Fall 2003 - Minutes & Agendas

Alpha Gamma Sigma
Fall 2003 - Meeting Minutes & Agendas

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Date	General Meeting			Officer Meeting
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Mon., August 25	M	A	PDF
Thurs., September 4	M	A	PDF
Mon., September 15	M	A	PDF
Thurs., October 2	M	A	PDF
Mon., October 20	M	A	PDF
Thurs., November 6	M	A	PDF
Mon., November 17	M	A	PDF
Thurs., December 4	M	A	PDF


Top	Mon., August 25 AGENDA Alpha Gamma Sigma Gamma Rho Chapter Call Meeting to Order: Approval of Agenda Recognition of Guests: Ballot vote for 1^st Vice President and 2^nd Vice President. 1. Consent Calendar (Any Gamma Rho member may remove an item from the Consent Calendar and place it under discussion) Action Items: 1.1 Increase GPA requirement from 3.0 to 3.3 1.2 Increase service point requirement to 16/20 points per semester President's Report 2.1 Discussion Item: 2.2 Discussion Item: 2.3 General Info: CASA kids walk 2.4 General Info: Eligibility 2.5 General Info: Membership booth 2.6 Comments: Trinity River Rafting 2.7 Comments: Relay For Life 2.8 Comments: Humboldt County Fair 1^st Vice President's Report 2^nd Vice President's Report Treasurer's Report 5.1 Discussion Item: 5.2 General Info: Budget update Secretary's Report 6.1 Discussion Item: 6.2 General Info: 6.3 Comments: Goals Advisors' Report 7.1 George's Comments: a. Words of Welcome I. C. C. Rep.'s Report No report 9. Newsletter Editor's Report 9.1 General Info: Update on first fall issue of The Torch 10. Webmaster's Report 10.1 General Info: Update 11. Members-at-Large No report 12. Announcements 12.1 August 31 - Adopt-A-Highway cleanup 12.2 September 1 - set display in forum breezeway at 10am 12.3 September 4 - general meeting at 3:00pm 12.4 September 5, 11, 17, 23, 29 - membership booth (10am-6pm) 12.5 September 6 - Dunes restoration in Eureka 13. Meeting Adjourned

Top	Mon., August 25 MINUTES Alpha Gamma Sigma Gamma Rho Chapter *Note: Item numbers coincide with corresponding item numbers on the agenda.* Time: 16:42-17:37 Place: Staff lounge, Cafeteria In Attendance: George Potomianos-Advisor, Mj Goble-Acting President, Charlotte Peters-Secretary, Jared Serfling-I.C.C. Rep., Margaret Burton-Newsletter Editor, Kyle Bigham, Patrick Cross, Kathleen May, Yannick Nadeau, Will Bertain Agenda approved. Mj welcomed visitors, Yannick Nadeau and Will Bertain, to the group and everyone introduced themselves. Kyle Bigham and Patrick Cross were elected as 1^st Vice President and 2^nd Vice President respectively. Consent Calendar: Action items approved. 1. Mj explains the procedure in approving the consent calendar. 2. Mj explains what the action items are. a. The GPA increase to 3.3 cumulative and per semester will apply to everyone next fall semester; however, initial members will need to have a 3.3 GPA starting in the spring semester. The increased GPA requirement will help AGS gain the much deserved respect from CR administration. We will also have a better chance at receiving funds from CR if we meet the college's minimum standards for honors. President's Report: 2.3 Mj was asked by Ahn Fielding to form an AGS team for the upcoming CASA Kid Walk event on October 18. a. The 1^st annual event is a ½ -mile walk through Old Town, Eureka to raise awareness and funds for CASA of Humboldt County. b. We currently have six people on our team, and we will be selling candy bars as our fundraiser. Ahn has designed the labels for the candy bars. 2.4 Mj reminded continuing members to submit membership materials into the AGS mailbox by October 17 (i.e. spring/summer grades, receipt of payment, and proof of registration). 2.5 We will be hosting a membership drive in September to recruit new members. a. We need more members to help out with booth sitting. b. There will be two bake sales held during the membership drive on Sept. 11 & 29. 2.6 The Trinity River Rafting trip we ventured out on in June was a trip well worth a repeat. We should make this an annual event. 2.7 The Relay For Life event was a success for Humboldt County and AGS. a. Even though CR has hosted the event since its inception in 1991, the AGS team, "Gamma Rays", was the FIRST team from CR to partake in the event! Yowza. b. The Gamma Rays walked 72.5 miles, nearly $1,600, and earned 3^rd place in the Spirit Award out of 500 teams. c. Congratulations to Diane (~$300) and Patrick (~$200) who raised the most money. d. Thanks to Mj and Kathleen who earned the most spirit beads for the team. 2.8 At the Humboldt County Fair in August, Gamma Rho shared table space with CR's Bianchi Farm crew to promote CR, AGS, and the organic agriculture Bianchi Farm. a. Thanks to all who volunteered to work the exhibit. As it turned out, AGS devoted the most time at the fair. We had 33 inquiries about AGS during the fair. 1^st Vice President's Report: 3.1 Kyle shared his goals to increase fundraising efforts. 