Petition to Charter PA Alpha Gamma

PENNSYLVANIA
ALPHA GAMMA
PETITION TO CHARTER

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ADMINISTRATION & OPERATIONS
005 Semester Retreat
006 Chapter meetings
016 Chapter Advisory Board meetings
017 Greek Life Director meetings
019 International Headquarters meetings
020 Chapter Leadership Development
022 Pi Lambda Phi Conferences
023 Pi Lambda Phi Convention
EDUCATION & DEVELOPMENT
024 New Member Education
026 Academic Program
PROGRAMMING & RISK MANAGEMENT
028 Risk Management Training
029 Housing Program
030 Elimination of Prejudice Programming
051 Founder's Day Event
052 Faculty Reception
054 Campus Programming
056 Brotherhood Retreat
RECRUITMENT
058 Recruitment Plan
067 Recruitment Tracking
073 Recruitment Training
074 Chapter Size
FINANCE
075 Chapter Budget
076 Chapter Savings
COMMUNICATIONS
080 Required Paperwork
081 Chapter Goals
083 Chapter Website
084 Chapter Newsletter
086 Chapter Advisory Board Letter of Approval
087 Interfraternity Council Letter of Approval
088 Greek Life Director Letter of Approval
090 Committee Structure
093 Constitution & Bylaws

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ADMINISTRATION & OPERATIONS
Conduct a pre-semester planning session for the Executive Board - to be facilitated by a
professional staff member or the Alumni Advisory Board.
Agenda for the executive board planning session --- letter from the IHQ Staff Member or
Chapter Advisory Board Member recapping the planning session.
DATE: September 1st, 2015
TO: Pi Lambda Phi
FROM: Matthew Tallent
RE: Pre-semester Planning Session Agenda
Events that need to be held:
Two Philanthropy Events
• Wash Away the Hate
• 5k or other ideas?
Faculty Dinner
• Cost?
• What style dinner or lunch?
• Reserve Room
• Date
Chartering Checklist
• Target Date December
• What is the time line for each event?
Rush
• Event ideas?
• Dates?
• Target rush class 10 men
Treasury
• Monetary status
• Fundraising dates?
• Composite target price and dates?
New Member Ed?
• Pinning Ceremony Date?
• Initiation date?
• Academic Board Planning
We met with Alumni Advisor Pat Lincoln on February 6th
2016. We discussed upcoming plans
for the current semester and continue to stay in close contact every week.

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Continue weekly colony meetings.
Chapter Meeting Agendas for a minimum of 5 meetings (from the most recent chapter meetings).
Meeting minutes should be sent to IHQ staff regardless.
Pi Lambda Phi Fraternity
PA Alpha Gamma Chapter
Meeting Minutes
March 14th, 2016
I. Call To Order
a. President Trevor Ahouse called to order the regular meeting of the PA Alpha Gamma
colony of Pi Lambda Phi Fraternity at 9:00 pm on
II. Creed Recited
III. Roll Call
. VP of Communications Peter Marshall conducted roll call.
i. Classes missed this past week: 10
IV. Approval of minutes from last week
. VP of communications Peter Marshall approved last week’s minutes
V. Officer Reports
. President Trevor Ahouse:
. If you strive to be a leader in this fraternity write down what position you are looking for
and we will help you train for success
a. VP Education- Mark Manero:
c. VP Risk Management-Zach Cwikla:
i.
d. VP Recruitment- Ryan Zamorski:
. Keep actively recruiting freshman
e. VP Finance-Mike Dellanoce:
.
f. VP Communications- Peter Marshall:
III. Committees
. Social Headed by Josh Mack: Delta Pi, Chi sig, Phi sig - St. Pattys
a. Events - Headed by Christian: St Patty's Themed date party - Text Christians for
recommendations
b. Fundraising - Headed by Zavier: Quaker Stake in 2 weeks. Raffle in the works.
c. Community Service Headed by Davey: Cleanup on Sunday @ 10am. Kids Career fair is
fun.

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d. Philanthropy Headed by CJ Smith: Sign up for the volleyball tournament and get the
word out.
e. Small Recruitment Headed by Billy :
f. Judicial Board Headed by Hovik:
g. Academics Headed by Bryan:
h. Fine Collection Headed by Christian: Pay your fines or die.
i. Athletics Headed by Wells: Sign ups sheets were sent around for sports. Sign up for only
what you know you can commit to.
j. Archon Committee Headed by Billy:
IV. Old Business:
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V. New Business:
. Career Fair on campus this week. Check it out
VI. Brother of Week: Chris Smith - Setting up volleyball tournament, proceeds towards
local children’s hospital
VII. Good and Welfare
VIII. Adjournment
. President Trevor Ahouse adjourned the meeting at 9:41 pm
Minutes Submitted by: Peter Marshall

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Meeting Minutes
February 29, 2016
I. Call To Order
II. Creed Recited
III. Roll Call
i. Excused:
ii. Unexcused:
iii. Classes missed this past week: 25
V. Officer Reports
.
. Big Little night Thursday.
i. Flavor of the Friday is Hawaiian shirts
ii. Initiation planned for April 8th weekend
b. VP Risk Management-Zach Cwikla:
. Watch Your Littles
c. VP Recruitment- Ryan Zamorski:
. Active Recruiting
d. VP Finance-Mike Dellanoce:
. Keep up on dues
e. VP Communications- Peter Marshall:
. Newsletters in the making this week
VI. Committees
. Social Headed by Josh Mack: Big Little Night and social with DeltaPi, ASA, Chi sig
a. Events - Headed by Christian:
b. Fundraising - Headed by Zavier:
. Pi Lambda Phi raffle
1. Brothers sell 20 $1 tickets
2. Prizes and flyers will be picked
c. Community Service Headed by Davey:

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. Sunday Cleanup is cancelled due to Spring break
i. Big event Sign up is going around make sure to sign
d. Philanthropy Headed by Chris Smith: Sunday March 20th Volleyball tourney with Phi
Sig
. 25% goes to EOP
h. Fine Collection Headed by Christian: you know if you have fines
i. Athletics Headed by Wells: Team will be starting next week
VII. Old Business:
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VIII. New Business:
. Bigs and Littles
. Shane chooses Jordan
i. Chris chooses Buck
ii. Christian chooses Bruce
iii. Jimmy chooses Sammartino
iv. Tyler chooses Libutti
v. Zavier takes Reese
vi. Justin chooses Misha
IX. Brother of Week: Josh Mack for organizing all the events this week
X. Good and Welfare
XI. Adjournment

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Meeting Minutes
February 15, 2016
I. Call To Order
II. Creed Recited
III. Roll Call
i. Excused:
ii. Unexcused:
V. Officer Reports
.
. See mark if you missed the pledging process power point
.
. Misha - Bid
i. Charles - Bid
ii. John Barth - Bid
iii. Connor Jones - Bid
iv. Everyone else - Denied
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. Brother Bios must be done tomorrow before 9
VI. Committees
. Social Headed by Josh Mack:
b. Fundraising - Headed by Zavier:
d. Philanthropy Headed by Hovik:

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h. Fine Collection Headed by Christian:
i. Athletics Headed by Wells:
VII. Old Business:
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VIII. New Business:
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IX. Brother of Week: Tyler Lobbregt for reaching out to children at the local hospital
X. Good and Welfare
XI. Adjournment

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Meeting Minutes
February 8th, 2016
I. Call To Order
II. Creed Recited
III. Roll Call
i. Excused:
ii. Unexcused:
V. Officer Reports
. LGBTQ will be at our next meeting.
i. More Presence on Twitter - Sarkis
ii. Communicate about community Service and EOP
iii. Meeting at 1pm in the library to go over checklist
. Flavor of the week Fridays
i. Pledge class president
. Rush was successful
. Giving out more bids tomorrow
i. Voting
1. Kevin Barone - Yes
2. Jr Riechel - Yes
3. Charles Rivera - Waiting on him
4. Carey Sell - Low GPA - Wait
5. Gavin Toomey - Yes
6. Mason Price - Yes
7. Micha Bilous - Waiting
8. Jon Borth - Wait
9. Justin Bietler - Wait

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10. Zach Vogel - Yes
11. Justin - wait
12. Anthony Balestras - wait
13. Bart McMannis - wait
14. Matt Smith - wait
15. Gino - yes
. Spent $240 on Rush and $320 on IFC Dues
i. Get your dues in if you can. We could use the money
. Community Service needs to be in.
i. Academic chair will run through Snapchat
VI. Committees
. Rush Saturday with Chi Sig
i. Date Party is scheduled for Friday 26.
b. Fundraising - Headed by Xavier:
h. Fine Collection Headed by Christian:
VII. Old Business:
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VIII. New Business:
. Pinning ceremony on Next Tuesday @ 9:30
a. Date Party Scheduled for Friday 27th
IX. Brother of Week: Michael Fraunhoffer for setting up BloomCon
X. Good and Welfare
XI. Adjournment

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Meeting Minutes
Date, 2016
I. Call To Order
II. Creed Recited
III. Roll Call
i. Excused:
ii. Unexcused:
V. Officer Reports
.
. More bonding events
. Good job with the kiddies be safe again this week
. Voting on PNMs
1. Mark Sammartino. Unanimously voted yes.
2. Nick Libutti - Voted Yes
3. Reese Persing - Voted Yes
4. Jordan Horwath - Voted Yes
5. Adam Kravagudak - Voted Yes
6. J.R Reichel - Voted Yes
i. Voting will be held next week the rest of the rushees.
. Dues are $350
i. Due by May 1st
ii. Sign the commitment and/or payment plan paper
iii. I will be keeping everybody updated on a weekly basis with
outgoing/incoming money.

