Meeting Minutes

13 March 2007

There were 15 individuals in attendance.

The first order of business was to set a date for Initiation. It was scheduled for April 18th at 7 p.m. at Ryan's. Food must be paid for by the individual.

A trash pick up was scheduled for April 21st at 9 am.

The can pickup was scheduled for March 20th at 11 a.m.

Presentations were again addressed. The schools have decided that there will be no time during school to have presentations due to the high amount of snow/sick days at the beginning of January.

Cords fees ($5) were due Friday the 16th.

The new Secretary will be Ashley Gibson.

Once no further items were to be addressed, the meeting was adjourned.

13 February 2007

The first order of business was to address t-shirt sales. Money was due February 23rd. The prices were $12 for short sleeves and $15 for long sleeves.

The can pick up will be scheduled for some time in April.

Dues must be submitted by the next meeting (March).

School presentations, initiation, and the Jere Whitson after school program - were addressed, but nothing was scheduled.

28 November 2006, 11:03 a.m.

The first order of business was to address the graduation of those holding positions of President, Vice President and Secretary. Elections will be held in the spring.

Jessica will be responsible for the t-shirts sold in the spring. Yellow is the tenative color.

Our president commended those who showed up for the trash and can pick up.

The Toy Drive is going well, with just a couple of weeks left.

Next Semesters projects are to include: t-shirts, 2-3 can pickups (one soon after the semester begins), and presentations. Trash pick-up will be scheduled for later in the spring.

The next meeting will be held January 23, 2007.

Initiation will be held a week or two before spring finals.

No fundraisers will be held, rather around April we will approach businesses for money.

The scholarship fund is up to between $7000 and $7500.

Fall 2006 Semester activities:

NatureFest: 5 people
BIOL 1000 Topics: 3 people
Can Pickup (9/14): 5 people
Trash Pickup (10/28): 8 people
Second Can Pickup: 3 people
DCS Toy Drive: Approx. 10 members.

24 October 2006, 11:00 a.m.

Our meeting commenced at 11:00 a.m. on October 24, 2006 in Pennebaker Hall. The first order of business was to address aluminum can pick-up.

The trash pick-up was scheduled for Saturday, 28 October at 10:00.

It was also decided that there would be no fundraiser this fall because there were not enough people willing to commit.

President, Cindy Fox, received an e-mail regarding the Department of Childrens Services and toys for children. Donations will be accepted until December 8.

Sigma Chi and FIJI also were willing to volunteer their help with the trash pickup.

12 September 2006, 11:02 a.m.

Our first meeting of the semester commenced at 11:02 a.m. on September 12, 2006 in Pennebaker Hall. The first order of business was to address the change in rules and regulations for membership. To be accepted as a member of TriBeta, one must be active within the club, thereby attending at minimum 2 meetings and 2 activities per semester.

The issue of dues was then the topic of discussion. Initially it was said that Associate members are to pay $25, plus $10 to become a regular after meeting requirements, followed by a $5 local fee. However, it was brought to our attention that dues have increased in the last year. The Associate member will now be required to pay $35, plus the additional $10 for becoming a regular member and $5 for local dues. These dues are greatly appreciated as soon as possible, however specific instances will be dealt with individually.

Officers are needed to volunteer to present in the Biology 1000 courses on our group. This will be done the week of Oct. 9.

Other topics of brief discussion were fundraisers and school system presentations.

The Can pick-up will be Thursday, Sept. 14, 2006 during dead hour. The scholarship fund will benefit from this collection, as all money from cans collected will be added to the account.

Monthly meetings will be the third Tuesday of every month during dead hour in Pennebaker 318.

Regarding the fundraiser, our president will tenatively have a fundraising package together for the next meeting, which will be Oct. 24.

WFS/SFA met and spoke briefly about their organizations. For more information, please go to their meetings. Meeting times are posted on each floor of Pennebaker Hall. They are hoping to schedule multiple, large-scale events over the course of the year.

After all orders of business had been discussed, the meeting was then adjourned at 11:35 a.m.

23 March 2006, 11:00 a.m.

The first order of business comes from both the SFA and WFS.  Nature Fest will be April 21-23 and they have suggested a fundraiser throughout the day.  Food of all types will be sold.  The members of the organizations asked us to compile a joint effort in order to raise funds for both clubs.  The times and dates are Friday 6p-9p, Saturday 8a-8p, and Sunday 1:30p-4:30p.  Volunteers are needed for the activities.  A student sign-up sheet is available. Please see a member of WFS/SFA in order to get more information.  Also, the annual Kids Fishing Derby will be held June 10th at Cane Creek Park by the Student Fisheries Association.  Volunteers are needed.   There will be a SFA meeting on the 6th for more information.