2^nd Vice President's Report: 4.1 Patrick shared his goals to increase membership and promote fun events. Treasurer's Report: 5.2 We have about $450.00 in our account. This amount does not reflect pending printing, state dues, or AGS banner costs. Secretary's Report: 6.3 Charlotte wasn't to proud of her past record in getting the minutes and agenda out in time, so she has set a goal for the new semester to disseminate materials in a timely fashion. a. She will also try to keep the website more up to date. Advisor's Report: 7.1 George gave a warm welcome encouraging students to join AGS. I.C.C. Rep's Report: 8.2 We have done more service work than PTK, but they still get funding. a. Mj says if PTK remains inactive for another year then AGS has a chance to take over their line in CR's budget. While it is too early to approach administration with budget funding, Mj suggests the advisors meet with Dr. Bobbit next year. Newsletter Editor's Report: 9.1 Margaret has met with Diana, the outgoing Newsletter Editor, and received files from the previous newsletters. However, the files are in a different format, so she will have to start from scratch in Word. The Word format will make the transition easier for future newsletter editors. a. So far Margaret has received the following articles: 4H Trails, Humboldt County Fair, Editor's corner, River rafting trip, AGS calendar, and Adopt-A-Highway. b. Her goal is to have the newsletter done by Wed. at 5pm. Deadline for submittals is Wed. at 4pm. c. It is our goal to have a monthly newsletter. d. Margaret welcomes comments and suggestions on the newsletter Webmaster's Report: 11.1 Updates have been made but not uploading to the site yet. Members-At-Large: 11.2 Kathleen inquired about the Mendocino's interest in a co-chapter on their campus. a. In June, Mj sent emails to people that were interested but has not received a response. Announcements: 12.1 August 31 - Adopt-A-Highway cleanup at 12pm 12.2 September 1 - set up display in forum breezeway at 10am 12.3 September 4 - general meeting at 3:00pm in the Lakeview Room 12.4 September 5, 11, 17, 23, 29 - membership booth (10am-6pm) 12.5 September 6 - Dunes restoration in Eureka Dunes from 10am-1pm Meeting Adjourned. Charlotte Peters Secretary

Top	Thurs., September 4 AGENDA Alpha Gamma Sigma Gamma Rho Chapter Call Meeting to Order: Approval of Agenda Recognition of Guests: Ahn Fielding to speak about CASA 1. Consent Calendar (Any Gamma Rho member may remove an item from the Consent Calendar and place it under discussion) Action Items: President's Report 2.1 Discussion Item: Food For People, Inc. > canned food drive (Nov.) 2.2 Discussion Item: CHOICE participation 2.3 General Info: CASA Kids Walk > Oct. 18 2.4 General Info: Continuing Member Verification 2.5 General Info: 2.6 Comments: Letter from Community & Economic Development (H.C. Fair) 2.7 Comments: CR Catalog > AGS promotion 1^st Vice President's Report 3.1 Discussion Item: Fundraising Idea 2^nd Vice President's Report 4.1 General Info: Update and reminder of Membership Drive Treasurer's Report 5.1 Discussion Item: 5.2 General Info: Budget Update Secretary's Report No report. Advisors' Report 7.1 Diqui's Comments: a. Words of Welcome I. C. C. Rep.'s Report 8.1 Comments: 8.2 Discussion Item: Ideas to take to A.S.C.R. 9. Newsletter Editor's Report 9.1 General Info: Update on first fall issue of Gamma Torch 9.2 General Info: Preparation for October issue 10. Webmaster's Report No report. 11. Members-at-Large 11.1 Discussion Item: 11.2 General Info: Patrick > Poll Workers needed for A.S.C.R. Election 12. Announcements 12.1 September 05 (10am-1pm), September 11 (10am-6pm)- Membership Drives; Bake Sale the 11^th 12.2 September 05 - Last day to Add course, last day to Drop course with Refund and without a "W" 12.3 September 06 - Dunes Restoration at Eureka Dunes @ 10am-1pm > Ramone's Bakery @ 9 am 12.4 September 06 - CR vs. Siskiyous football game @ 1pm (home) 12.5 September 14 - Adopt A Highway @ 12:00 pm > Bocchi's Crab Stand, Field's Landing 12.6 September 15 - General meeting from 4:30-6:00 pm (Staff Lounge, Cafeteria) 13. Meeting Adjourned
Top	Thurs., September 4 MINUTES Alpha Gamma Sigma Gamma Rho Chapter *Note: Item numbers coincide with corresponding item numbers on the agenda.* Time: 15:06-16:08 Place: Lakeview Room, Cafeteria In Attendance: Diqui LaPenta-Advisor, Mj Goble-Acting President, Patrick Cross-2^nd Vice President, Jared Serfling-I.C.C. Rep., Kathleen May, Monica Conners, Guest Speaker: Ahn Fielding Agenda approved. 1. Mj welcomed Ahn Fielding as our quest speaker. Ahn spoke about CASA. 2. CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) is a non-profit organization dedicated to giving children a voice in the court room. CASA was created by a judge who was impacted by the lack of representation for children in the court room. To raise funds and awareness for the organization, CASA is hosting its first annual Kidwalk on October 18, in Old Town, Eureka at 11:00 a.m. Consent Calendar: No action items. President's Report: 2.1 AGS is interested in participating in the annual Food For People, Inc. food drive. 