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. Keep the professional groupme Professional
i. Make sure you add your Fall 2015 Community Service hours in before Sunday at 11:59
pm or face the consequences
VI. Committees
. Mixer/Rush on Thursday with phisig
i. social hopefully happening on Friday with us/pixies & kdr/sorority
a. Events - Headed by Christian: Talked about upcoming rush parties and talked to Jmack
about setting up date party date.
b. Fundraising - Headed by Xavier:
. Talked about setting date for Quaker steak, March 1 hopefully
. Bloomcon on Friday/Saturday. Don’t miss your scheduled time.
i. Municipal park cleanup this Sunday @ 10
ii. Shoveling snow for older people in town
e. Small Recruitment Headed by Billy : talk to PNMs
f. Judicial Board Headed by Hovik: Standards committee passed out standards forms and
constitution. Pick them up from Hovik if you were absent.
h. Fine Collection Headed by Christian: You know if you had a fine. Pay them accordingly.
VII. Old Business:
VIII. New Business:
. Have your constitution agreement signed and brought to next meeting.
a. Saturday at noon we are meeting with Pat Lincoln - Alumni Advisor
b. Thank you eta for cleaning
IX. Brother of Week: Michael Dellanoce for coordinating the IUP trip
X. Good and Welfare
XI. Adjournment

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Continue regular communications with those on the Chapter Advisory Board (CAB).
Chapter Advisor Communication with PA. Alpha Gamma
The Rex and the advisor communicate once to three times per week. These come in the form of
email texts or Phone calls.
The Rex and the Chapter Advisor have at least the minimum of one phone each week to discus
the working of the chapter. These weekly call consists of leadership, budgeting, risk
management and finding new leaders in and out of the chapter.
These calls are focused on building the relationship of the Rex with the Chapter advisor and the
entire E-board.
The Chapter Advisor is on campus at least twice a semester and meets with te e-board and any
potential future leaders in the chapter.

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Continue bi-weekly meetings/check-ins with Greek Life Director to assess progress.
Greek Life Director (or equivalent) write short letter stating that this meetings have taken place.
Interfraternity Council Letter
To whom it may concern:
Since the time I had written the letter over winter break, Pi Lam has keep their foot on the
gas. The continual growth and succession that they have displayed is no surprise anymore, rather
expected and modeled.
They continue to tighten their strong ties both in the community and within the student
body. They have hosted another successful Pie a Pi Lam where students donate to pi members,
showing the campus of the good will and care Greek life can show, while relating the two
through a similar goal. They continue to participate in numerous community events including
Tree Fest, Greeks Give Back, several park cleanups, the Big Event (Bloomsburg’s biggest
community service effort), Bocce Bash, Empty Bowls. This last semester they have also
participated in other organization’s events such as a fundraiser for the Wounded Warriors
Foundation along with a walk for Pediatric Cancer.
Along with that, they have found time to do well with the reason everyone comes to this
place, an education. They have finished up another successful semester with a GPA higher than
the all men's average. They have had another strong recruiting semester, recruiting another
group of fine gentlemen to continue the high standards that are required of them. As expected,
they had shown that their achievements thus far have been no fluke, by finishing with another
great semester. So as I have mentioned before, and still fully stand by, as IFC President and
active member in the community, Pi Lam has been an absolute pleasure to work with.
Joe DiMaggio
IFC President
Letter of Recommendation to Charter
December 22, 2015
Pi Lambda Phi
Executive Director Ian Lowe
60 Newtown Road, #118
Danbury, CT 06810
It is my pleasure to provide a letter of recommendation for the PI Lambda Phi colony of
Bloomsburg University. The members have worked extremely hard to complete their programs
and initiatives both for their membership and for our campus. I have appreciated the opportunity
to work with the colony during their planning process. Their most recent planning process was
completed in their very first week of September 2015. This process helped the chapter focus on
their remaining programs and allowed the executive board to assign remaining tasks. I was able
to assist with reservations throughout the semester and provide regular feedback on their
activities to ensure the programs followed the campus policies and procedures.

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I have no doubt the members of the chapter with continue to succeed with their endeavors
once they receive their chapter. If you have any other questions about their progress do not
hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,
Gretchen Osterman
Assistant Dean of Students for Greek Affairs

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Maintain weekly communications with IHQ Staff liaison to review progress.
IHQ staff liaison writes a short letter stating that these meetings have taken place.
Meeting Minutes
Meeting with:Mike Zanotelli
Date and time: February 11, 2016
Next meeting:February 25, 2016 (subject to change)
• Send official copy of grade report and community service document to Mike
• Start using community service sheets.
• Plan a EOP event
• Get the checklist done by February 12, 2016
• Don’t start planning banquet till we are sure we are getting charted
• Set a date for initiation once Mike sends out the email.
• Let Mike know how many people accepted their bids
• We went over what our chapter has planned this month
• Call times will be changing. It will be with Pat rather than Mike
• Discussed issues of getting in contact with Laura
• Went over what Pat and I discussed in our meeting on February 6, 2016
• New member pinning ceremony will be February 16, 2016
• The new member education process will start February 17, 2016
Talk with Mike Zanotelli
• reflection essays for PNM’s on 5 points - kyle
• new member ed program 1 page overview then each week outline
• map of brother hood near end of the semester
• Initiation can work as brotherhood retreat and planning session
• hit up cga for leadership scholarship market it to say this will help us benefit campus
• bump up elections to the 15th to the 22nd for a better transition period
• recruitment plan - write about the 365 recruitment plan in addition
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• if with credit on 300 dues the is a 10$ thus (3%) so make dues $310
• embarrassment came from eboards ignoring standards
• lessons learned :
• Ohio BT in first 10yrs won 5 chapter of the year award
• Ahouse
• Peter/Shane
• Dellanoce

