University of Northern Colorado
Panhellenic Council Meeting
March 27, 2017
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Call to Order: 5:00pm
Panhellenic Creed
Please pass the creeds to your left and leave on the last remaining chairs
Attendance
 Alpha Omicron Pi: here
 Alpha Sigma Alpha: here
 Alpha Phi: here
 Delta Zeta: here
 Sigma Kappa: here
 Sigma Lambda Gamma: here
Approval of Agenda/Minutes: approved
Guest Speakers:
 Campus Connections
o Seeking Students for Mentoring Youth (flyer attached)
o APCE 385: Practicum in Community Engagement, Campus Connections
(offered fall and spring)
o Campus Connections is an interactive program at UNC that pairs students
with youth (ages 11-18) referred from the local community in a one-onone mentoring relationship. This is a for-credit course, open to all majors,
at both undergraduate and graduate levels. As part of the course, students
will receive orientation and training on becoming a mentor and working
with youth. Students will spend one evening per week with their mentee
and provide support through promoting pro-social behaviors, academic
success, wellness programing, and having fun! For more information,
visit the Campus Connections Website.
o Interested students must fill out a Mentor Application and attend a
Mandatory Information Session (see flyer or website for dates).
Applications will be considered in the order they are received until the
course is filled. For more information or any questions, please contact:
[email protected].
 Kevion Ellis
o He is running for 2017-2018 Student Body President and wants to
introduce himself to Panhellenic, his platform and wants to share his goals
for UNC and Student Senate for this next school year. He also wants to
hear opinions, concerns, and ideas, and answer any questions Panhellenic
might have for him.
 Speech is at the end
 Cami Reynolds
o She is going to be talking about the St. Baldricks, Bears Go Bald event.
o They want support:
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VI.
Shaving your head, 8 inches or more to donate, go to the event,
donate $5 to canidents, Facebook page: share, like it
o April 29th at 11-2 in the garden theater or on central probably gunter gym
if there is bad weather.
 Global Cultural Festival
o April 1st at 7pm at Lindou auditorium
 Brian from Delta Chi
o This week is Jimmy V week
o Puppies and Pizza- Monday
o Pie a dchi- Tuesday
o Date auction- Wednesday
o Car bash- Thursday
o Basketball and costume contest- friday
Reports
A. Officer Reports
 President Michaels ([email protected]):
o Circle of Sisterhood meeting on Tuesday, March 28th at 6pm in the Office
of Student Life area.
o Reminder, next week on Monday, April 3 at 5pm are the Greek Awards in
the UC Ballrooms.
o No PanHellenic next week
o Get ready for Greek Week next week!
 Director of Recruitment Koontz ([email protected] ):
o No report
 Director of External Affairs Ward ([email protected]):
o Greek Week is next week and there will be a mandatory meeting
Wednesday at 5 in columbine A
o No one turned in scholar of the month
o Wednesday IFC is hosting a blood drive and the chapters with the highest
attendance will receive 50 points for Greek Week
 Director of Risk Management Cable ([email protected]):
o MGC Showcase is on Thursday at 7pm in the ballrooms!
 First come first serve
 Director of Internal Affairs Phalen ([email protected]):
o Changes to the Bylaws and Constitution, I’ll talk more during new
business.
 Director of Public Relations Ursetta ([email protected]):
o The all Greek photoshoot will be the Monday, April 3rd.This is the
Monday of Greek Awards. I need one representative from each chapter to
attend wearing block letters and jeans. The shoot starts at 3:00pm! I will
send a follow up email to each chapter, please make sure you have a
representative of each chapter in attendance.
o I will be starting a Women Crush Wednesday photo challenge on
Panhellenic’s Instagram page! Chapters, please send me your nominees at
[email protected]
VII.
o Greek Week is next week, don’t forget to tag UNCO Panhellenic in your
photo posts!
 Assistant Director of Recruitment West ([email protected]):
o The retreat was this weekend and it went amazing.
B. Cabinet Reports
 IFC Liaison:
o Delta Chi Jimmy V week is this week
o Delta Tau Delta is hosting a concert April 14th tickets are $20 online
o Lambda Chi watermelon bash is this week
o Sigma Chi Derby Days is April 17th-22nd
 MGC Liaison:
 RHA Liaison:
 Student Senate Liaison: Last week at Student Senate we went over the SPA
(Student Programming Allocation) budget and reached a conclusion that we can
fully fund all of the programs and presentations we heard. We will formally vote
on this at our next business meeting on April 5th.
 UPC Liaison:
C. Greek Advisor:
 Rebecca Ingraham ([email protected]):
o Final rosters for grade reports are due Friday, April 28th by 5pm. Please
send a digital excel document to me and note which members joined this
semester. Do not include anyone studying abroad or student teaching.
D. Chapter Reports
 Alpha Omicron Pi:
o We have a philanthropy event on Wednesday to get ready for Relay!
o We are extremely excited for our sisterhood retreat this weekend!
o Have a fantastic week ladies!