2.2 Mj has been approached by CHOICE to team up with AGS in their events. a. CHOICE is an anti-tobacco group that supports smoke free events. b. AGS is supportive of CHOICE's participation but if money is involved there should be a record of money spent and received. c. When CHOICE participates in an AGS event, we will need to advertise the event as a smoke free event. 2.3 Although AGS currently has a team of seven for the CASA Kidwalk, we can accept up to ten members total. We need to create a team name. Please submit ideas for a team name by emailing Mj. 2.4 Reminder for continuing members to turn in their membership paperwork. a. Pay membership dues at the cashier's office and get a receipt that says 'dues'. Staple grade report, current schedule, and receipt and drop them off in the AGS mailbox in FM 200 b. Continuing members will be "grand-fathered" in at 3.0 GPA until fall semester, 2004 when all members will need to carry a 3.3 GPA both cumulative and per semester. c. Members electing to go the 20 service point route will not be required to earn points from meeting attendance. Members choosing to earn 16 service points will need to earn 4 of the 16 points by attending meetings. In addition to the previous ways to earning points, you can earn 1 service point for voting in the ASB election or the CA recall election or donating blood. Donating platelets will earn you 2 service points. 2.6 Christie McLain wrote a letter of appreciation to the Gamma Rho chapter for volunteering countless hours at the Humboldt County Fair. She also made a special mention of Mj for her tireless efforts in coordinating members and materials. 2.7 The new CR catalog is now available on campus at EOPS, counseling, and the bookstore. AGS has a column in the 2003-2004 catalog. 1^st Vice President's Report: 3.1 Kyle isn't present at this meeting; however, he has a fundraising idea that he will announce at the next meeting. 2^nd Vice President's Report: 4.1 Members who are participating in the membership drive need to email Patrick about what goodies they are baking and when they are sitting at the booth. Treasurer's Report: 5.1 We have about $450 in the budget, but we will be broke soon because of pending bills. Secretary's Report: 6.1 Because Charlotte has to work in order to earn money for living expenses, she is not present at this meeting. Advisor's Report: 8.1 Diqui voiced her support and commitment to do the paperwork to help AGS. I.C.C. Rep's Report: 8.2 Jared would like to see other campus clubs and the student government come together to do a campus event. Newsletter Editor's Report: 9.1 Margaret was not present at the meeting, but she showed the first six pages of the newsletter to Mj today. Most of the newsletter is done. Margaret still needs to write her article and add some more graphics. 9.2 Mj asks for ideas on what to include in the October issue on behalf of Margaret. a. Members who contribute to the newsletter will earn a service point per article. You can also include your contribution in your resume as a contributing editor. Webmaster's Report: 10.1 Someone praises Charlotte in her absent. She is not there to accept or down play the compliment. a. Mj's award for the Grand Gamma Rho'er is now on the website. Members-At-Large: 11.1 Monica announces California Coastal Cleanup will be held on Saturday, September 20 from 9am-12pm. She asks if AGS will be participating again this year. Mj says, "Yes" and she will send out an e-mail announcing the event this week. Announcements: 12.1 September 05 (10am-1pm), September 11 (10am-6pm)- Membership Drives; Bake Sale the 11^th 12.2 September 05 - Last day to Add course, last day to Drop course with Refund and without a "W" 12.3 September 06 - Dunes Restoration at Eureka Dunes @ 10am-1pm > Ramone's Bakery @ 9 am 12.4 September 06 - CR vs. Siskiyous football game @ 1pm (home) 12.5 September 14 - Adopt A Highway @ 12:00 pm > Bocchi's Crab Stand, Field's Landing 12.6 September 15 - General meeting from 4:30-6:00 pm (Staff Lounge, Cafeteria) 12.7 Poll workers needed for A.S.C.R election (Sept. 23 & 24 from 10-3, 5-7) Meeting Adjourned. Charlotte Peters Secretary