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Send a minimum of two members to Greek Leadership programming like UIFI,
LeaderShape, Futures Quest, Impact, IFC Academy, etc.
Short letters from both members telling about their experience important lessons learned from
the experience and how those lessons can be applied to the chapter.
UIFI Experience
To: Chapter
My experience at UIFi was life changing. Before entering the weekend I wasn’t expecting very
much other then another leadership conference. As soon I got there I knew it was like no other I
went to you were forced to think out of your comfort zone, participate in activities that made you
work with team members, think how the whole fraternal society is getting a bad reputation and
how one can change that and relate everything to valuable lessons to bring back to your
fraternity.
The team projects at UIFi were very beneficial you had to step out of your comfort zone with
your group and really work together at first not even knowing anyone. All the team building
projects had a meaning that you can relate back to your fraternity such as, lack of
communication, getting all brothers to work together and realizing sometimes there are failures
to work with. Once the semester starts I hope to bring a few of these team building games and
meanings back to my fraternity.
Another thing that stood out to me the most is how much of a bad reputation fraternities
are getting. It’s easy to overlook these, but a strong point they made is how well we know our
creed. The reason for this is because, if one knows their creed and lives by it every day then we
would not be put in to situations you hear on the news continually. The main point they made
was to educate fellow brothers on how important living by the creed really is. I hope to run a few
presentations explaining our creed and values at a few meetings a semester.
The experience at UIFI has changed the way I look at fraternity life as a whole. The week was
filled with valuable lessons that can help me with my time at school and life. I hope we can send
members each year because, I have made so many great friends and learned so many valuable
lessons to bring back to my fraternity. This was not only a conference, but an experience that I
will always cherish.
Sincerely,
Trevor Ahouse
Husky Leadership Summit
To whom it may concern,
The Husky Student Leadership Summit took place Saturday, February 28, 2015 in Carver Hall
and the Kehr Union Building of Bloomsburg University. Several Pi Lambda Phi members were
asked to attend. The conference featured many experienced alumni and professionals who spoke
on leadership paths and undergraduate pursuits that lead to future opportunities in academics and
careers.
The first session I attended was titled Student Organizational Leader Track: Organizational
Branding, Marketing, and Assessment. The presenter first went through what it means to “brand”
oneself. She explained that the best candidates for jobs one applies for are the ones who make
themselves unique and stand out from the others. By discovering one’s brand, one can convey
their experience and reliability with only a few words. I participated in an exercise with the
session group in which the presenter instructed us to write three phrases down that define us. I
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such subjects. Why are we defining ourselves in this manner? Under “natural leader”, I wrote
“leads by example” and “motivator”. Under “honesty is key”, I wrote “academic integrity”, and
“truth”. “Orderly work” I elaborated on as “organized and reliable”. Lastly, she told us that it is
important to sign up for LinkedIn, to make as many connections to potential employers as
possible. The session was very informative and a good starter to the day.
The second session, titled Career Path Choices after Undergrad was mainly focused around
questions from the audience. Four representatives sat at the front of the room and answered as
many questions about leadership, graduate programs, and internships as were asked. Mostly what
was taken away from this is the fact that your connections are the most important focus after
undergraduate school. Never burn your bridges between potential connections and internships
are one of the most important ways to get hired.
The session titled Social Justice Leader Track: Uncovering Our Unconscious Learning—
Mindsets was in my opinion the most important session I attended. The speaker was a
Bloomsburg Mass Communications department alumnus. He spoke on our unconscious biases
and prejudices. I connected quite closely with what he preached due to Pi Lambda Phi’s mission,
to eliminate prejudice. He explained quite well that there is a difference between diversity and
multiculturalism. I learned that by becoming a part of a different culture, or something I am not
used to, my multiculturalism expands, but my diversity might not change. New experiences with
cultures and ethnicities reduce our prejudice because we can understand each other better by
sharing a moment in time. The points he made led to one conclusion: prejudice exists in all of us,
but how we embrace it and enhance our understanding of different cultures defines us. I hold this
lesson dear to my heart as a member of Pi Lambda Phi because it expands our knowledge of
prejudice and how it can be eliminated, as described in our philanthropy.
Overall, the conference opened my eyes to different and useful knowledge and opportunity
that I can apply in my near future. The presenters’ experience enlightened me to new possibilities
and lessons that can be learned by not only members of Pi Lambda Phi, but all students that
strive to become leaders in their own respect.
Sincerely,
Shane DeStefano

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Send minimum of five members to a regional gathering (RRC, OTC, etc.).
List of members who attended a regional leadership event ---- short paragraph written by one of
those members about what was learned.
TO: Patrick Spanner
RE: OTC Conference
Those who attended the event:
Matthew Tallent
Trevor Ahouse
Christian Marks
Ryan Zamorski
Mark Manero
Sarkis Gulasarian
The Regional Recruitment Conference that we held was one of the best I have been to yet. The
Phired Up speaker Vince Fabra was amazing and one of the greatest speakers I have heard. His
conversation builders were something we can use in all aspects of our lives and already
have. Using how and why questions instead of just what furthers a conversation along and
makes it a lot more meaningful. It increases the comfortability with you and a potential allowing
you to get to know each other on a more personal level. This would show potentials that we
actually are truly interested in what they have to say instead of just having a conversation to have
one. The techniques for recruitment that we learned here will definitely be implemented into our
fraternity. The use of smaller and more frequent events is something that would be greatly
beneficial to our chapter. Making sure potentials stay interested in our fraternity is something we
will improve on in the future. Since Bloomsburg has a deferred rush keeping potentials involve is
crucial. Getting to talk with Pat and Orion as well as other chapters was greatly enlightening as
well.

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Send minimum of four delegates to Summer Convention (Rex, New Member Educator, and
Recruitment Chairman must be included). *This can be achieved before the semester or
after depending on when your group receives recognition.
List of those who attended Convention (Name, Graduation Year, Chapter Position) --- short
paragraph outlining what was learned at convention and how this could be brought back to the
chapter.
Michael Dellanoce
PA Alpha Gamma Bloomsburg chapter
Convention was a great experience for me! I wasn’t sure what to expect and little did I realize
that I was going to be in for a great experience. I learned a lot of great information regarding
recruitment, fundraising, inter-chapter relations, and personal engagement between potentials
and new members. While at convention, there were numerous occasions where I thought to
myself “I could use this at Bloomsburg.” One of the main things I could bring back was the
emphasis on good communication techniques such as not having your phone out, or making sure
you listen more than you talk. Fundraising tips were learned from other chapters and from the
national organization. A huge opportunity that we saw was Greek Capital Management. In the
past we have had brothers who had not met their financial responsibilities which fell on all the
brothers who are accountable. Greek Capital Management is a great middle man that would
allow no room for error when handling dues. The fee is minimal compared to potential losses.
Along with the great tips we learned, getting to know the other members of Pi Lambda Phi was
the greatest experience of all. I met brothers from almost every chapter whom I had never
connected with before. I feel as though now I have a brotherhood at every Pi Lam chapter I visit
now. All in all, I feel that the 2015 Pi Lambda Phi convention taught me a lot and I can use these
teachings as a powerful asset for this coming year for my chapter!
Those who attended
Matthew Tallent, President, 2016
Ryan Zamorski, Recruitment, 2016
Michael Dellanoce, Fundraising, 2017
Trevor Ahouse, Member, 2017

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EDUCATION & DEVELOPMENT
New Member Education Program. *Pi Lambda Phi University New Member Courses
completed by all members. *Submit a list of goals for the New Member Education
Program. *Submit week by week outline of program Colony intends to run to compliment
PLPU Courses.
Submit a review the chapter's New Member Program (areas of improvement, important areas of
strength to duplicate in the future, necessary adjustments to be made for the future).
Pi Lambda Phi PA Alpha Gamma New Member Education Plan.
During the New Member Education Process of Pi Lambda Phi PA Alpha Gamma, we not only
strive to teach the new members of the organization that they are joining but also how to develop
into a better, more sophisticated man. Along with the PLPU process we also have our new
members participate in school provided seminars and conferences. One of these seminars is our
schools ZIPD program. All business majors are required to attend these conferences but they are
also open to the rest of the school. These conferences focus on professional development. This
development includes dress, dinner occasions, resumes, proper educate with business personnel
and many other applicable competencies. While enduring all this education, the new members
are also encouraged to interact with the brothers in community service events, sporting events,
and general day to day activities such as lunch or a musical presentation. Overall we strive to
create an experience that adds to the individual that partakes in it. We work toward a greater
more well-rounded fraternity gentleman.
NM Process outline.
Week 1 – New member meetings with Gretchen.
Online PLPU work chpt. 1-4
Possible Community Service opportunity with brothers.
Discussion about online work on Sunday
Week 2 – New member meetings with Gretchen
Possible Community service opportunity with brothers.
Possible Community servce opportunity with brothers.
Big Brother/Little Brothers are selected.

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Week 6- New members will finish any PLPU courses not finished prior
New members will be initiated at the end of the week.
Notes-
-New members will be encouraged to come and be social with brothers throughout the pledging
process.
-They will also be required to go to library hours Mon-Thurs. 6-9 each week up until the
pledging process is done.

