                                                                       Marching Band Banquet

50/50 Raffle                                                                                                                            Daily Band Room Set-up/Clean-up

 

HONORS/AWARDS                                           COMMUNITY SERVICE                                             JOINT ACTIVITIES

Superior Achievement Award                                       Toys for Tots                                                                  Not Applicable

                                                                                  OMEA Solo & Ensemble

                                                                                     United Way Donation

                                                                              Pepsi Points to Local School

 

 

 

ANY OTHER SIGNIFICANT EVENTS

 

The second ever Membership Education Retreat was hosted by our chapter this past fall. The chance to host the event that played such an important factor in creating and editing a strong Membership Education (both pre and post) was an honor for our chapter. Working over the summer and into early fall, we reserved rooms and created an on-line registration board.

 

Away from our own campus, Beta Rho also traveled to far more chapters than ever before. With members attending Summer FUNction, Leadership, all three blocks, two Chapter Formals, multiple degrees and meetings, general visitation trips, and, of course, District Convention, we managed to come in contact with eleven other chapters of the NCD.

 

Recently, several brothers along with other select members of the Varsity Band traveled to New Jersey where they continued their support of our athletic teams after our Women’s Basketball Team made it to the NCAA Tournament.

 

 

IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES :

 

Our Music Department will be hosting its annual Spring Festival, featuring guest composers for the Wind Ensemble, Jazz Band, and Orchestra. Specifically, the Wind Ensemble will be performing two works by Dr. Frederick Speck of the University of Louisville. Concert nights run from April 3rd through April 6th.

 

Beta Rho will be celebrating its 11th year of Reactivation Sunday, April 1st.

 

Saturday, April 28th at 6pm, Beta Rho will be hosting its Second Annual Formal for the low cost of $27. Contact us at: beta_rho_ut@yahoo.com for more information.

 

The Rho Class will be going through the Ritual of First Degree Sunday April 8th at 1:30pm, followed at 3pm by a KKY Recital.

 

The Rho Class will be going through the Ritual of Second Degree Sunday April 22nd at 1:30pm, followed by a Post Membership Dinner with NCDAA/NAA member, Walter Schilling.

 

The Rho Class will be going through the Ritual of Third Degree Saturday May 5th at 4pm, followed by dinner.

 

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

 

Beta Rho will be celebrating its 11th year of Reactivation on Sunday, April 1st.

 

The Brothers of Beta Rho cordially invite the entire district to attend our Second Annual Formal on Saturday April 28th starting at 6pm. The Formal will include dinner, a possible speech by  Dr. Brant Karrick, Sponsor and Director of Bands at the University of Toledo, and dancing. Cost is only $27. Contact us at beta_rho_ut@yahoo.com if you are interested in attending.

 

The University of Toledo Chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi would also like to extend sincere thanks to Doug Morrin, Ryan Akers, Carolyn Steckal, and Jill Reeder for their open doors, empty couches, and beneficial speeches at our new Post Membership Dinners. Thanks to all of the District Council for everything, and good luck to all who find themselves so lucky in the next year.

 

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)

 

After difficulties with past Membership Processes, it was decidedly time to create a detailed, written program. The creation of a Post Membership Process allowed the Big’s of the large Pi Class of the fall to be better able to assist their Little Brother. The process by which a bandmember first becomes a Prospective Member, and eventually an Active, was also outlined. When setting up the Prospective Member Process, it was decided that quizzes and tests are not enough to teach them what it means to be a Brother. By the addition of events such as travel and family dinners, the 19 Brothers of the Pi Class appear to be one of the strongest Beta Rho has ever seen.

 

Upon completing their classes in a timely eight weeks, a Post Membership Process for the Spring was created to further the general knowledge of the Actives. With Internet Games and Post Membership Dinners, our chapter is now more interested in aspects of the Fraternity (and Sorority) that make them better future officers and more active in the inner workings of the organization.

 

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)

 

New members of the Rocket Marching Band were greeted their first day by anxious brothers of Beta Rho, ready to lend a hand in moving into their dorms. The event is a chance for new members to feel welcomed by their fellow bandsmen and a chance for us to show them first hand what Kappa Kappa Psi is about. The parents of the new members had received an order form for RMB Merchandise prior to Band Camp. This provided their child with a welcome present that started their RMB regalia collection. They were also given a flyer describing KKY to further explain the group of strange people in Greek letters who helped them that day.

 

 

 

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