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A Year In Review
Phi Chi Theta Merchandise Updates
2015 Central Regional Conference Recap
Phi Chi Theta Award Winners
New Zeta Xi Chapter at Drake University
Fall 2015 Collegiate Calendar of Dues
Spring 2015 Collegiate Calendar of Dues
Thank you from Mike Grover and Aliyea Rizai
A Year in Review
Hello Collegiate and Alumni members of the Central Region!
It’s been a great first year of the biennium! Before we dive headfirst into another great
year of Phi Chi Theta, let’s look back at all we’ve accomplished in the past year.
First and foremost, we are thrilled to have added a new chapter to the Central Region
family this year. Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa came on board and wasted no
time getting up to speed and establishing a presence on their campus. Welcome to Phi
Chi Theta!
In March, I had the pleasure of hosting representatives from all of our collegiate
chapters in Kalamazoo, Michigan for the 2015 Central Regional Conference. It was
amazing to see delegates from our chapters set aside their time to travel to the
conference, share ideas, and contribute to the national PiCTure It! campaign. A huge
thank you to all who attended!
The rest of this year has been focused on visiting several of the chapters in the Central
Region. These visits are essential because they allow me time to work with chapter
Executive Board members on any issues they may be facing and establish a plan for
chapter improvement and expansion. I love getting to meet all of the members of the
chapters and answer questions about Phi Chi Theta and my own experiences. For those
of you who haven’t seen me yet, I’ll be traveling around to the rest of my chapters
over the next year. I’m looking forward to meeting you all!
Please take the time to read through the articles in this newsletter. You’ll find a lot of
great information about what’s going on in the Central Region and what to expect for
the next year. Shout out to my Assistant Director, Aliyea Rizai, for putting this
newsletter together and for all of her help in the Central Region and nationally! For
anybody looking to get involved in PCT on a national level, feel free to reach out!
PCT ! ,
Mike Grover
Central Region Director
centraldirector@phichitheta.org
(630) 536-7895
Phi Chi Theta Merchandise Updates
Affinity Program Announces New Incentive Program!
Save time and money
by using the
preapproved vendors
list cleared by
Nationals! This new
program will provide
Chapters with the
opportunity to receive
free merchandise when
they submit receipts to
the affinity company!
Join the New 'Phi Chi Theta' Merchandise Swap' Group on
Facebook!
The Zeta Gamma chapter at University of Illinois is inviting other PCT
Chapters to join the 'Phi Chi Theta Merchandise Swap' Group on
Facebook. This page will allow members to share designs and aggregate
merchandise orders in one place! Members can start by creating a design
and setting up an order through the list of pre-approved PCT
merchandise vendors. After the order is set-up with a company, a link to
the order and a price estimate can be posted on the Facebook page.
Then, members from all PCT chapters can place an order on the items
that they want! Combining orders will help lower the cost of merchandise
orders, help meet minimum orders, and give everyone an opportunity to
collaborate and share their ideas!
Presidents of each Chapter are encouraged to add members to the group!
Additional questions can be sent to
Gina Cirrincione at gmcirrincione@gmail.com.
2015 Central Regional Conference
By Mike Grover
The largest event in the Central Region took place this past March. The Central
Regional Conference was a huge success thanks to the efforts of the attendees. It
was a weekend of networking, building friendships, growing professionally, and
having fun!
The conference was attended by delegates of all collegiate chapters in the
Central Region. Our newest chapter at Drake University sent four members, a
great accomplishment as a new chapter. The highest number of attendees came
from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign who sent seven members and
brought their faculty advisor as well!
The day began with breakfast and an update on the most recent goings on of the
Central Region from Regional Director, Mike Grover. These updates were followed
by the State of Fraternity address from National President, Gary Hodge, who was
kind enough to fly into Kalamazoo for the event. The rest of the morning was
spent with Melissa King, National Vice President Internal, who led the attendees
through the national programming for this year, PiCTure It! Attendees were placed
in groups and filmed recruitment videos for the fraternity to use at a national
level.