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Continue Scholarship/Academic Program. *Analyze strengths and weaknesses of current
program. *Modify and adapt as needed.
Submit a review of the chapter's Academic Plan (areas of improvement, important areas of
strength to duplicate in the future, necessary adjustments to be made for the future).
ΠΛΦ Fraternity – Academics
PA ΑΓ Chapter at Bloomsburg University
Overview – Setting a New Standard
Starting in Spring 2015, Pi Lambda Phi PA Alpha Gamma chapter at Bloomsburg University has
implemented its first academic program intended to encourage brothers to stay above the 2.7
GPA standard mandated by Pi Lambda Phi International Headquarters. In the Spring 2015, there
were five brothers put on academic probation. During probation, these brothers were required to
record times that they attended library hours during the week. A paper with grades report and the
library hours log-in was handed to the academic chairman at each chapter meeting. Disciplinary
action was taken if a brother on academic probation did not attend their library hours.
This system was severely flawed. Only one of the five brothers was able to remove himself from
probation for the Fall 2015 semester. It is clear the academic program must change. The
criticisms of the last program were as follows:
• There is no way to tell if the brothers were truly attending their library hours except for
taking a picture at the library, which does not prove they are studying.
• Punishments only worsen the relationship between the brothers on academic probation
and the scholarship chairman.
• There is not enough positive incentive for brothers to keep their GPA as high as possible.
• Goals – Improve and Maintain
Pi Lambda Phi requires all of its brothers to be at or above a 2.7 GPA, so naturally our first and
most important goal is to be able to remove all seven brothers from academic probation. This
will be executed similarly to UNC Pi Lambda Phi ΩΒ chapter’s Academic Monitoring Program
(AMP), which is explained later in this document.
Historically, our chapter maintained the highest cumulative GPA average on campus among
Greek organizations for the first four semesters we were established. Since then, our Pi Lambda
Phi has dropped to second highest GPA average, when our cumulative average dropped slightly
below 3.0. Our second goal is to improve our cumulative GPA average back above 3.0 and
reinstate our organization as the highest GPA average on campus.
Enforcement – A Reasonable Alternative to Punishments
People in general tend to respond negatively to punishments. As stated previously, the
previous academic program punished any brother on academic probation that skipped library
hours. The punishment usually entailed a loss of social privileges or a fine by Standards Board or
Executive Board. All fines will be eliminated from the new program, while the losses of social
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As per standards, if a brother is not able to achieve a 2.7 GPA within three semesters of
being on academic probation, that brother will be at risk of expulsion. Judicial Board, Standards
Board, and Executive Board will hold the final decisions of these situations.
In addition, instead of library hours for the brothers on academic probation, the Academic
Monitoring Program (AMP) will become active for these brothers.
AMP – The New Plan
Each brother on academic probation will be given an AMP sheet. This sheet will have lines for a
professor or tutor’s signature. Every time a brother gets an A or B on an assignment worth 10%
or more of their final grade, receives help from a tutor, attends a review session, visits a
professor or TA during office hours, or meets with an advisor, they will be rewarded positive
points. When a brother receives a grade lower than a B on an assignment worth 10% or more of
the final grade, they will be given negative points. Points will be awarded as follows:
● 4 points for an A on an assignment worth 10% of final grade or more
● 2 points for a B on an assignment worth 10% of final grade or more
● 2 points for attending a tutoring session
● 1 point for attending a class review
● 1 point for visiting a professor or TA during office hours
● 1 point for meeting with an advisor
● -1 points for a C on an assignment worth 10% of final grade or more
● -3 points for a D on an assignment worth 10% of final grade or more
● -5 points for an F on an assignment worth 10% of final grade or more
Each participating brother will be required to earn 10 points per month. 10 points monthly will
grant the brother his privileges for the next month. If a participating brother fails to get 10 points,
that brother will be suspended from social privileges during the next month. If a brother falls into
negative points, they may be asked to attend a meeting with the academic chairman.
Duties of the Chairman – An Overseer
The academic chairman will hold a meeting with the participating brothers of AMP at the
end of every month and serve as an advisor of sorts. He will collect the AMP sheets from each of
the participating brothers and evaluate progress. He will also collect syllabi or class exam
schedules from each member to ensure all grades are being reported on the AMP sheet. Any
conflicts will be brought up directly to Judicial Board, or in extreme cases, Executive Board.
Financial Incentives – To be Determined
It is to be brought up in the near future whether there will be rewards given out for
highest semester GPA in the fraternity, most improved brother, or Dean’s List. Ideas for awards
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PROGRAMMING & RISK MANAGEMENT
Statement by the colony president that all members of the interest group have read,
understand, and agree with the International Fraternity Risk Management Policy, and the
Mission Statement.
All colony members have taken and passed the online FIPG assessment --- letter from chapter
president stating that all members have been exposed to and understand the FIPG policy and
have read the Chapter Mission Statement.
PI LAMBDA PHI
BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY
DATE: June 2, 2015
TO: Patrick Spanner
RE: FIPG Confirmation
I Matthew Tallent acting President of the PA Alpha Gamma Chapter of Pi Lambda assure that all
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Updates to housing program.
Paragraph reflection on chapter operations and programs (at least 2 strengths and 2 areas of
opportunity for Housing
DATE: March 1, 2015
TO: Patrick Spanner
RE: Housing
Currently our chapter house is located at 373 East Third Street. For the upcoming year of
2015-2016 we have secured the same location for housing. Our strengths include keeping
brothers close and hosting fraternal events. The opportunities allow us to hold new member
education programs and having a location for alumni to be housed during visits. Our chapter is
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Host at least one philanthropic event for the Elimination of Prejudice which helps raise a
minimum net donation of $1,000 for the Elimination of Prejudice Foundation.
Program description, pictures, reflection with at least two ideas for improvement, campus or
newspaper articles, advertisement (college or community press, radio, television, magazine, etc)
Note: Alumni and faculty affairs are excluded from this category.
DATE: October 20th, 2015
TO: Pi Lambda Phi
RE: Philanthropy Event 2
Pi Lambda Phi at Bloomsburg University is working on a new philanthropy event along
with the BU Alliance. In Bloomsburg an Anti-Discrimination ordinance was brought before the
town council. The Ordinance would prohibit businesses from discriminating against who they
serve including members of different sexual orientations. The council meeting went as follows
by this report from the Town Administrator: William Lowthert http://bloomsburgpa.org/wp-
content/uploads/121514TCMin.pdf .
I reached out to the LGBTQ club who then connected us with the BU Alliance. We
attended a training session on how to approach the businesses with Dr. Oleksiak. We then had
several meetings on putting together and dividing up the zones.
On Friday December the fourth fifteen of our brothers went out to complete this
philanthropy project. We had some businesses place the sticker in the window and some business
not for either corporate or other reasons. Although not everyone decided to join the campaign it
was interesting to see the ones who did. People were engaged in this campaign and believed in
what to also provide a more inclusive business environment in Bloomsburg. One manager works
for a nationwide business which has regulations on whether you can place anything in the
window. He has been calling me for the last two weeks updating me on whether he will be able
to post the sticker or not. Even if this business is not able to it is nice to know people are so
dedicated to a campaign like this. He could have said he would try and brushed us off, however
he is working hard to be a part of the message. It is reassuring to know that there are people who
share in our message in every community.
ZONE
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TEAM Business Name Sticker Website Notes
1a Balzano's Italian Kitchen Yes yes
1a Berrigan's Subs Yes yes
1a Bloom Tobacco Yes yes
1a Frank's yes yes
1a Fuji Sushi Yes Yes
1b Hess's Yes yes
1b Invicta Tattoo Yes yes
1b J Lylo Jewelers Yes yes
1b Namaste Cafe Yes yes
1b New Bloomsburg Diner Yes yes

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1c News Broadcasting Yes Yes
1c Ready Go Burrito Yes Yes
1c Screen Shop Yes Yes
1c Smitty's Steaks Yes Yes
1c Steph's Subs Yes Yes
1d Video Game Shop Yes Yes
1d Yo Choice Yes Yes
2a Alice + Dots?
No No
Thinking
about it
2a Al's Men Shop? Yes Yes
2a Big Chill Yes Yes
2a Blind Pig Kitchen Yes Yes
2a Bloomin' Bagels Yes Yes
2b Capital Yes Yes
2b Crimson Lion?
No No
Thinking
about it
2b Dutch Wheelman Bicycle
Shop Yes Yes
2b Embroider Shoppe Yes Yes
b2 Fabrics Galore Yes Yes
2c Fog + Flame Yes Yes
2c The costume shop? Yes Yes
2c Tri Pi Yes Yes
2c Uncle Paul's Pretzels Yes Yes
2c Utopia Yes Yes
3a Rose Marie's Yes Yes
3a Chinatown Yes Yes
3a Dollar General Yes Yes
3b Legendary Comics Yes Yes
3b Endless Records Yes Yes
3b Infinity Vapes
No No
Thinking
about it
3c Bella Donna Boutique Yes Yes
3c Bakers Guild Cafe Yes Yes
3c Artspace: A co-op gallery Yes Yes

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3d Tattoo Shop (Not actual name) Yes Yes
3d Top Drawer Mens Clothing? Yes Yes
4a Big Bank? Yes Yes
4a Bloomu Today Yes Yes
4a Subway Yes Yes
4b Season of main Yes Yes
4b Fillet 18 Yes Yes
4b Bloomsburg Theatre
Ensemble Yes Yes
5a Sal Val Yes Yes
5a Exclusively You Yes Yes
5a PNC Bank Yes Yes
5a La Fontana Yes Yes
5b West End Ale Hause Yes Yes
5b Creative Cabinet Designs Yes Yes
5b FNB Bank Yes Yes
6 Lil' Kids Stuff Yes Yes
6 Far Beyond Driven Yes Yes
6 Towne Camera Yes Yes
6 Allstate Insurance Yes Yes
7a Unida Pizza Yes Yes
7a Miller Office Supply Yes Yes
7a Jenelle's Salon Yes Yes
7b Bastion Tire + Auto Centers Yes Yes
7b Nanny Cakes Yes Yes
7b WFYY Radio Yes Yes
9 Arcus Brothers Yes Yes
9 Smitty Steaks Yes Yes
9 Lucy's Kitchen and Catering Yes Yes
10 Bob's Coin Shop Yes Yes
10 Vi Napoli Yes Yes
11 R & R Hobbies and Trains Yes Yes
11 Arcade? Yes Yes
12 Bloom Tai Yes Yes
12 Original Italian Pizza Yes Yes

