Lambda Sigma Minutes
October 10, 1999;  7PM Sage

Absent:  Beth Achille, Rebecca Albrecht, Krista Frater, Bobbie Kelly,
Catherine     Ptaschinski, Ali Swisher

Old Business
Secretary¹s Report

Treasurer¹s Report:  around $840
-no homecoming expenses
-turn in any receipts to David Scott


New Business
Committee Reports
-Publicity
-advertised for homecoming events
-Fundraising
-planning to have a dance-a-thon sometime during second term
-will plan music themes, costume contests, and dance competitions
-planning a spirit week during third term, possible activities:
-jars set out in Downer with pictures of people next to them, person
whose picture is next to the jar with the most money in it will get a pie in
the face
-room decoration contest, raise money from entrance fees
-fundraisers for Valentine¹s Day:
-sell flowers
-date match survey, charge for results
-instead of pizza sales, planning to have donut, bagel, and muffin sale at
Colman
-every Friday, if successful
-if doesn¹t work, will go back to pizza sales
-plans to survey customers regarding future purchases
-looking into having coffee
-the first sale will be this Friday, October 15
-e-mail your morning schedules to Crystal or Nick so that shifts to work
the sale can be scheduled
-a date is not set for the next Fundraising Committee meeting
-Social
-planning to have a party once a month for all of the people with birthdays
in that month
-are brainstorming for more group activities
-Spring Break
-still looking into Tennessee and Kentucky
-possibilities in Vermont
-Service
-e-mail service hours to Megan C.
-need volunteers for faculty babysitting at the Rec Center on Friday, October
22, 4:30-6:30PM, call Megan C. at x7422 if you can help
-Service opportunities:
-Boys and Girls Club Halloween Party, Friday, October 29, 4-7PM,
transportation will be provided, call Megan C. at the Volunteer Center
(x6644) this week if interested
-Boys and Girls Club Arts and Crafts volunteer, one hour every or every
other week, call Megan C. at the Volunteer Center to set up a time or for
more information
-Children¹s Museum Halloween Programs, any day during the week of October
25-29 from 5-8PM.  Call Megan C. at the Volunteer Center.
-Outagamie County Juvenile Project, a volunteer or a group of volunteers
to put on a program or demonstration (art, music, foreign language
instruction, or a program of your choice) for the teens.  Programs are set
up according to your schedule.  Call Megan C. at the Volunteer Center.
-If interested in participating in the Relay for Life in any form call Erika
at the Volunteer Center.
-If interested in being a part of Habitat for Humanity, call Beth Halpern at
x7421 or Dave Frye.  Meet on October 16 at 7:30AM at the turn around near
the library if interested in working on a house.  The work should be done
around 2 or 3PM.
-National Make a Difference Day, Children¹s Museum, October 23, 12- 2PM,
talk to Daniel for more information.
-Megan C. works in the Volunteer Center on Mondays and Wednesdays from
3:30-5:30PM and Fridays 11AM-1PM if you need to contact her there.
-Feel free to stop in the Volunteer Center any time to check on volunteer
opportunities.
Selection
-no new business
Standards
-will meet this week to form an attendance policy


Old Business
Need to decide on the group thank you activity from Dave Frye
-possibilities:  bowling, Fun Set Boulevard, Baskin Robbins

Beth is writing the newsletter for the Diamond.  Let her know if you have any
suggestions.  She will be including information about New Student Week.

Lambda Sigma is currently scheduled to go to Bjorklunden on January 21-23, but
Michelle is trying to move our weekend to October 29-31.  The weekend of
November 12-14 is also another possibility.

The homecoming dance had a low turnout.

Discussion of Lambda Sigma fellowship.
-discussed possible ways to improve participation in group activities

Upcoming Meetings
-Sunday, October 17, 7PM, Sage- Improvement Committee meeting
-Sunday, October 24, 7PM, Sage- Regular group meeting