Triangle – Pitt Chapter
Alumni Meeting – October 25, 2000

Attendance:	Alumni:	Pat Azouri – Alumni President
Dave Czuwara – Alumni VP – Alumni Affairs
Jeff Graeber – Alumni VP – Physical Plant
Eugene Hendricks (Spock) – Alumni Secretary
Jason Mueller – Alumni VP – Active Affairs
Bob Petrick – Alumni Treasurer
Kurt Over

Meeting called to Order: 7:15 PM

House Money (Petrick):
•	To Azouri: Who do we contact at Federated Investors to put money into an account?
•	Azouri: I’ll take care of it.
•	The Chapter is planning on keeping $25,000 to $50,000 in the checking account and investing the rest of the money.
•	Some tax questions arose and need to be looked into.

Treasurer (Petrick):
•	Current outgoing money is $691.30 to the lawyer

Active Proposal Discussion:
•	Only 6 rock solid dates
•	A good start, but not what we’re looking for
•	Get National Aid to teach them the right way to do things?
•	If they needed help / input why didn’t they ask?

“Please stop bringing me beer.” – Mueller

•	Risk Management problems known since Guido’s visit before Founders’ Day 2000

“I’m an old bastard and I admit that.” – Petrick
“And Kurt’s an even older bastard.” – Mueller

•	Full-blown consultation from National?
•	Need a solid commitment from membership

Discussion of alternatives

Motion: “Based on the fact that the document submitted on October 24th by the active organization was insufficient, the alumni organization hereby motions that the Corporate Board review the active chapter's fulfillment of the five criteria set before the active organization prior to the beginning of the Fall Term and all commitments made by the active chapter in the document of October 24th, and, a vote must be taken on or before January 7th, 2001 whether or not to suspend the active chapter. A "no" vote will result in the active chapter continuing on probation until at least the end of the Spring Term. Furthermore, the active chapter is not permitted to initiate any new members until it receives permission of the alumni board.”
-	Hendricks / Graeber
-	6 / 0
-	Al#2000-01.001 

“Clip clop clip clop” – Petrick

Next Meeting: Wednesday, November 29 at 7 PM.  Penn Brewery

Meeting adjourned: 9:48 PM

Proposal for Remediation and Brotherhood Development

I.	Pursuit of making amends for the actions occurring on the evening of October 5 and into the early morning hours of October 6, 2000

A.	Formal letter of apology formulated and written to the Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children and signed by the brotherhood to be presented at a meeting with Dr. Janet Simon, Executive Director of the organization either during the week of October 23, or that of October 30; in addition to the active organization offering our services in whatever way possible to aid the School for Blind Children through fundraisers, clean-ups, or other philanthropic events

B.	Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, October 25 with Sharon Malazich, to discuss the event and to reestablish contact and participation with the Inter Fraternity Council

II.	Steps being taken to promote brotherhood development, Alumni relations, and a better understanding of what it means to be a member of Triangle Fraternity

A.	Risk Management/Legal workshop with Officer Mitchell of the University of Pittsburgh Police Department on Wednesday, November 1 in a conference room in Litchfield Towers

B.	Time Management and Study Skills workshops with Brother Eugene Hendricks on January 9 and 16 respectively, of 2001

C.	Workshop(s) with Brother Kurt Over on the Triangle Constitution, on both the National and Chapter level, including sections on National By-Laws, Rules and Regulations, Corporate, Active, and Alumni activities and responsibilities, to be tentatively scheduled on a Saturday before the close of the Fall Semester

D.	Other workshops, yet to be scheduled, will include Rush, a two-part seminar on the Triangle Code of Ethics, Financial Management (both on a personal and organizational level), and a workshop on the Ritual and its meaning, with either willing and knowledgeable Alumni, or a National Representative

E.	A casual dinner, prepared by the active organization for all actives and alumni on Saturday, January 6 from 1-5pm

III. Philanthropy/Good Press intentions
	
A.	YMCA “Halloween Day”-five brothers scheduled to be at the downtown YMCA on Friday, October 27 to aid in Halloween festivities for school-age children; activities such as running games and assisting with sports

B.	As an organization, holding a Triangle “Engineering Day” at the YMCA—preparing stations illustrating basic principles of engineering such as trusses, gravity, momentum and the like tentatively scheduled for early December 2000

C.	Making a conscious effort to help out with the School for Blind Children through philanthropy

D.	Pursuing other possible philanthropies such as working with ‘Animal Friends’, a non-profit organization dedicated to finding homes for stray animals, and also holding a “Toy Drive” for ‘The Alliance for Infants and Toddlers’ an organization that coordinates and monitors the delivery of services to children with developmental delays throughout Allegheny County

IV. Dealing with inactive brothers and moving towards paying our debt

A.	Brothers that do not attend regular meetings and/or are lacking severely in their participation within the organization will be notified, reviewed, and dismissed where necessary after signing promissory notes to expedite the collection of their debt

B.	The e-board will review the active organization’s position as to its debt, and develop a plan to collect as much money as possible by January 1, 2001, working in conjunction with the Alumni Treasurer—payment plan will be developed by Sunday, November 12 and implemented shortly thereafter

All of the above has been reviewed and agreed upon by the active organization, and the following measures will be taken to ensure the implementation of this program:

1)	Mandatory that ALL brothers attend 80% of scheduled seminars/workshops
2)	Mandatory that ALL brothers attend 60% of scheduled philanthropy events

Brothers not meeting these standards will be reviewed and released in a timely manner

Note: All of the above events will be noted and summarized upon their completion