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13 Good Old Days
No No
Thinking
about it
13 Deja Vu Children's Boutique Yes Yes
13 Bloomsburg Gold and Coin Yes Yes
13 Bloom Naturally Yes Yes
13 Bubble Tea Shop Yes Yes

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Host at least one educational event for the Elimination of Prejudice, which has at least 250
attendees or participants.
Program description, pictures, reflection with at least two ideas for improvement, campus or
newspaper articles, advertisement (college or community press, radio, television, magazine, etc)
Note: Alumni and faculty affairs are excluded from this category.
DATE: October 9th, 2015
TO: Patrick Spanner
RE: Philanthropy Event
Today on October 8th, 2015 we held our Fall philanthropy event “Wash Away the Hate”.
Our philanthropy committee worked off of the “Wall of Hate” idea and put a new spin on it.
What we did was have participants write an offensive word they had been called on the
whiteboard. Next they would grab a water gun and spray the white board containing the word
and then wipe it away with a towel. It was free of charge to do but some donated anyway. We
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first event of the kind where we dealt with prejudicial issues even though we had raised money
for them in the past. It was a great way to actually address issues of hatred face to face. It was
emotional to actually see what some people were called for being who they are, honestly quite
disheartening. However the atmosphere was very well spirited and we got to relate to people on
some of the issues they had faced. It was nice to let people know that they were not alone they
had hundreds of people showing how they too were or are facing the same thing. Gretchen
Osterman our Greek Life director told me that a lot of people are hesitant when addressing
prejudicial issues because of the tension that comes with it. However she said we created a fun
atmosphere and people actually felt better about those issues after participating. We were
stationed across from the L.G.B.T. club who was selling shirts and raising awareness. I talked to
their group later who was very happy with our event as well and most of their members
participated. We talked and are going to do events in collaboration next year. He also said that he
would contact the Women’s Resource Center, Multicultural and Diversity Center, Best Buddies,
and other groups that share the same message.
In all we made many bonds with fellow students, staff, groups, and other members of the
community. It was a great way to deal with issues of prejudice through a high spirited event. I
was very proud of all my brothers who worked to make this event the best it could be. When we
do these types of events we not only educate others but also ourselves about how relevant the
message: “Elimination of Prejudice” really is.

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Host a Founders Day or Parents Day celebration program.
Pictures from the event --- event program/advertisement --- short paragraph describing the event
(a minimum of two suggestions on how to make the event more successful next year).
DATE: February 9, 2016
TO: Michael Zanotelli
RE: Founders Day
On March 21 Pi Lambda Phi PA Alpha Gamma celebrated our first Founders Day
Celebration. We had all of the brothers gather together and invited some faculty as well. I was a
great day of celebration of how far we had come since not only our inception in 2012 but of Pi
Lambda Phi’s inception in 1895. We got to remember why we started and reflected on our
message. The message that we realized is more needed today than ever. Pi Lambda Phi at
Bloomsburg University plans to be proactive in bringing a more equal environment to this
community.
Suggestions for Improvement:
Be more proactive in sending out invitations to guests.
Extend program to more people to grow our message each year.

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Hold at least one faculty reception or dinner for the purpose of social, cultural, or
scholastic association with school representatives.
Pictures from the event --- copy of invitation for the event --- short paragraph describing the
event (a minimum of two suggestions on how to make the events more successful next year).
PI LAMBDA PHI FRATERNITY
Founded at Yale University March 21, 1895 by
Frederick Manfred Werner, Louis Samter Levy, Henry Mark Fisher as
North America's First Non-Sectarian and Non-Discriminatory Fraternity
Dear Bloomsburg University Faculty Member,
The Bloomsburg University colony of Pi Lambda Phi Fraternity first began in 2012. Since
then, Pi Lambda Phi was named Bloomsburg University’s Organization of The Year, has held
the highest GPA amongst fraternities, and has grown to one of the biggest fraternities on campus.
Our fraternity’s philanthropy is to eliminate prejudice in our school and local community; a
message we carry with us every day. The brothers of Pi Lambda Phi work hard to facilitate to the
needs of the community and help it grow in a positive manner. We are constantly searching for
more opportunities to further our philanthropy and cultivate our community.
The undergraduate brothers are working to further expand our roots in Bloomsburg
University by networking with the faculty members, professors, and administration that guide us
towards success. We recognize the benefits of building strong relationships between our
organization and the faculty members. Pi Lambda Phi invites you to our First Annual Faculty
Meet and Greet Luncheon on Monday, November 30, 2015. The luncheon will be from 11 a.m.
to 1 p.m. in the Student Services Center Conference Room 140. Food and drink catering will be
provided by Steph’s Subs, a local sandwich shop. This informal luncheon allows us to connect
with faculty on a personal level and enables us to be more involved in our campus community.
If you have any questions concerning this event, or are seeking future correspondence
with our organization, feel free to email me at pam11267@huskies.bloomu.edu or by phone at
(570)-369-2226. We look forward to seeing you to discuss any possible future endeavors and to
enjoy delicious food in good company.
Sincerely,
Peter Marshall
Vice President of Communications
Faculty Lunch

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On November 30th Pi Lambda Phi held its first faculty lunch. The event was a great way
for faculty to get to know about our fraternity and change the idea of fraternities at Bloomsburg's
Campus. For many faculty this was the first fraternal event they had ever been too. It was a great
event and we hope to hold it again in the future. Two improvements we hope to make are having
a more suitable location and a more effective date, since it was held after a break.

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Host an alcohol and drug awareness program that will be open to the entire student body.
*Submit an outline that explains this program. *This should align with our Risk
Management policy.
Submit a copy of the advertising which was done for the event --- outline of the program and
what was covered during the event --- short paragraph with reflections on what went well with
the event and ways to improve this event or a similar event in the future.
The alcohol and drug awareness program was an informative look into the drastic effects that
alcohol and drug abuse put on the human body. For the most part, many of the members are
readily aware of the negative health effects that come about through the misuse of alcohol and
drugs, however the facts continue to be startling. This program is something which should be
available for the entire student body of Bloomsburg University, as well as highly encouraged.
The information from this program is something that all of the student body should be taught.
Also discussed was the effective ways to prevent the spread of alcohol and drugs through
organizations such as Greek Life on campus. One area of possible improvement could be the
information about alcohol and drug abuse. Much of the information could be taken as common
knowledge. However, the information still makes an impact and helps reiterate the main point of
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Hold a Brotherhood retreat. *A member from the IHQ staff (or an alum approved by IHQ)
will attend and facilitate the retreat’s leadership components and social aspects.
Agenda for the Brotherhood Retreat --- letter from the IHQ Staff Member or Chapter Advisory
Board Member recapping the retreat.
DATE: November 9th, 2015
TO: Pi Lambda Phi
RE: Brotherhood Retreat
On November 6th, 2015 we held our initiation at a brothers Lake House in Lake
Wallenpaupack Pennsylvania. The initiation was facilitated by Devin Basille who did a great job
with the whole process. After initiation we had a fire, played games, and told stories about the
fraternities. It was one of the best nights I have had in this fraternity. It was great to be together
solely as a fraternity. We had one of the best bonding experiences as a fraternity which was a
great introduction for the new members!