 Alpha Sigma Alpha:
o No report
 Alpha Phi:
o I hope everyone had a nice and relaxing weekend and a great rest of their
week
 Delta Zeta:
o We had our wonderful spring sisterhood in Loveland this past weekend
o We are excited for all the events planned this week for Greek Week!
o Have a great week
 Sigma Kappa:
o We hope you all had a wonderful weekend!
o We’re celebrating our women’s accomplishments in academics today in
meeting.
o Can’t wait for MGC Showcase.
o Hope you all have a lovely week!
 Sigma Lambda Gamma:
o Come to show case
Old Business:
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VIII. New Business:
 Changes to the Bylaws and Constitution.
IX.
Motion for Adjournment
 Motion for Adjournment at: 5:19 sigma kappa
 Seconded by: delta zeta
If elected Student Body President, together I believe there are actions we can take to continue
making UNC advantageous and prosperous for everyone! I would greatly appreciate if you could
forward this message to the members of your society, and vote Kevion Ellis on elections days:
April 4th-6th
My platform, Let’s BRIDGE the GAP is about inclusivity, togetherness, and unified action. As a
Student Senate Councilor for the College of Humanities and Social Sciences this academic year,
I have listened to many students voice their concerns and opinions about UNC. After thinking
about and studying these concerns, I have formed my goals to BRIDGE the GAP between the
student body, administrators, and Student Senate. Having a year under my belt on Student Senate
provides me with the background needed to address the issues of our past and look forward to a
great future.
Let’s Bridge the Gap with Administration!
This 2016-17 school year, I have heard many students voice their concerns and opinions about
wanting university administrators to become more present in student activities and events around
campus. Most recently during our Presidential election, some students felt discouraged, unsafe
and uncared for by our administration. My plan is to CHALLENGE our administrative body to
join us (students) in events and activities all around campus. We encourage the VISIBILITY of
our campus staff, even if their support is non-partisan, it is still comforting to have an
administration that stands beside its students. We want to see them as a part of us, even if
visibility means just hanging out in the University Center lobby for a few minutes a day, we are a
UNC family and we need to know they are there.
Let’s Bridge the Gap with Student Senate!
In my opinion, Student Senate has not fully met the bar of REACHING and ENGAGING with
students in years past. Let’s engage in deeper communication, so we as representatives of the
student body can hear more opinions, concerns, and ideas from YOU who we represent.
One of the bills I plan to draft would have our Senate Councilors become more visible in
different clubs and organizations around campus, especially those within our cultural centers.
How can we ask Administration to appear when we are not there supporting each other? We will
sit in on club meetings and take notes, hear concerns, ideas, etc. and bring them back to Senate to
discuss and act on collectively. Communication is KEY! Any chartered club or organization on
campus would be able to request representation from Student Senate as well. We need to be there
for everyone!
I also want to change the very low student attendance at our meetings and town halls this next
year. I know Student Senate meetings can be intimidating, and at times hard to understand
because of the way we do procedure. That's why I want to take steps towards making Senate
meetings and events a warm, comfortable, fully involved, and inclusive experience for everyone
who attends!
Let’s Challenge the System.
All our lives we have followed traditional systems, some that we've challenged and some that we
have never questioned because it's all we’ve ever known. We have to change this mentality. We
come to college to explore life and if we are sitting around being dictated to then who is really
living outside the box?
This next school year I want us, as students, to EXPLORE and CHALLENGE the systems that
we have in place here at UNC. There has to be more than YES and NO answers and options.
Let’s begin by focusing on WHY we do things the way we have done them for so long? Let's
LOOK into and EXPLORE new and more cohesive ways of doing things. Who knows, maybe
we can change or adjust our system so that it is even more inclusive for ALL! I’m ready to
address all sorts of questions, so Let’s DIVE IN!
Let OUR Voices Ring!
Inclusivity will continue to be one of our biggest concerns and focuses in Senate. We don’t want
to be excluded or marginalized by policy. I want everyone to be included in all of the decisions
that affect every student on our campus.
We have a voice and want to be heard! Let me take that back, WE WILL BE HEARD!
If elected Student Body President, you have my word I will CHALLENGE Senate and our
administration to continue to seek to understand and question how we can make UNC prosperous
and advantageous not only for students, but for every person who steps foot on our campus.
We are FAMILY at UNC. From time to time we get upset, we argue, we disagree, but at the end
of the day, we still work with each other and for each other to create the best experience possible
for every student! As your Student Body President, I will continue to join you in this by acting in
the best interest and respect to every UNC BEAR!
I hope my platform has given you insight to who I am, what my goals and ideas are for our
university in the coming academic year, and I HOPE you will consider me for 2017-2018
Student Body President on voting days April 4th, 5th, and 6th when you can vote at the
University Center or on URSA! #LetsBridgetheGap