Attendance:
Craig Coolidge, Mark Pare, Matt Crouse, Kevin Murphy, Chris Kelley, Peter Madden, Chad MacPherson, Chris Austin, Jason McGlaughlin (Consul, Rho Rho)
Thursday’s meeting was held at Verillo’s Banquet and Convention Center in Portland. Our next scheduled alumni chapter meeting will be at Thatchers in Portland on Thursday June 7 at 7:00 pm.
Old Business:
For those who still have not paid any dues and are interested in helping support the alumni chapter, they are $30 for the year. Payment can also be mailed to our treasurer Peter Madden, pwm355@yahoo.com
New dues paid, Ron Milley ($30), Robert Akerley ($30), Jeff Charette ($30)
Our current checking account balance is $929
April 28 2007 MS Walk in South Portland
Annual Philanthropy, the MS (Multiple Sclerosis) Walk was held in South Portland on Saturday April 28, 2007. Overall, our team raised over $1,600 exceeding our $1,000 goal for this year! Great job guys! Members in attendance included; Kevin
Murphy, Mark Pare, Jeff Charette, Peter Madden, Craig Coolidge, Andrew Fitzpatrick, Matt Crouse, Clyde Perkins, and Chad MacPherson.
News Letter
Reminder, our target date for the first publication is June, which will be distributed via email. OFFICERS, PLEASE HAVE YOUR ARTICLES DONE FOR THE NEXT MEETING! Mark Pare mpare97@aol.com is our Chapter Editor/Historian, if you have any material,
pictures, etc. which may be useful please forward that information to him!
Spring/Summer Social Event
Currently, the Alumni Chapter is planning a group trip to participate in a float down the Saco River on Saturday/Sunday July 21 & 22.
Also being planned is a group event for a summer Sea Dogs game in Portland. Date and time is still to be determined.
Please contact Chris Kelly our Event Coordinator for more details.
Website
It was decided and approved in the chapter meeting to work with a webhosting company obtained through a contact of Chad MacPherson. In general, preliminary details include an initial $200 startup/setup fee with $10/month hosting fee and a minimum 1
year contract. Hosting company is willing to train 2 alumni chapter members for administration use of the site. Once site is generated, Alumni Chapter will own all website rights a domain names.
New Business:
Stated Communication from Sigma Chi Headquarters
Nationals is looking for Philanthropy information from active Alumni Chapters. We plan to submit our recent MS walk information as part of this request.
Alumni Chapter Bi-Laws
Revisions to the Bi-Laws were approved and voted in as the current Bi-Laws for the Alumni Chapter. A copy of the ammended Bi-Laws can be downloaded by clicking here. Newly Approved Alumni Chapter By-Laws
Fall Social Event – Booze Cruise
Preliminary planning was held for a potential later summer to early fall booze cruise
Rho Rho Active Chapter Report
Jason McGlaughlin reports that the active chapter is now officially out of debt! Very nice work!
Also reported – June 9, Rho Rho is planning another Summer Retreat at the Hovel in Lovel, Maine.
Rho Rho was named most Improved Fraternity on campus by the IFC, GREAT JOB GUYS!
7 new brothers were initiated this spring, overall the chapters numbers are continuing to grow.
$1,375 were raised for this years Derby Days
Plans are in the works of a Pine Tree Sig publication for the next year.
A thank you note from Rho Rho was presented and available for download below. Thank you to Alumni from Active Chapter
Thank you guys, it’s the least we can do!
University of Maine Homecoming 2007
Preliminary plans for homecoming 2007 have been made by our event coordinator Chris Kelley. Currently, a cocktail hour at the Heritage house is being planned from 3 to 6 pm.
Closure
In closing, congratulations to Rho Rho for an outstanding year! Numbers are up, spirits are high, the chapter is debt free, and you’ve work hard to earn most improved fraternity of the year. It’s obvious Sigma Chi at the University of Maine, Orono
is moving in the right direction!
In closing, things are being accomplished but we still have plenty to do. It was a little disappointing to see our numbers down at the last meeting. Its a busy time of year, understood but now is not the time to mail it in. Instead, lets continue
to work hard on establishing a firm foundation for this chapter to continue its growth and planning for the many upcoming events! I look forward to seeing many of you at the next Alumni meeting!
In Hoc,
Craig Coolidge
Alumni Chapter President
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