Top	Mon., September 15 AGENDA Alpha Gamma Sigma Gamma Rho Chapter Call Meeting to Order: Approval of Agenda 1. Consent Calendar (Any Gamma Rho member may remove an item from the Consent Calendar and place it under discussion) Action Items: 1. Minutes from 8/25/03 meeting. President's Report 2.1 Discussion Item: Science Night > Oct. 24 from 5pm-10pm 2.2 Discussion Item: 2.3 General Info: CASA Kids Walk > Oct. 18 at 11am 2.4 General Info: Continuing Member Verification 1^st Vice President's Report 3.1 Discussion Item: 3.2 General Info: CostCo research 2^nd Vice President's Report 4.1 General Info: Results of last membership drive and bake sale 4.2 General Info: Reminder of next membership table on Wed., Sept. 17 from 10am-6pm Treasurer's Report No report Secretary's Report No report Advisors' Report 7.1 Justine's Comments: a. Words of Welcome I. C. C. Rep.'s Report 8.1 Comments: 8.2 Discussion Item: 9. Newsletter Editor's Report 9.1 General Info: Update on first fall issue of Gamma Torch 9.2 General Info: Preparation for October issue 10. Webmaster's Report No report 11. Members-at-Large 11.1 Discussion Item: 11.2 General Info: Patrick > Poll Workers needed for A.S.C.R. Election, Sept. 23 and 24 from 10am-3pm and 5pm-7pm 12. Announcements 12.1 September 17,23,29- Membership Drives; Bake Sale the 29^th in front of LRC from 10am-6pm 12.2 September 20 - CA Coastal Cleanup Day from 9am-12pm under the Ferndale Bridge 12.3 September 26 - Last day to file for CR/NC option 12.4 October 2 - General meeting at 3pm in the Lakeview Room 13. Meeting Adjourned

Top	Mon., September 15 MINUTES Alpha Gamma Sigma Gamma Rho Chapter *Note: Item numbers coincide with corresponding item numbers on the agenda.* Time: 16:40 - 17:37 Place: Staff Lounge, Cafeteria In Attendance: Justine Shaw-Advisor, Mj Goble-Acting President, Kyle Bigham-1^st Vice President, Charlotte Peters-Secretary, Margaret Burton-Newsletter Editor, Kathleen May, Monica Conners, Nick Fierro Guest: Leslie Larson Agenda approved. Consent Calendar: Approved. President's Report: 2.1 Mj was approached by Julie Gordon, Admin. Assist. Division Chairs Office, during the membership drive and asked if AGS would sell refreshments for CR's Science Night on Oct. 24 from 5pm-10pm. The event is well attended by the community and student body, so it is a great opportunity to raise money for AGS. The event committee is only looking for one student organization to sell refreshements. a. AGS can set up a table near the Physical Science building and sell baked goods and drinks. We could sell the drinks left over from the Women's Herstory Month event and ask for additional donations for hot beverages. b. Margaret mentioned that the Forestry & Natural Resources Club has sold hot beverages for the event in the past, but their table is set up in the AT building. She has not heard of their interest for this year's Science Night. 2.2 The California Coastal Cleanup event will be on Sept. 20 from 9am-12pm. Please arrive at 8:45am. AGS will be cleaning the area under the Ferndale Bridge and along the Eel River. By cleaning the two locations, AGS can get cleanup recognition from CalTrans Adopt-A-Highway and Northcoast Environmental Center. Let Mj know if you want to join us in the cleanup. a. Margaret asks if there will be a dumpster available. The coastal cleanup coordinators, North Coast Environmental Center, will not be supplying us with a dumpster because this is a special site that Mj developed and was able to get added on to the list of cleanup sites. However, we will be issued free dump passes to dispose of trash. 2.3 CASA KidWalk will be on Oct. 18 from 11am - 4pm. KidWalk teams will walk ½ mile from the Old Town Gazebo in Eureka to the Adorni Center. At the Adorni Center there will be food, music, information booths, rides, and a guest lecturer. a. In the team member packets, there is a challenge sheet for members to challenge other individuals / groups to form a team for the KidWalk. b. Before the meeting, team members gathered for a team photo for the Gamma Rho Play-Doh team webpage. c. Team members should set a goal of (10) $10 sponsorships from people. The intent is for each member to raise at least $100 to help cover the cost of training CASA volunteers. It costs $1,000 to train a CASA volunteer for a year. d. Mj will set up a team meeting to get information out to team members. This year's event is dedicated in memory of Carole Sund, a founding member of CASA-Humboldt. 2.4 Once again, the deadline for turning in membership paperwork is Oct. 17 at 5:00pm. a. Staple your spring/summer grades, dues receipt, and current registration together. Turn it all into the AGS mailbox in FM 200. b. Yippee, we have another new member! 2.5 Mj announced that Casey Crabill, College of the Redwoods President, is stepping in as the new PTK advisor; hence, PTK will be able to retain their line in the budget even though it may be a conflict of interest that the President of the college is the advisor for the PTK chapter. a. We can get a list of CR students with a 3.0 GPA and above if we get the advisor's to fill out a work request; however, DataTel is having problems printing out the list. b. Mj wants everyone to know that students can still join AGS even if they are members of PTK or the Honors Program. 