2015 Central Regional Conference
After lunch, our collegiate members were treated to two wonderful guest
speakers. Megan Dino, faculty advisor of the Zeta Gamma chapter and advisor
with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s Business Career Services,
spoke to attendees about searching for a career and strategies for carving your
own path in the working world. Following Megan was guest speaker Ben
Brownback, Executive Producer of B2Group, a media company based out of Las
Vegas. Ben spoke about the benefits of networking and strategies for using social
media to lead your networking efforts.
Following our guest speakers, attendees sat in roundtables on various topics and
had the opportunity to share successes and failures at their individual chapters
and help each other with challenges they were facing. As roundtables wrapped
up, Gary Hodge spoke on behalf of the Foundation about their organization and
presented this year’s Central Region scholarship to collegiate member Sheri
Lambesis from the Zeta Gamma chapter. Finally, we heard from members of three
chapters regarding impressive events and internal groups that their chapters had
organized. They gave background information on everything from planning to
executing complex events.
The conference was a huge success, providing key takeaways for all attendees.
Thank you to all who came out and gave their efforts to make the event so great!
Phi Chi Theta supports an environment where member and chapter participation is recognized and
superior performance is rewarded. Congratulations to our 2014-2015 award recipients. Recognition
was given at the Western Regional Meeting (July 31-Aug 1, 2015) in Denver, CO and the Eastern
Regional Meeting (Aug 7-8, 2015) in Virginia Beach, VA. Recipients in the Central Region received their
awards by mail since their Regional Meeting was held earlier in the spring.
CHAPTER GROWTH AWARD
This award is presented annually to a Chapter in each Region that has shown the greatest percentage
increase in membership for the year based on membership and initiation reports submitted to the
National Office. The winners were presented with a certificate from the National Office and a monetary
award.
Delta Chi Chapter at California State University
Chico, CA - Western Region
94.9 % Growth
Zeta Beta Chapter at University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI - Central Region
12.8% Growth
Upsilon Chapter at Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA - Eastern Region
157.1% Growth
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AWARD
This award is presented to one chapter nationwide annually that exemplifies the spirit of
communication and cooperation. This chapter has honored all deadlines set forth in the Calendar of
Due Dates and has done an exceptional job in communicating with the National Office. The winner is
selected by the Executive Director and will be presented with a certificate from the National Office and a
monetary award.
Alpha Omega Chapter at Rutgers University
New Brunswick, NJ – Eastern Region
CHAPTER PERFORMANCE AWARDS
Points are awarded from items completed on the Calendar of Due Dates. The items must be
completed and submitted to the National Office by the deadline posted on the calendar in
order to receive the points. There are base points and the chapters can also earn bonus points
in each category. This point system allows the National Office to rate the efficiency of our
chapters and it infuses a healthy spirit of competition between our chapters.
The Awards presented at the 2015 Regional Meetings were based on a chapter performance
from 2014-2015. Top chapters in each region were given special recognition.
Annual awards include the “Fraternity Spirit & Cooperation Award”, “Business Ideals Award”,
“Financial Management Award” and the “Membership Recruitment & Development Award”.
“FRATERNITY SPIRIT & COOPERATION AWARD”
Points were awarded for submitting documents such as the National & Regional Meeting Reports,
Founders’ Day Report, Professional Development Report, National Make a Difference Day Report,
submitting IRIS articles and for good communication skills with their Regional Director.
Minimum points for recognition in this category: Collegiate (120) and Alumni (160).
Chapters receiving special recognition in this category are:
• Central Region – Epsilon Gamma (130), Zeta Gamma (140) & Alpha Upsilon (165)
• Western Region – Gamma Iota (143)
• Alumni Chapter - Dallas Alumni Chapter (160)
The chapter with the highest number of points in this category received the Excellence Award. They are:
• Central Region – Epsilon Phi (195)
• Eastern Region – Alpha Omega (165)
• Western Region – Delta Mu (148)
• Alumni Chapter - Denver Alumni Chapter (180)
“BUSINESS IDEALS AWARD”
Points are awarded for submitting documents such as the chapter officer list, membership list, calendar,
graduate lists, updated Bylaws and conducting officer training.
