Phi Theta Kappa

September 13, 1999

Meeting Minutes

  1. Meeting called to order at 6:15 p.m. by Michelle Kojima.
  2. Members in attendance were as follows:

    3. Michelle Kojima, President
    Lorraine Sakowski, Vice President
    Andrea Carrier, Secretary
    Dawn Politz, Treasurer
    Stephen Ersinghaus, Advisor
    Maggie Ducharme, Student Activity Office
    Cindy Frazier
    Carol Croteau
    Jim Koplar

  3. Michelle Kojima passed out and summarized the September 13, 1999 Agenda.
  4. Discussed and scheduled future General and Officer Meetings. The meetings have been scheduled as follows:

    Officer Meetings: Monday, September 27, 1999 at 6:00 p.m. 
    Monday, October 18, 1999 at 6:00 p.m.
    Monday, November 22, 1999 at 6:00 p.m.
    Monday, December 20, 1999 at 6:00 p.m.            

    General Chapter Meetings: Monday, October 4, 1999 at 6:00 p.m. Monday, November 8, 1999 at 6:00 p.m.
    Monday, December 6, 1999 at 6:00 p.m.

  5. Maggie Ducharme informed PTK members that a member from PTK must attend at least one Student Government meeting per month and that PTK is allowed two votes.
  6. Discussion of the PTK web site that is being developed. Some talk of possible postings and links. Michelle Kojima is following up with Dr. Cook to find out status of the web site.
  7. Honors Study Topic "The New Millennium: The Past As Prologue" discussed.
  8. Motion was made by Dawn Politz to complete Issue #7 in the Spring. Motion was seconded by Michelle Kojima. None opposed, none abstained, all were in favor. Motion was passed.
  9. Motion was made by Cindy Frazier to complete Issue #2 in the Fall. Motion was seconded by Dawn Politz. None opposed, none abstained, all were in favor. Motion was passed.
  10. Possibilities for Community Service were discussed. Michelle Kojima provided information on sending letters to military personnel for Christmas. Andrea Carrier suggested providing donations to the Connecticut Children’s Place Facility in East Windsor. Discussed the possibility of extending contributions to the entire school via drop boxes. Andrea will call the facility to obtain additional information.
  11. Fund raising events were discussed. Additional discussion to take place in October meeting.
  12. Maggie Ducharme asked if there had been any discussion re: the two $500.00 scholarships. No discussion yet. Further discussion will need to take place in future meetings.
  13. Michelle Kojima will obtain postcards to send to absent members to update them on future meetings and discussions. Stephen Ersinghaus will provide Michelle with the list of current members.
  14. Andrea Carrier makes a motion to adjourn meeting, seconded by Michelle Kojima. Meeting adjourned at 7:15 p.m.