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RECRUITMENT
Submit a Recruitment plan to IHQ. *Plan will analyze previous semester’s goals and
results. *Plan will outline goals for coming semester and contains an overview of how these
goals will be met through the use of Dynamic Recruitment.
Complete and fill out the Chapter Recruitment Planning Guide --- Short paragraph reflecting on
last semester's/year's recruitment success/failures.
Chapter Recruitment Plan Outline
The purpose of this document is to ensure a successful semester of recruitment by providing an
outline of 6 cylinder events, small activities and chapter recruitment education to guide your
chapter’s semester recruitment plans throughout the semester.
Step 1 – Set Goals and Note Important Dates
Before any real planning can take place, it is essential to set your goals and have a clear picture
of the upcoming semester. As you set chapter goals, take the time to have conversations and
gather feedback from the other men within your chapter. Recruitment is a chapter-wide focus,
therefore having the buy-in from other members is vital to your success. In addition to mapping
out your chapter’s goals, take a detailed look at the upcoming semester. Look at all important
dates including first day of classes, start of the formal rush period, any holidays or days off
during the semester, important days for the university (i.e. homecoming, Greek Week, etc), mid-
terms, and finals.
Goals:
Number of members you would like to initiate into your chapter this semester: __10___
Number of bids you would like to have accepted this semester: __17___
Number of bids you would like to offer this semester: _20___
Number of total names you want on your Names List (end of semester): __75__
Important Dates:
Every chapter member should be aware of these dates. (i.e. Put in a general chapter calendar or
personal calendar)
1st Day of
Classes
Formal Rush Period Semester
Holidays
Notable
Campus Days
Mid-term
week(s)
Finals
week
January
19th
February 1st
until
February 12th
. As of
now
Spring Break-
March 7th
– 14th
Graduation-
May 7th
Week of
march 15th
Week
of
May 3rd
Step 2 – Select Open Brotherhood Events & 6 Cylinder Events:
In this step, you will review the Six Cylinders Ideas and Examples and Small Activity Ideas and
identify 10 Open Brotherhood Events (you must select at least one from three different
categories) and 5 Six Cylinder Events (you must select at least one from three different
categories), that your chapter will do throughout the semester.
* Small Activities are events that include no more than 7 total people and no more than 4
Brothers. *Open Brotherhood Events are similar to Small Activities, but are for the entire chapter
and non-members
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1. Bloom Beach trip
2. Intramurals
3. Monday Night Football
4. Football Sundays
5. Pickup Basketball
6. Bowling Night
7. Go to a Sporting Event
8. Driving Range
9. Trip to Ricketts Glen
10. Study Table/Room
Six Cylinder Events:
1. Attend other meetings
2. Meet the Greeks
3. Have a stand in commons
4. Student activity fair
5. Have a stand near freshmen dorms
Step 3 - Chapter Recruitment Training:
As Vice President of Recruitment, it is your role to keep your chapter motivated to meet new
people and build new friendships. To keep your chapter motivated it is essential to continue
bringing focus to your chapter’s recruitment efforts. Having short 5-10 minute Recruitment
Trainings every other week at chapter will ensure your members are prepared to be successful
and focused on 365-recruitment.
Recruitment Training Resources and Topics:
Resources:
• “Good Guys” by Phired Up Productions
• Phired Up Training Videos
• People and Purpose
• Quality vs. Quantity
• You Can’t Recruit Who You Don’t Know
• Names List
• 6 Cylinders
• Product Knowledge
• Interpersonal Skills
• Closing
Topics:
• Motivation
• Social Excellence
• Mastering Conversation
• Small Activities
• 6 Cylinder Events
• Names List
• Pre-closing
Identify 10 Recruitment Topics you can educate your members on throughout next
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1. Conversing with potentials
2. Planning small events
3. Tabling
4. Names list
5. Finding different ways to relate to potentials
6. Closing
7. Dynamic Recruitment
8. Quality Responses
9. Values
10. Summer Recruitment
Step 4 – Create a Recruitment Calendar:
The recruitment calendar is a critical component of your recruitment plan because it is how
every brother will be held accountable to knowing when, where, and what is going on.
Generally, there are 3-4 weeks when Formal Recruitment (often initiated via an IFC) begins
along with Informal Recruitment. Below is an example calendar and day-by-day plan for the first
month, we recommend using google calendar for efficiency, however there are other available
options.
What distinguishes Formal Recruitment from Informal Recruitment are the pre-planned IFC
activities that request the involvement of all fraternities (i.e. Meet The Brothers, IFC Field Day
etc)
This may “look” overwhelming” however it is what all successful chapters use in some fashion
to have an organized and well-planned recruitment process.
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
Welcome
Week
Event
Student
Activities
Fair
Cultural
Organization
Fair
First Day
of Classes
Meet The
Brothers -
9pm
Location
XYZ 23
IFC Field
Day - 2pm
(Quad)
Chapter -
Recruitment
Training
7pm
PNM
Meetings
3pm-6pm
(Varying
brothers at
varying
locations)
PNM
PLP
Interest
Meeting
7pm
Location
XYZ 21
Game
Night
9pm
PNM
Meetings
3pm-6pm
(Varying
brothers at
varying
locations)
PNM Calls
PNM
Meetings
3pm-6pm
(Varying
brothers at
varying
locations)
PNM Calls
PNM
Meetings
3pm-6pm
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Calls
8pm
(Location)
Location
XYZ 23
8pm
(Location)
8pm
(Location)
Chapter –
Dynamic
Recruitment,
Names List
Review, Bid
Voting -
7pm
PNM
Meetings
3pm-6pm
(Varying
brothers at
varying
locations)
PNM
Calls
8pm
(Location)
PLP
Interest
Meeting
7pm
Location
XYZ 21
Game
Night
9pm
Location
XYZ 23
PNM
Meetings
3pm-6pm
(Varying
brothers at
varying
locations)
PNM Calls
8pm
(Location)
PNM
Lunch
Hang-out
12-2pm
(Varying
brother at
Dining
Hall)
Instructions:
Use the bottom format to create a 7 day layout of your recruitment week. Recruitment generally
lasts about 4 weeks or so, thus you want to create a 7 day layout for 4 weeks. Planning prior to
those 4 week will save you a lot of time and mental energy during the semester. To create a 4
week layout simply copy and paste the example format below and submit your guide with the 4
week format.
Here is an example of what a few days in a week can look like.
Week 1
Date: MM/DD/YY
Type of Activity Time Location Attendees
PNM Meetings 3:00PM –
6:00PM
Starbucks Pending
Interest Meeting Practice 7:00PM -
8:30PM
Room
123
All who are available
Cold Calls 9:00PM –
10:00PM
N/A Recruitment Committee (Pending
Who)
Small Recruitment Team
Event
N/A N/A Small Recruitment Team 1
Date: MM/DD/YY
Lunches 12:00PM – 2:00PM Room 246 All who can attend
PNM Meetings 4:30PM – 7:00PM Starbucks Pending
Cold Calls 8:00PM – 9:00PM N/A Pending
Small Recruitment Team Event N/A N/A Small Recruitment Team 2

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Fill in your 4-week plan here below.
WEEK 1
Date: 01/25/16
Interest Meeting Practice 7:00-8:00 pm Kehr All available
Date: 01/26/16
Interest Meeting Practice 7:00-8:00 pm Kehr All available
Date: 01/27/16
Small recruitment team events 4:00-6:00 pm Commons /IM Fields Team 1
Date: 01/28/16
Small recruitment team events 4:00-6:00 pm Commons /IM Fields Team 2
Date: 01/29/16
Small recruitment team events 5:00-7:00 pm kehr/IM fields Team 3
Date: 01/30/16
Small recruitment team events 5:00-7:00 pm Commons/IM fields Team 4
WEEK 2
Date: 01/31/16
Interest Meeting 8:00-10:00 pm Fireside Lounge As many members as possible.
Date: 02/01/16
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Date: 02/02/16
Date: 02/03/16
First Rush Date 9:00 pm Carver steps All Members & PNM
Recruitment Meeting 7:30 pm House All Members
Date: 02/04/16
American Theme Night 9:00 pm House All members & PNM
Lunches 12:00-2:00 pm Commons/Kehr Anybody
Date: 02/05/16
Lunches 12:00pm-2:00 pm Commons/Kehr Anybody
WEEK 3
Date: 02/06/16
PNM Meetings 8:00-10:00 pm Kehr/Starbucks Various Members
Small Recruitment team events 5:00-7:00 pm Quad/IM Fields Team 1
Date: 02/07/16
Small recruitment team events 5:00-7:00 pm Quad/IM Fields Team 2
Date: 02/08/16
Date: 02/09/16
Second Rush Date 9:00 pm Carver Steps All Members & PNM
Recruitment Meeting 7:30 pm House All Members
Date: 02/10/16
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Date: 02/11/16
WEEK 4
Date: 02/12/16
Small recruitment team events 6:00-8:00 pm Quad/IM fields Team 3
Date: 02/13/16
Small recruitment team events 6:00-8:00 pm Quad/IM Fields Team 4
Date: 02/13/16
Date: 02/14/16
Date: 02/15/16
Date: 02/16/16
Brother Lock In 9:00 pm House All Members
Step 5 - Practicing 365 Recruitment
This final step will have you take the 10 Small Activities, 5 Six Cylinder Events and 10 Training
topics and map out when each will take place during the semester. The object is to not over
program you, but to provide an outline for what Recruitment success will look like throughout
the upcoming semester.
The semester should be looked at as a series of two week segments. During each segment, your
chapter should aim to achieve the following:

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1. Host 2 small events where potential new members have the opportunity to meet brothers,
2. Facilitate one six cylinder event which generates names that are added to the Names List,
3. Spend 5-10 minutes covering recruitment related training during a chapter meeting, and
4. Update the chapter names list to reflect the progress and relationships built by the brothers during
that time frame.
Although variety of events is highly encouraged, it is also encouraged to repeat events that have
been successful in the past. Trying to “re-invent the wheel” each semester prevents your chapter
from taking advantage of important lessons learned and building upon past successes.
Example: Monday January 14th
– Sunday January 27th
TYPE OF EVENT SPECIFIC EVENT DATE/TIME Location
Open Brotherhood
Activity
Billiards – Student Union Thursday 6:00pm -
1/17
Open Brotherhood
Activity
Monday Night Football Monday 1/21
Six Cylinder Event White Board “The World Would
Be Better If”
Monday 1/14-16
Chapter Recruitment
Training
Pre-Closing Sunday 1/20
Names List Review N/A Sunday 1/27
(Segment 1) Monday January 25th
- Sunday February 12th
TYPE OF EVENT SPECIFIC EVENT DATE/TIME
Open Brotherhood Activity Football Sundays
Open Brotherhood Activity Bloom Beach Trip
Six Cylinder Event Stand outside freshmen dorms
Recruitment Training Dynamic Recruiting 01/25/16
Names List Review N/A
(Segment 2) Monday February 15th - Sunday February 21th
Open Brotherhood Activity Sporting Event 02/16/16
Open Brotherhood Activity Skiing 02/17/15
Six Cylinder Event Meet the Greeks
Recruitment Training Names List 02/20/16
(Segment 3) Monday February 22nd
- Sunday February 28th
Open Brotherhood Activity Monday Night Hockey 02/22/16
Open Brotherhood Activity Ricketts Glen Trip 02/25/16
Six Cylinder Event Stand at commons
Recruitment Training Closing on Potentials 02/26/16

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(Segment 4) Monday February 29th
- Sunday March 6th
Open Brotherhood Activity Intramurals Various Days
Open Brotherhood Activity Study Rooms Various Days
Six Cylinder Event Work with another club to get names
Recruitment Training Small Event Planning 03/5/16
(Segment 5) Monday March 7th
- Sunday March 13th
Open Brotherhood Activity Monday Night Hockey 03/07/16
Six Cylinder Event Activity fair
Recruitment Training Quality Responses 03/10/16
– Sunday March 20th
Open Brotherhood Activity Bowling Night 03/15/16
Six Cylinder Event Stand in the student service center
Recruitment Training Tabling 03/18/16
- Sunday March 27th
Open Brotherhood Activity Pickup Basketball 03/24/16
Open Brotherhood Activity Monday Night basketball 03/21/16
Six Cylinder Event Stand near freshmen dorms
Recruitment Training Values 03/25/16
- Sunday April 4th
Open Brotherhood Activity Monday Night skating 03/28/16
Open Brotherhood Activity Intramurals Various Days
Six Cylinder Event Hold event on campus with name list
Recruitment Training Summer Recruitment 04/03/16

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Names list is 200+ (C status or higher).
Copy of Names List.
Ciambriello Gino B 1/27/2016 570-999-7979
Polhill Weston B 12/12/2013 570-336-3922
Vogel Zach B` 1/28/2016 570-787-9191
Addami Dan B 215-779-2488
Price Mason f B 1/30/2016 215-737-2999
Adger Raheem B
8/13/2012
NVM 484-478-2600
Toomey Gavin b 1/28/2016 484-209-3009
Ager Braheem B 1/31/2013 610-314-8385
Reichel JR B 1/14/2016 610-203-9999
Ahouse Trevor B 9/5/2013
Aion Zander B 215-803-4015
Albanese Dan B 12/7/2012 610 812 4152
Alexander Matt B 267-294-7948
Ali Dave B
9/24/2012 1-
1 215-266-0557
Allmond Tyler B
8/29/2012
VM 215-290-3642
Ardary Tyler B
B Greg B DA 2/3/2013 484-560-6695
B Charles B 267-257-0762
Bailey Andy B 9/5/2013
Bailey Scott B 610-299-4145
Baldwin Alexander B
Ballesteros Bill B
Banford Jason B 610-854-6781
Barner Lawson B MTG 2/13/2013 484-241-0086
Barrett Shaun B PC 2/3/2013 484-744-2436
Bartholomew Joe B 9/5/2013
Belk Dan B
9/16/2012 1-
1 484-574-3548
Bentivegna Andrew B 12/5/2012 631-365-3149
Berkery Kieran B
8/29/2012
VM 215-495-8437
Berran Naish B
Bertino AJ B MTG 2/4/2013 610-906-4443
Bixler David B 2/2/2013 610-806-6854
Blockus Matt B 570-332-2680
Bloom Anthony B
Bonadies Kyle B 12/3/2012 267-808-5071
Bordne John B 9/5/2013 908-361-0482

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Borneman Brian B
Boyd Jacob B
Brady Bryan B
Braunsburg Ryan B 570-447-3224
Bright Sean B 9/5/2013
Brihee Adgar B
Brown Michael B MTG 2/13/2013 443-619-4941
Brown Darren B 12/3/2012 570-647-9147
Browne Bobby B 9/5/2013
Bryan Kevin B
Bryne Cameron B 11/3/2012 610-513-3556
Bucheit Josh B 8142031156
Burke Jordan B 12/5/2012 570-647-8065
Burke Christian B 570-898-3957
Burke Shane B
Burker John B
8/27/2012
VM 215-485-8491
Burkhart
Harold
(Harry) B 12/3/2012 610-235-1554
Busch Cecil B 9/5/2013
Busch Brian B 610-937-7357
Bussey Stevie B 9/3/2012 1-1 215-272-4481
Caldero Luke B 9/5/2013
Cannon Matt B
8/29/2012
VM 215-962-9020
Carney Andrew B 484-883-0233
Carney Joe B
Carney Kevin B 570-445-9084
Carr John B 484 574 7902
Casselberry Joesph B 610-210-4634
Cassini Kev B 973-617-7213
Cavanaugh Jack B
8/27/2012
VM 484-557-7835
Cherney Jarred B
9/4/2012
MTG 484-896-8016
Christie Nick B 12/14/2013 267-614-7448
Ciambriello Nico B 9/5/2013
Clark Tucker B 9/5/2013
Cocks Glenn B 9/12/2012 201-669-9566
Coliazo Jose B TX 2/3/2013 484-725-8992
Connelly Denis B 610-841-6777
Contino Matt B 610-221-8094
Copes Dan B
9/13/2012 1-
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Costello Steve B
9/18/2012 1-
1 267-664-9568
Cox Justin B
Crayton Cody B 484 955 2383
Cristelli Justin B 609-651-5977
Cross Stephen B 484-288-0599
Curly Steve B
Cusimano TJ B 9/19/2012 484-333-2727
D Jack B 1/1/2013 973-809-0769
D Andrew B
8/27/2012
PC 610-306-4246
Dargan Kevin B MTG 2/6/2013 610-999-9419
Dargan Randy B
8/28/2012 1-
1 610-764-7243
Decarmanico Drew B 610-306-4246
Defazio Brett B 9/16/2012 908-337-7507
Delgado Richie C 215-588-9553
Dellanoce Mike C 9/5/2013
Delucy Vince C 9/5/2013
DeMarcantonio Drew C
8/29/2012
VM 610-306-4246
Deminovich Sam C 9/5/2013
Depew Austin C 9/5/2013
Devine Chris C
9/23/2012
NVM 610-800-1308
Divona Mike C 267-885-9950
Donahue Peter C 267-445-6792
Donehower Greg C
8/27/2012
VM 610-680-6313
Drain Tony C
8/27/2012
VM 570-259-2202
Drumm Rob C 201-247-5699
Durnam Pat C
Eavers Ryan C 267-566-6811
Essick Bill C 215-439-3287
Fairlie Gavin C
Farrier Dylan C
Fasshauer Brady C
Feeser Logan C 9/5/2013
Feiertag Mike C 610-739-4047
Ferry Matt C DA 2/3/2013 610-955-7867
Fischer Joe C
9/12/2012
VM 215-805-1096
Fischer Steve C

