Thursday, January 17, 2008

Convention is Coming!

I've been working on MBPsi business lately, and I thought I should keep you posted.

Convention 2008 Schedule
NP Andrew and I have been working on the schedule for Convention 2008. We have created a joint to-do list on google docs, and we have a lot to prepare before Convention. You will be hearing a lot more from me in the coming weeks as we begin the preparations.

National Officer and BOT Reviews
I will be posting the National Officer and BOT reviews in an online survey format this year (using Zoomerang). We will be reviewing all officers not up for re-election as well as one of the BOT members. Your feedback is critical to improving our performance.

Shingle Orders
Alpha and Omicron had a little bit of a backlog of shingle orders, so I handled that over the break, and shingles should be in Brothers' hands by now. If your chapter has missing shingle orders, please email me at secretary at mubetapsi dot org, and I'll get it straightened out.

Work-Life Balance
We started classes this week. I'm teaching two sections of Organizational Behavior and one section of Team Dynamics. I'm also the new advisor for SHRM (Society for Human Resources Management), and I'm trying to help Omicron chapter as much as possible. Finally, I'm planning a wedding--I'm getting married this summer.

That's it for now. Hope you have a great semester.

Deadlines!

Brothers,

It seems like I only write when I want to remind you of some deadlines, but I guess that comes with the territory.

Next deadline: February 15th

1) NCCM Quarterly Reports, due to Chrissy
Chrissy is tweaking this form and will let NCCM reps know via the NCCM-listserv when its available to complete. Please check to make sure that your NCCM reps are receiving emails with the subject line [nccm-l].

2) Initiation Reports, due to Abra
One check from each chapter, covering all initiates, is due along with an initiation report, which can be found at (must be logged into intranet to view): http://intranet.mubetapsi.org/portal_mods/knowledgebase.php?page=file&aid=26&gid=9&kcat=National%20Documents
The fee is $34/each = $20 national dues + $10 initiation fee + $4 shingle fee

3) Updated Address Lists, including new Brothers, due to me
I have a format (.xls) for submitting the updates. Please email me (secretary at mubetapsi dot org) if you would like the latest version I have for your chapter. Alternatively, you can download the most recent address list from the knowledgebase, make changes to your chapter's info in excel, and email me the attachment. It's your call! Here's the latest address list:
http://intranet.mubetapsi.org/portal_mods/knowledgebase.php?page=file&aid=313&gid=1&kcat=National%20Documents

4) Alumni Reports for Fall 2007 Graduates, due to me
If any Brother (active or inactive) at your chapter graduated in Fall 2007, please submit an Alumni Report to me. The Alumni Report can be found at:
http://intranet.mubetapsi.org/portal_mods/knowledgebase.php?page=file&aid=25&gid=9&kcat=National%20Documents
We use information from this report for our database of Brothers as well as to remind newly graduated Brothers of the opportunity to participate in the Alumni Association.

If you have questions about where to mail these reports, please consult the master address list (available on the knowledgebase section of the intranet) or me.

Thanks!