1^st Vice President's Report: 3.2 Kyle announced that CostCo will donate baked goods and/or money to local organizations. a. In order to solicit a donation, AGS will need to submit a letter stating information about our organization and needs. Letters are accepted every month with monetary donations of up to $250/month being awarded. The deadline for submitting letters is the 1^st-2^nd week of each month organization requesting monetary donations. Requests for baked goods can be up to a week before the event. 2^nd Vice President's Report: 4.1 Our membership table/bake sale for Sept. 11 was promising (over $200) although the money hasn't been tallied yet. Mj will email the results when the money is counted. There were several inquiries into AGS. 4.2 The next membership table will be on Sept. 17 and it will be for informational purposes only; however, we will be selling CASA candy bars for $1 Treasurer's Report: 5.1 We have collected $50 in dues. Secretary's Report: No report. Advisor's Report (Justine): 7.1 AGS is getting recognized on campus and hopefully we can get PTK's line in the budget. Mj updated everyone on PTK's status (see 2.5). I.C.C. Rep's Report: No report. Newsletter Editor's Report: 9.1 Margaret has been barraged with problems in getting the newsletter finished. There have been problems with software. The PDF version of the newsletter looks good with a few conversion differences. a. Margaret hopes to have the issue to printing services by the end of the week. 9.2 Now that Kyle is the 1^st Vice President, Margaret will be reporting to him for final approval. a. Margaret wants members to put "October issue" in the subject line so she can quickly retrieve it from her e-mail. Webmaster's Report: No report. Members-At-Large: 11.2 Poll workers are still needed to work the A.S.C.R. election booths. Contact Patrick if you are interested in working the election booth. There will be monetary compensation for working. However, don't forget if you're scheduled to work the membership table on Sept. 23^rd. Announcements: 12.1 September 17, 23, 29- Membership Drives; Bake Sale the 29^th in front of LRC from 10am-6pm 12.2 September 20 - CA Coastal Cleanup Day from 9am-12pm under the Ferndale Bridge 12.3 September 26 - Last day to file for CR/NC option 12.4 October 2 - General meeting at 3pm in the Lakeview Room Meeting Adjourned. Charlotte Peters Secretary

Top	Thurs., October 2 AGENDA Alpha Gamma Sigma Gamma Rho Chapter Call Meeting to Order: Approval of Agenda Guest Speaker: Jessica Pierce, Food for People Inc. 1. Consent Calendar (Any Gamma Rho member may remove an item from the Consent Calendar and place it under discussion) Action Items: 1. Minutes from 9/4/03 meeting. 2. Minutes from 9/15/03 meeting. 3. Grant five service points for officers / reps. 4. Increase service points for initial members to 11. 5. Require six service points for temporary members. President's Report 2.1 Discussion Item: Autumn Vintage Wine Gala & Auction 2.2 General Info: Science Night > Oct. 24 from 5pm-10pm 2.3 General Info: CASA KidWalk, Gamma Rho Play-Doh team 2.4 General Info: Continuing Member Verification 2.5 General Info: Fall conference 2.5 Comments: CA Coastal Cleanup letter / results 1^st Vice President's Report 3.1 Discussion Item: Bianchi Farm pumpkin patch tour: Jefferson Elementary 3.2 General Info: Science Night baked goods donation 2^nd Vice President's Report 4.1 General Info: Membership drive results 4.2 General Info: Bake sales results for 9/11 and 9/29 Treasurer's Report 5.1 General Info: Budget update Secretary's Report 6.1 Discussion Item: Gamma Rho letterhead 6.2 Discussion Item: Gamma Rho business cards Advisors' Report 7.1 Diqui's Comments: a. Etiology of Staphylococcus aureus I. C. C. Rep.'s Report 8.1 Discussion Item: 8.2 Comments: 9. Newsletter Editor's Report 9.1 General Info: September issue release 9.2 General Info: Submission for October issue 10. Webmaster's Report 10.1 General Info: Website update 11. Members-at-Large 11.1 Discussion Item: 11.2 General Info: 11.3 Comments: 12. Announcements 12.1 October 3 - Last day to petition to graduate 12.2 October 3 - Visiting author's series in Forum Theatre 12.2 October 6 - ASCR run-off results 12.3 October 12 - A-A-H cleanup #11 starting at 12pm 12.4 October 18 - CASA KidWalk at 11am 12.5 October 18 - Football (CR vs. San Francisco) at 1pm 12.6 October 20 - General meeting at 4:30pm 13. Meeting Adjourned

