Triangle – Pitt Chapter
Corporation Board Meeting – October 14, 2000

Attendance:	Pat Azouri – Corporation President
		Eli Dicken – Corporation Vice-President
		Jeff Graeber – Alumni Board Member At-Large
		Eugene Hendricks – Corporation Secretary
		Seth McGeorge – Active Board Member At-Large
		Bob Petrick – Corporation Treasurer
		Jason Vining – Corporation Assistant Treasurer
		John Correll
Dave Czuwara
		Jason Mueller
		Tim Palko

Meeting called to Order: 7:30 AM

Review of Events - House Sale:
•	08/01/00 - House Letter by Br. Graeber discussed at an Alumni Meeting
o	Attendance:
Alumni:	Jeff Graeber – Alumni VP – Physical Plant
Eugene Hendricks (Spock) – Alumni Secretary
Bob Petrick – Alumni Treasurer
Kurt Over
Dave Czuwara

		Actives:	Elli Dicken – Active President
		Brian Spencer – Active Secretary

•	08/15/00 – Newsletter containing House Letter mailed
•	08/29/00 – Alumni Meeting
o	Rush Events at House Discussed
o	Decided that 3 Actives would clean the House for Homecoming
•	09/16/00 – Homecoming
o	“Tear Up” Date discussed
o	Jeff – Intention was to take the safety stuff (railings, etc) out of the house last.
•	Post-Homecoming (Dates Not Available)
o	Co-Worker of Br. Graeber (by name of Jim) removed mantles, etc. because he matched the highest bid.
o	Closing moved from 9/29/00 to 10/06/00 due to Rush and academic considerations.
o	Jim felt put out due to the variety of schedule changes that impacted him.
•	10/01/00 – Furnace moved to 254 Melwood Avenue
•	10/03/00
o	Br. Petrick went to the House and spoke to Br. Dicken about moving things.
o	Br. Dicken informed that no one should use the steps after the evening of 10/04/00
•	10/05/00 – Final items being moved out.

Evening of 10/05/00:
•	Approximately 14 Brothers and 2 Pledges in attendance
•	8:00 PM to 12:00 AM
o	Actives in process of removing final items from the house
o	Mementos being removed from the House also
•	5 or 6 bricks
•	Bottles from the bathroom window
•	A hammer
o	Gradual shift occurred from moving items to destruction
o	Destruction began between 11 PM and 12 AM
o	The wall on the 3rd floor was smashed previously while removing a couch.
•	11:00 PM to 5:00AM
o	Pledges escorted home at 12:00 AM by Br. McGeorge
o	Several brothers drunk, but only a few extremely so and several were sober
o	Some thought about danger to those involved, but none to the community
o	Some talk about possible legal action
o	The graffiti started as looking for paint to use at the new house and to say goodbye to the House
o	It was assumed that the School for the Blind just wanted the land
o	Everyone became extremely emotional which directly lead to what happened

Morning of 10/06/00:
•	Br. Petrick met with the locksmith to move the door lock to 254 Melwood Avenue
•	Br. Petrick noticed the graffiti on the front of the House
•	The maintenance staff from the School for the Blind arrived and walked through the House with Br. Petrick
•	The House was deemed dangerous after the walk through
•	After the arrival of the Executive Director of the School for the Blind, the group moved to the Howard Hanna offices to meet with the attorneys
•	After a 5 hour discussion, a final sale price of $250,000 was agreed upon, which is a $25,000 loss from the previously agreed upon price.