Minimum points for recognition in this category: Collegiate (200) and Alumni (100).
Chapters receiving special recognition in this category are:
• Central Region – Alpha Upsilon (200), Epsilon Gamma (230) & Zeta Beta (240)
• Alumni Chapter - Dallas Alumni Chapter (100)
The chapter with the highest number of points in this category received the Excellence Award. They are:
• Eastern Region – Alpha Omega (230)
• Central Region – Epsilon Phi (260)
• Alumni Chapter - Denver Alumni Chapter (160)
“FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AWARD”
Points are awarded for paying fees on time, submitting an annual budget, conducting an annual audit
and making a contribution to the Foundation.
Minimum points for recognition in this category: Collegiate (100) and Alumni (140).
Chapters receiving special recognition in this category are:
• Central Region – Epsilon Gamma (105), Zeta Eta (110), Zeta Beta (120) & Zeta Gamma (130)
• Eastern Region – Zeta Mu (125) & Alpha Iota (130)
• Alumni Chapter – Dallas Alumni Chapter (180)
The chapter with the highest number of points in this category received the Excellence Award. They are:
• Central Region – Alpha Upsilon & Epsilon Phi (Tied 150)
• Eastern Region – Alpha Omega (150)
• Western Region – Beta Theta & Delta Mu (Tied 110)
• Alumni Chapter – Denver Alumni Chapter (190)
“MEMBERSHIP RECRUITMENT & DEVELOPMENT AWARD”
Points are awarded for holding RUSH each semester, submitting pledge & initiation lists, applying for
scholarships and holding alumni activities.
Minimum points for recognition in this category: Collegiate (140) and Alumni (80).
Chapters receiving special recognition in this category are:
• Central Region – Delta Xi (140), Zeta Eta (140), Zeta Xi (140), Epsilon Gamma (160), Zeta Beta
(160), Epsilon Phi (170) & Zeta Gamma (170)
• Eastern Region – Zeta (140), Alpha Iota (140), Alpha Mu (140), Delta Sigma (140), Zeta Kappa
(140), Zeta Mu (140) & Zeta Nu (140), Zeta Lambda (170)
• Western Region – Beta Theta (150), Delta Mu (160) & Alpha Nu (170)
The chapter with the highest number of points in this category received the Excellence Award. They are:
• Central Region – Alpha Upsilon (180)
• Eastern Region – Alpha Omega (180)
• Western Region – Gamma Iota (180)
• Alumni Chapters – Dallas & Denver Alumni Chapters (Tied 80)
New Zeta XI Chapter At Drake University
in Des Moines, Iowa!
The Zeta Xi chapter has made a lot of headway since
beginning one year ago on Drake University’s campus.
Heather and Mikayla, both only sophomores at the
time, were eager to bring together talented and
determined future business leaders to form a new Phi
Chi Theta chapter. After communicating their vision to
members of the business college and their classmates,
they began the process with twenty founding members.
I recently had the opportunity to meet with Collin
Miller, the chapter’s treasurer, at Smokey Row Coffee
house in Des Moines, Iowa, to discuss the chapter and
his experiences with Phi Chi Theta. He is currently
working to establish sponsors for the group and, in
doing so, has already gained a wealth of real world
business experience from developing and establishing
budgets, managing funds, and communicating with
By Aliyea Rizai
professionals. Zeta Xi has already begun actively
participating in campus events to raise money for their
chapter. In April, the chapter organized a very
successful bake sale during Drake’s Relays Week, an annual collegiate track invitational
boasting over 40,000 fans. These efforts contributed to events such as bowling and
picnics. Additionally, the Zeta Xi chapter has sought and found opportunities to give
back to their community. In the Spring, they packaged meals for the Meals for The
Heartland program. Through their efforts, they packaged food for over 10,350 people
around the world. Within their first semester as an established chapter, they have
already put a lot of effort into upholding the ideals of Phi Chi Theta.