Top	Thurs., October 2 MINUTES Alpha Gamma Sigma Gamma Rho Chapter Note: All item numbers coincide with the meeting agenda. Time: 4:40 - 6:10 Place: Lakeview Room, CR cafeteria Attendance: Mj Goble - Acting President, Patrick Cross - 2^nd Vice President, Charlotte Peters - Secretary, Jared Serfling - I.C.C. Rep., Diqui LaPenta - Advisor, Anna Young, Kathleen May, Sarah Newman Guest: Jessica Pierce, Food For People, Inc. Agenda Approved Patrick would like to add permanent membership as a discussion item under members-at-large. Margaret Burton has proxied her vote to Mj. Mj reminds members that when a vote is proxied to another member, the member who receives the proxy has the ultimate say in how the vote is cast. 1 - Consent Calendar: Approved. Roundtable introductions. Guest Speaker: Jessica Pierce, Food For People, Inc. (FFP) FFP background: FFP started providing food boxes for people and food pantries in 1978. They currently help 10,000 people/month with food and other assistance; however, they are serving more people due to recent budget cuts. FFP also provides 20 other programs designed to help people become more self-sufficient and healthy. They also work on legislation regarding community assistance. At a previous meeting, AGS members agreed to participate in the annual FFP food drive. We can situate food barrels on campus and FFP will collect the food. FFP is attempting to raise $40,000 over the holidays in food/money. For every 2.5# of food raised, $1 will be added to the fundraising pot. FFL will be having an open house on 10/23 from 5-7pm. Jessica read that 30% of Humboldt County residents are food insecure, meaning that they go to bed with hunger pains. 2 - President's Report: 2.1 Autumn Vintage Wine Auction Gala (AVWAG) is on Nov. 8 from 5pm-11pm and again on Sunday from 8:30am-11am for the after party cleanup. a. This is an annual CR fundraiser for the Northcoast Hospitality Institute in Arcata. b. Members are needed to help showcase the auction items on Saturday (must be 21 or over) and to help with cleanup on Sunday morning (we will receive $50 for cleanup if we have a minimum of 6 people). AGS will get their choice of shifts. This event requires formal dress. Members can invite their significant others to help us out, but members will do the showcasing. c. Members agreed to participate in Saturday night's events as their prime choice. 2.2 Science Night will be Oct. 24 from 5-10pm with about 15 instructors hosting activities in the Life Science, Physical Science, and Applied Technology buildings. a. Diqui announced that docents are needed to help people find the different activities. Docents will receive an orientation. Members interested in being a docent should contact Mj Goble, and she will submit a list of names to Michelle Green. Mj will get posters of the event to post in our display. b. AGS will be hosting a refreshments table in the Physical Science building. Diqui heard that the Math & Science club was going to be selling refreshments as well. Mj will check into it because she was told that only one organization was being selected to sell refreshments, and AGS has already been approved. i. We could work the table in shifts. Kyle will coordinate CostCo baked good donation. ii. For drinks, we can use sodas left over from the Women's Herstory month event and water donated by Kathleen. iii. Mj will check with Pepsi Corp. about getting drink donations. iv. We don't have a hot water container for hot drinks, but we will check with CostCo. If anyone can find one to donate for Science Night, it would be appreciated. 2.3 Mj has ordered the CASA KidWalk T-shirts and expects them in next week. a. There is a team meeting @ CASA (2356 Myrtle Ave., Eureka) on Oct. 11 from 4-5pm. b. Jason Beaver, Kid Walk coordinator, will be present to show a video and give information. c. Deadline for turning donation money into Mj is Oct. 15 by 1pm. 2.4 Reminder for continuing members to get paperwork turned in by Friday, Oct. 17 at 5pm. 2.5 Gamma Rho HAS to attend the Regional Fall Conference in Madera on Oct. 24-25. a. If Gamma Rho does not attend this conference then we will NOT be in good standing with the state. The AGS chapter will NOT be able to compete for scholarships at the spring state conference as a result. b. The fall conference is hosted by Reedley College. c. Continuing members are invited to attend the conference. d. AGS will pay for registration fees; however, each attending member will be financially responsible for lodging and meals. Lunch will be provided at the conference. e. We need at least 1 member and 1 advisor to attend. We would leave Friday afternoon and return late Saturday night. George has offered to use his car for driving and will attend the conference as well. 2.6 CA Coastal Cleanup Day was a huge success. i. All members who participated received a Coastal Cleanup T-shirt. Mj passed around two letters of recognition from Nita Brake-Mills, Caltrans A-A-H Coordinator and Gerald Kingsfather, Humboldt Waste Authority. 3 - 1^st Vice President's Report: Mj spoke on Kyle's behalf. 3.1 CostCo donates goods to Jefferson Elementary School. Kyle feels it would be a good gesture for AGS to take some kids on a tour of the Bianchi organic farm to pick pumpkins for Halloween. 4 - 2^nd Vice President's Report: 4.1 We have 19 members right now. a. The deadline will be extended to Oct. 31 for students who show interest in the organization when we host the Science Night table. 4.2 We've raised about $311 from the two bake sales. a. Patrick thanked everyone for working the membership/bake sale tables and baking goodies. 