We had a few new visitors this time.  Thank you for coming! We hope to see you again at the next meeting. 

T-shirt orders are now being taken.  Please e-mail your order to one of our officers (Cindy, Allison, Chris, or Hope - e-mail addresses available on the contacts page).  T-shirt prices are $12 and long-sleeved shirts are $14.  The colors are red and green, dependant on availability.  Please get this order in by next Friday (April 7th). 

Another reminder - Initiation will be April 20th at Ryan's.  Funding for dinner must be provided by the individual. 

There are a few other possibilities for local school presentations.  More information will be posted as it becomes available. 

The camping trip is set for April 8th.  To join us, please meet on the Dixie side of Pennebaker around 11. Cindy will send an e-mail regarding this. 

The next scheduled meeting is April 13th.

16 February 2006, 11:00 a.m.

The first order of business was to address the fundraiser.  Fundraiser packets were handed out to all that attended.  The fundraiser chosen was through "Uncle Jerry's Tees".  This fundraiser will run from today (16 Feb) through the Friday after Spring Break.

T-shirts will be sold with the BBB design this semester.  The prices are:  $9-11 for long sleeved tees and $7-9 for short sleeved tees.  Suggestions are being taken from now until next Wednesday for a "Top 10 reasons to be into biology" or to be in Pennebaker, etc.  You can e-mail your suggestions to Cindy (cnfox21).  10 reasons are not necessary, 5 is sufficient.   The t-shirts will be red with gold writing or green with gold writing, pending on the color availability.

Dr. Cook has asked a representative from BBB to speak in his BIOL 1000 course on Thursday March 2 at both 1 and 3 p.m.  Cindy Fox offered to speak at 1 p.m. and Hope Hunter offered to speak on behalf of the group at 3 p.m.

Graduating Seniors if you are interested in wearing honors cords, please contact Dr. Jordan, the treasurer (Chris) or Cindy to determine your status as a member.  As long as dues are up to date, you may order cords for $5.00 to wear at your graduation.  Please try to get in contact with one of us soon so that we can make one group order instead of individual ones.  E-mail addresses are on the contact page.

No decisions were made regarding presentations as we have not heard back from the schools.  More information to follow.

Next meeting was scheduled for March 23rd and the meeting was adjourned.

26 January 2006, 11:00 a.m.

The first order of business was to determine a time for the Prescott Central Middle School presentation as well as schedule dates for other upcoming events.  It was decided that the afternoon of Feb. 23rd would be the best time for this presentation.  This is dependant on the approval of the administration at Prescott.  It was noted that if we are going to take snakes to this presentation that we should get in touch with Rufus and see if he can go.

It was impossible to schedule a time for the Rickman presentation due to lack of attendance at this meeting.  We are hoping that we can schedule this at the next meeting.

A bonfire/camping trip was scheduled for Saturday, April 8 at Center Hill. More details to follow at the next meeting.

Initiation is scheduled for April 20, 2006 at Ryan's restaurant. 

February's meeting will be on the 16th. The March meeting has been scheduled for the 23rd.

The group will be able to cover local businesses for donations the week of April 10th.

There will be pictures taken at the next meeting for officers as well as members.  Please be prepared for this.  Following notification of the next meeting, the meeting was adjourned.

01 December 2005, 11:00 a.m.

The first order of business was to delegate a time and date for the can pickup. President Cindy Fox and Treasurer Chris McLaughlin volunteered to collect cans and take them to the local recycling facility. The date scheduled for this was 08 December 2005 at 8 a.m.

The second order of business was to elect new officers to the Kappa Tau Chapter. Chris McLaughlin was nominated by the President as Treasurer and all present members seconded the nomination. Hope Hunter was then nominated as Secretary and again, all present members seconded the nomination.

The third and most important order of business was the scheduling of events for the spring semester of 2006. The candy fundraiser was scheduled for January. The Prescott Central Middle School presentation was scheduled for early February and the annual t-shirt sale will begin at the end of the month. At the end of March, a presentation with the Rickman Elementary school was scheduled as well as a group camping trip. And in April, it was decided that members could venture to local businesses for donations. The tentative date for initiation into the Kappa Tau Chapter of Beta Beta Beta was scheduled for 20 April 2006 at Ryan's restaurant. No specific dates were made for the events other than initiation, which is subject to change.

It was decided that the presentation done at Prescott would revolve around what the children can find in their back yards. The Rickman children will be introduced to the oddities of nature. Jessica has a contact with a woman who raises giant rabbits that will be brought to the presentation.

The next scheduled meeting was set for 19 January 2006, subject to change as school begins two days prior. Following the scheduling of the next meeting, the session was adjourned.