Despite being a new chapter, Zeta Xi has already taken the initiative to seek
mentorship nationally. In the Spring, five members attended the Central Regional
Conference in Kalamazoo, Michigan: Collin Miller, Rebecca Phelps, Theresa Kettler, Zack
Nemmers, and Trevor Matiusk. They took the opportunity to network with members
from other chapters and learn how to conduct their rush process and events. This
coming semester, Zeta Xi plans on continuing to grow their membership and leveraging
the support and knowledge of other chapters. It was really a pleasure to speak with
Collin and I have very impressed with all they had accomplished in such a short time. I
can’t wait to see what they do next! Fall 2015 Collegiate Calendar of Dues
Complete information on Dues and Award Points can be found in the chapter Dropbox under, '2015 - 2016 Collegiate
Calendar of Dues' folder.
If you have any questions, please refer to 'Summary of Calender of Dues' form in the Dropbox. It explains what, where,
when, form to use, etc.
Immediately:
- Inactive Member Form
- Change of Address, Marriage, or Death of member
Within 7 days after induction:
- Honorary Member Induction
Within 7 days after presentation:
- National Key Award
Ongoing:
- Lost Alumni
Within 7 days after Pledge Ceremony:
- Fall Pledge List and Fee ($15/Pledge)
14 days prior to the Initiation Ceremony:
- Fall Initiation Fees $110 ($40/Inititation Fee + $70/Dues) and List of Initiates
Submit with Initiation Form:
- Risk Management Policy Report (New Fall Initiates)
October 1st:
-
Officer List- Fall 2015 Update
Chapter Attended Regional Meeting
Regional Meeting Report
Membership List
National Dues ($70/member)
Chapter Calendar
Summer Graduates
October 15th:
- Risk Management Policy Report (All Active Members)
- Sumit Article for IRIS
November 1st:
- Annual Audit
- Chapter Budget
- Fall/Winter Graduates
December 15th:
-
Hold one
Hold one
Hold one
Hold one
professional event
fundraising event
philanthropic event
alumni activity
Spring 2016 Collegiate Calendar of Dues
Complete information on Dues and Award Points can be found in the chapter Dropbox under, '2015 - 2016 Collegiate
Calendar of Dues' folder.
If you have any questions, please refer to 'Summary of Calender of Dues' form in the Dropbox. It explains what, where,
when, form to use, etc.
Immediately:
- Inactive Member Form
- Change of Address, Marriage, or Death of member
Within 7 days after induction:
- Honorary Member Induction
Within 7 days after presentation:
- National Key Award
Ongoing:
- Lost Alumni
Within 7 days after Observance:
- Spring Pledge List and Fee ($15/Pledge)
14 days prior to the Initiation Ceremony:
- Spring Initiation Fees $110 ($40/Inititation Fee + $70/Dues) and List of Initiates
Submit with Initiation Form:
- Risk Management Policy Report (New Spring Initiates)
March 1st:
- National Assessment Fee ($10/member)
- National Insurance Assessment Fee ($10/member)
- Members apply for Scholarships
March 15th:
- Submit Article for IRIS
April 1st:
- Founders' Day (March 6)
- Submit Chapter Bylaws
- Spring Graduates
May 1st:
- Officers' List - Fall Update (2015-2016 Officers)
- Hold Officer Training/Planning Meeting
- Signed Officer Instructions
May 15th:
-
Hold one professional event
Hold one fundraising event
Hold one philanthropic event
Hold one alumni activity
Contributions to the Anna E. Hall & Helen D. Snow Scholarships
Contributions to the Phi Chi Theta Educational Foundation
Thank you for reading the
Fall 2015 Central Regional Newsletter!
PCT ❤,
Mike Grover, Central Regional Director
Aliyea Rizai, Asst. Central Regional Director
Remember: Submit to IRIS!
Share updates on what your chapter has been
doing by submitting to The IRIS!
We want to hear what each chapter
has been up to!
If you have something special from
your Chapter to share, please
submit it to the National IRIS Editor
at IRISEditor@phichitheta.org.
Next Deadline is October 15th