5 - Treasurer's Report: 5.1 We have $375 from dues so far. 6 - Secretary's Report: 6.1 Charlotte has made 2 versions of a letterhead for AGS correspondence a. Mj will e-mail members the letterheads for members to vote on which letterhead they want us to use officially. 6.2 Members voted to keep the officer business card design as is. 7 - Advisor's Report: 7.1 Diqui talked about Science Night under the President's Report. 8 - I.C.C. Rep.'s Report: Jared had no report. Patrick mentioned that there will be an ASCR meeting in the boardroom on Oct. 10 starting at 1pm. 9 - Newsletter Editor's Report: 9.1 Margaret has finished the Sept. newsletter, and Mj passed around the issue. 9.2 Article deadline for the Oct. issue is this weekend, Oct. 5. 10 - Webmaster's Report: 10.1 Charlotte has updated the website. a. The home page will reflect the date and pages of the last two updates. b. The service points have not been updated. Hopefully, Mj will tally the points this weekend. 11 - Members-at-large: 11.2 Patrick inquired about Permanent Membership status. a. In order to become a permanent member you need to have completed 60 units and have a 3.5 GPA. b. You need to apply for permanent membership, but the state does not supply applications. c. Each chapter is responsible for creating and providing their own permanent membership application. d. Mj will tackle the application during the winter break. e. Kathleen asked about the benefits of permanent membership. According to state bylaws, you get a certificate and pin. 12 - Announcements: 12.1 October 3 - Last day to petition to graduate 12.2 October 3 - Visiting author's series in Forum Theatre 12.3 October 6 - ASCR run-off results 12.4 October 12 - A-A-H cleanup #11 starting at 12pm 12.5 October 18 - CASA KidWalk at 11am 12.6 October 18 - Football (CR vs. San Francisco) at 1pm 12.7 October 20 - General meeting at 4:30pm Meeting Adjourned. Charlotte Peters AGS Secretary

Top	Mon., October 20 AGENDA Alpha Gamma Sigma Gamma Rho Chapter Call Meeting to Order: Approval of Agenda Recognition of Guests: 1. Consent Calendar (Any Gamma Rho member may remove an item from the Consent Calendar and place it under discussion) Action Items: President's Report 2.1 General Info: Science Night logistics 2.2 Discussion Item: Letterhead and business card 2.3 General Info: Adopt-A-Highway training sessions 2.4 General Info: Autumn Vintage Wine Auction Gala 2.5 General Info: CASA Kid Walk results 2.6 Comments: Science & Math Club reactivated 1^st Vice President's Report No report 2^nd Vice President's Report No report Treasurer's Report No report Secretary's Report No report Advisors' Report 7.1 George's Comments: I. C. C. Rep.'s Report No report 9. Newsletter Editor's Report 9.1 General Info: Article deadline for November issue 10. Webmaster's Report No report 11. Members-at-Large 11.1 General Info: Adrienne - Article submission to Cosair 11.2 Comments: 12. Announcements 12.1 October 25 - Fall Regional Conference in Madera 12.2 October 25 - Science Night, CR, 5pm - 10pm 12.3 October 26 - Adopt-A-Highway training #1, Kathleen's place, 4pm 12.4 October 31 - Adopt-A-Highway training #2, CR - LRC Rm100A, 1pm 12.5 November 6 - General meeting, Lakeview Room, 3pm 13. Meeting Adjourned

Top	Mon., October 20 MINUTES Alpha Gamma Sigma Gamma Rho Chapter This is an informal meeting due to the absence of an advisor. Items to be voted on were tabled until the next meeting. Time: 4:40 - 6:10 Place: Lakeview Room, CR cafeteria Attendance: Mj Goble - Acting President, Patrick Cross - 2^nd Vice President, Charlotte Peters - Secretary, Jared Serfling - I.C.C. Rep., Margaret Burton - Newsletter Editor, Kathleen May, Randy Rebman, Barbara Sapp, Nick Fierro, Sophia Baker-French, Sarah Newman, Adrienne McCord Guest: None Agenda Approved 1 - Consent Calendar: None. 2 - President's Report: 2.1 Mj passed around the Science Night brochure. All members volunteering for Science Night need to know what and where activities are being held. a. Mj verified a list of Science Night participants for docents, shift 1, and shift 2. b. Mj requests that members wear AGS, CR, or project clothing. c. Mj has met with Science Night coordinators to clear up the fiasco over which club would be selling refreshments. i. The result is that the Science & Math club will be selling coffee and lemonade and AGS will sell sodas, hot chocolate, tea, bottled water, cider, and baked goods. d. Mj went over the logistics of Science Night. i. We will be stationed outside the Physical Science building to the right. ii. CostCo will be donating some baked goods, but we need members to bake as well. iii. Mj and Charlotte are still buying supplies. iv. Patrick will get the cashbox with $75 in change. v. Patrick and Mj will start setting up at 3:45pm and folks can drop off baked goods between 4-4:30pm. vi. Margaret will pick up the baked goods from CostCo at 3pm. vii. Barbara is still working at getting a hot water container, and she was able to get Humboldt Coffee Co. to donate 10# of coffee. She will see about holding off the donation for future use during the spring. viii. AGS members won 3# of Muddy Water's Coffee at a CASA Kid Walk raffle. AGS members agreed to donate the coffee to the Science & Math club for Science Night. ix. Kathleen may also be able to get a hot water container from work. e. The membership deadline will be extended one week beyond the scheduled deadline (Oct. 31 by 5pm) to accommodate students who learn about AGS during Science Night. 