Active Presentation:
•	Stress from the House sale, school, the new house, etc lead to everything that happened
•	The Board is asked to judge the Active Organization by the good deeds as well as the bad.
•	The Board assures the Active representatives that the entire history of the Organization will be taken into account.
•	Possible Resolutions:
o	School for the Blind Executive Director has been contacted and there will be a formal apology made and an offer of aid in whatever way is deemed best. (To be done on 10/16/00)
o	Student Activities, Student Affairs, and the Greek Advisor will be appraised of all of the events as well. (To be done on 10/16/00)
o	Brother Development Classes
•	Number and frequency to be determined
•	Possible topics to include, but are not limited to:
•	Code of Ethics
•	Ritual
•	Proper conduct of a Brother
•	Officer Positions and Responsibilities
•	The Reaffirmation Document to be signed by all after the end of the classes
•	Those who do not attend the classes or sign the document will be asked to resign
o	Increase of the Active / Alumni interaction and understanding is paramount
o	Help the School for the Blind through philanthropy in ways to be determined

Motion:  “That the Active Organization be placed on probation for the remainder of the semester, effective immediately, with he provision that the Active Organization present a concrete plan for improvement and remediation to the Alumni Board Members by 5:00 PM on 10/24/00.  Any action that deviates from the Code of Ethics or the Ritual will be grounds for the immediate suspension of the Active Organization following a vote of the Corporate Board.”
-	Graeber / Dicken
-	Passed (6/0)
-	ID#BOD_2000-01.001

Meeting adjourned: 9:45 AM

House Letter:

Brothers:

As the sale of the Pitt Chapter house draws near, I would like to keep everyone posted on the activities leading up to the final days.  Here are a few topics I wanted to fill everyone in on.

Schedule:

Although the day for the closing on the house has not yet been finalized, a timeline has been established with the following milestones:

9/6/00 – Final Move Out Date – NO EXCEPTIONS.  All residents must move out of the house and take their PERSONAL belongings with them.  All Fraternity Owned items including composite pictures, paddles, furniture, signs, household supplies, etc. must remain in the house (unless a specific agreement is reached with Jeff Graeber).  The house will remain furnished and livable until after the homecoming celebration.

9/7/00 – 9/14/00  - House Cleaning.  A professional cleaning company and/or a group of actives will be hired to clean the house in anticipation for the homecoming celebration.

9/15/00 – Final preparation for Homecoming

9/16/00 – Homecoming Activities (See separate schedule for Details)

9/17/00 – Final Clean-up from Homecoming

9/18/00 – 10/10/00 – Prepare for movers.  This includes all paperwork, composites, paddles, trophy case, etc.  Basically, anything the Chapter is saving for the future house.  During this time all other items of value or those claimed by individuals will be removed from the house.  (See next section for details.)

10/11/00 – Professional movers to arrive and take all items to storage facility obtained by Triangle.  Note:  Bob Petrick will be keeping all ritual equipment at his house.

10/13/00 – (Date not finalized yet) Final Closing on Chapter House.

House Items:

The following items have been identified as potentially having cash value on the market.  Bids are being solicited from antique dealers and/or ads are being placed in the paper to sell the following items.  Anyone interested in matching the highest bid is welcome to contact Jeff Graeber.  Some items may be saved for use in the new house construction at the discretion of the Alumni Board.

Fireplace Mantles – Qty. 4
Stained Glass Windows – Qty. 4
Wooden Panel Doors and Misc. Wooden Trim
Beer Keg Cooler
Furnace

Items of little or no cash value, but having value to the fraternity, will be moved into storage.  These include: 
Bar Top
Signs from the Basement and the rest of the house.
Fraternity Composites
Pledge Paddles
Trophy Case items
Etc.

Note:  No items will be removed from the house until after 9/17/00. 

House Souvenirs:

Due to the agreement with Howard Hannah, Brothers cannot “dismantle” the house for fun or souvenirs before the sale.  The Alumni Organization is planning to provide some type of prepared commemorative souvenir.  Details are not finalized at this time, but it is anticipated that it will be a “piece of the house” with the possible addition of a photograph.  

For those of you who want it in plain English this means “we’re not allowed to trash the house”!  So don’t plan on bringing your sledgehammer or crow bar.

If there are any questions regarding any of the above-mentioned information, please contact me to discuss.

In F,S & C,
Jeff Graeber
jeff.graeber@jlspecialty.com
(724) 457-2542 evenings