2.2 Mj passed around the letterheads and business cards for members to decide which letterhead they prefer for official use. The business cards were agreed upon as is. 2.3 Adopt-A-Highway (A-A-H) safety training is required for all members wishing to participate in the monthly A-A-H cleanups. a. There will be a training session at Kathleen's apartment on Sun., Oct. 26 starting at 4pm. Contact Kathleen for directions. b. There will be another training session at CR, LRC Rm100A on Fri., Oct. 31 at 1pm. c. Training certification will be valid for 1 year. 2.4 Autumn Vintage Wine Auction Gala (AVWAG) will be held at the Eureka Inn, Sat., Nov. 8 from 5pm-11pm. a. Mj verified the list of members volunteering for Saturday's event and Sunday's cleanup. b. She will keep us posted with updates. c. Volunteers are required to sign volunteer forms per CR regulations. Mj passed the forms around to be signed. 2.5 The CASA Kid Walk was successful in raising over $30,000 for training CASA volunteers. a. Mj was interviewed by the Times Standard in an article on the CASA Kid Walk. Unfortunately, some of her story was taken out of context or was privy information. b. She shared the information regarding her health with the members. 2.6 The Science and Math club has been reactivated and meet on Tuesdays at 11pm in PS120. a. Margaret will put in an advertisement for the Science and Math club in the November issue. b. Contact Erin Hines for information. 3 - 1^st Vice President's Report: Not present. 4 - 2^nd Vice President's Report: No report. 5 - Treasurer's Report: No report. 6 - Secretary's Report: No report. 7 - Advisor's Report: Not present. 8 - I.C.C. Rep.'s Report: Not present at time of report. 9 - Newsletter Editor's Report: 9.1 Articles for the November issue need to be turned into Margaret by Friday, Oct. 24. a. She plans to print the issue the 1^st week of November, but needs 7-10 days to get the issue together. 10 - Webmaster's Report: No report. 11 - Members-at-large: 11.1 Adrienne encouraged members to write articles for the campus newspaper, The Corsair. a. You can email your article to www.corsair.cjb.net or to Adrienne (wildwaterwoman@yahoo.com). 12 - Announcements: 12.1 October 25 - Fall Regional Conference in Madera 12.2 October 25 - Science Night, CR, 5pm - 10pm 12.3 October 26 - Adopt-A-Highway training #1, Kathleen's place, 4pm 12.4 October 31 - Adopt-A-Highway training #2, CR - LRC Rm100A, 1pm 12.5 November 6 - General meeting, Lakeview Room, 3pm Meeting Adjourned. Charlotte Peters AGS Secretary

Top	Thurs., November 6 AGENDA Alpha Gamma Sigma Gamma Rho Chapter Call Meeting to Order: Approval of Agenda Guest Speaker: None 1. Consent Calendar (Any Gamma Rho member may remove an item from the Consent Calendar and place it under discussion) Action Items: 1. Minutes from 10/0203 meeting. 2. Minutes from 10/20/03 meeting. 3. Scholarship requirements. President's Report 2.1 Discussion Item: HIV Kids diaper drive 2.2 Discussion Item: Humboldt Literacy Project 2.3 General Info: Food For People, Inc. drive 2.4 General Info: Autumn Vintage Wine Gala & Auction logistics 2.5 Comments: Science Night review 2.5 Comments: CASA KidWalk review 1^st Vice President's Report 3.1 Discussion Item: 3.2 General Info: 2^nd Vice President's Report 4.1 General Info: Final deadline, Nov. 7 4.2 Comments: Membership verification Treasurer's Report 5.1 General Info: Budget update Secretary's Report 6.1 General Info: Fall conference Advisors' Report 7.1 Diqui's Comments: a. J I. C. C. Rep.'s Report 8.1 Discussion Item: 8.2 Comments: 9. Newsletter Editor's Report 9.1 General Info: Nov. issue article deadline, Nov. 9 9.2 General Info: 10. Webmaster's Report 10.1 General Info: Submissions 11. Members-at-Large 11.1 General Info: Kathleen (?) - Science & Math club update 11.2 General Info: Sarah (?) - Humboldt Women's Breast Project 11.3 General Info: Adrienne (?) - Corsair article 12. Announcements 12.1 November 7 - A-A-H safety training, LRC Room100A, 1pm 12.2 November 8 - Autumn Vintage Wine Auction Gala, Eureka Inn, 5pm-11pm 12.2 November 9 - Autumn Vintage Wine Auction Gala cleanup, Eureka Inn, 8:30am-11am 12.3 November 10 - Veteran's Day holiday 12.4 November 17 - General meeting, Lakeview Room, 4:30pm 13. Meeting Adjourned

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