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Foderaro Frank C
8/29/2012
PC 610-304-7991
Franchino Derek C
8/27/2012
VM 570-687-6340
Franz Eric C DA 2/3/2013 215-680-5925
Frisbie Brad C
9/12/2012
VM 570-423-5490
G Gregg C
8/27/2012
PC 610-405-6203
Gable Mike C 484-764-5048
Gainey Patrick C
8/13/2012
PC 215-301-6626
Gallagher Ian C 11/20/2012 610-781-9307
Gambler Ty C
8/27/2012
MTG 717-873-7557
Gangaware
(Maybe) Paul C
8/27/2012
VM 484-332-8304
Gavin Dillon C 12/2/2012 570-309-9611
Geer Mason C 9/5/2013
Geiger Matt C 215-622-3090
Giuliani Dan C
9/18/2012 1-
1 267-733-7013
Giuwani Dan C
Glanzmann Chris C
9/24/2012 1-
1 267-884-4150
Glemser Patrick C 267 280 6351
Gower Zach C MTG 2/13/2013 267-372-2075
Greb Josh C 484-264-3518
Green Aaron C 484-667-8094
Guidone Greg C 610-405-6203
Gulasarion Hovik C 9/5/2013
Gursky Zach C
Guzzardo Alan C 610-506-1688
Hall Phillip C
8/30/2012 1-
1 267-216-6479
Halloway Art C 484-331-4539
Hank Connor C
8/27/2012
VM 267-614-3779
Harbough Nate C 570-852-1571
Hars Steve C 9/20/2013 973-557-8059
Hendershot Scott C 717-823-8460
Heydenberk Rob C 267-772-0674
Hiladish Rob C 610 999 1155
Hill Dylan C 1/31/2013 570-952-5069

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Hill Zach C 9/16/2012 610-226-7956
Holinej Nick C FB 1/31/2013
Holub Jarrod C 12/9/2012 610 731 3724
Horowitz Eric C 201-919-2150
Hubbs Matt C 609-694-8493
Hughes Daniel C 9/5/2013
Hughes Conner C 610-804-3751
Hughes Dylan C
9/4/2012
TXT 570-590-8327
Hunter Tyler C
9/24/2012 1-
1 215-840-7724
Huppman Andrew C 610-952-9226
Huth Mike C 610-216-9079
Ingram Tim C
Jacobson Zach C 9/5/2013
James Will C
8/27/2012
PC 267-515-1127
Janhl Derek C
Jenkins Tyler C
8/29/2012
VM 484-464-7663
Johnson Josh C 12/3/2012 215-514-4361
Johnson Cody C 717-961-6519
Jones Alex C 9/5/2013
Jones Terrance C 610-704-5607
Judovits Ben C
8/29/2012
PC 610-906-4753
Kim Matt C DA 2/3/2013 201-407-0377
Kammerer Wes C 201 788 0103
Kedra Robby C 9/5/2013
Keller Dan C
Kelly Colin C 11/3/2012 610-908-7452
Kelly Ryan C
Kelly Jack C
Kelly Sam C
Kennedy Aaron C
Kennedy Chris C 267-804-0751
Kernaghan Rob C
Kessler Jordan C
9/16/2012 1-
1 215-237-9059
Knapick Mark C 570-809-5627
Koch Casey C MTG 9/13/2012 570-369-3478
Koch Mike C 570-594-5039
Kommer Bill C 610-212-9007
Kootz Zack C 717-476-5994

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Kotinsoly Joe C
8/27/2012
PC 717-512-1833
Krise Mike C
9/4/2012
TXT 570-875-9139
Kukuyev Leo C 570-872-8583
Kunkelman Steve C MTG 2/13/2013 484-388-1091
Kussant Marc C
Lasko Joey C 4/15/2012
Lee Chris C 610-454-8705
Leeper Damon C 484-947-9007
Libertore Alex C 610-675-7495
Littenhak David C 9/5/2013
Lobo Ramon C PC 2/3/2013 717-592-8073
Locan Evan C MTG 2/13/2013 484-868-6665
Lucenti Antonio C 12/5/2012 570-499-1766
Lundstrom Alex C 9/5/2013
Luybli Adam C
Lynch Patrick C 9/16/2012 610-888-6402
Malinski Tom C
8/29/2012
VM 570-877-0435
Maloney J.J. C
Martin Greg C 1/15/2013
Mauk Zac C 12/7/2012 484 942 3155
Maziet Nikita C DA 2/3/2013 215-310-8083
McAndrew Ian C 484-557-4318
McCann Ryan C
9/16/2012
VM 610-800-2262
McCann Brandon C 610 804 1973
McClane Jesse C 11/30/2012 484-832-1861
McClane Andy C
McCoy Connor C 9/5/2013
Total: 213

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Every member has completed Dynamic Recruitment Track via Pi Lambda Phi University.
Letter from colony president saying that everyone has completed the PLPU "Dynamic
Recruitment Training" (The letter should be signed by all members of the chapter).
This letter confirms that everyone in Pi Lambda Phi, PA Alpha Gamma Chapter has
watched and completed Dynamic Recruitment. This letter is to be signed Monday the 19th of
January 2015, when everyone has returned to Bloomsburg.
Fraternally,
Matthew Tallent, Rex

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Roster totals at least 105% of the IFC Average (not including graduating seniors).
University documentation of average chapter size of IFC fraternities on campus.
IFC Roster Numbers
ACACIA 27
ATO 21
AXP 16
BETA 12
DKE 16
DELTA PI 14
KDR 26
KAPPA SIG 51
PI LAMBDA PHI 38 | 183.7%
SIO 18
TKE 22
ZETES 29
PHI BETA SIGMA 1
ALPHA PHI ALPHA 2
LAMBDA CHI 34
OMEGA PSI PHI 2
Average: 19.6

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FINANCE
Submit a budget to IHQ. *Must have an operating profit for the current semester/year.
*Profit/loss analysis with Accounts Receivable and Payable statements (accounts payable
must be less than 5 percent).
Copy of chapter semester & annual budget.
# of Brothers In Chapter: 38
Annual Local Dues Amt: $700.00
Estimated Dues Income: $26,600.00
% Expected to be Uncollectible: 10.00%
Estimated Dues Collectible: $23,940.00
Fundraising Events
Date Event Income
x Applebee's $40.00
x Quaker Steak and Lube $40.00
x Raffle TBA
x Candles $1,200.00
x Event 5 $0.00
x Event 6 $0.00
x Event 7 $0.00
x Event 8 $0.00
x Event 9 $0.00
total expected income from
fundraisers: $1,280.00
New Member Fee Calculation
# of expected New Member annually: 20
IHQ New Member Fee per Individual: $65.00
New Member Local Fees: $110.00
Total New Member dues to collect: $3,500.00
Initial Fee Calculation
# of New Members expected to be Initiated annually: 18

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IHQ Initiation Fee per New Member: $175.00
Initiation Fee per New Member Local Fees: $0.00
Total Initiation Fees to collect: $3,150.00
$6,650.00
Annual Recruitment Costs
Rush brochures $0.00
Rush posters $0.00
Business cards/calendar magnets $0.00
Rush T-Shirts $800.00
Rush Event #1 $215.00
Closed Rush $0.00
Misc Rush Expense $0.00
Totals: $1,475.00
Athletics Budget
Team 1 $20.00
Team 2 $20.00
Team 3 $0.00
Totals: $40.00
Other Expenses
IFC School Fees $320.00
Chapter Composit $1,000.00
Totals: $1,320.00
E-Board Budget
Misc Copies throughout semester $0.00
Misc Postage throughout semester $21.00
Totals: $21.00

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Show you have collected a total of $1,500 to go toward Chartering banquet.
Bank Statement showing a minimum of $1,500 saved.

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COMMUNICATIONS
Complete all required paperwork (New Member Cards, permission to initiate, officer
updates, etc).
Letter from IHQ stating that the chapter is up-to-date on all required paperwork.

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Submit upcoming semester goals to IHQ and to the Greek Life Director.
A minimum of 5 S.M.A.R.R.T. Goals for the chapter (Must include a goal for Recruitment,
Philanthropy and Academics) SMARRT = Specific Measurable Agreeable Realistic Relevant
Timely.
-Academics: For FALL 2015 our goal is to have everyone accomplish a GPA of at least 2.75 or
greater. Also we want to raise anyone's GPA who fell below a 2.75 and get them to meet that
requirement.
-Volunteering: Our goal for volunteering is to gain at least 495-500 community service hours as
a chapter in Spring semester 2015.
-Chartering: Our goal is to gain our charter by October. Working to complete a step a week.
-Philanthropy: For Fall Semester 2015, Goal is to hold a Walk for equality by October, have
300-500 people attend on campus, and raise 1500-2500 dollars.
-Recruitment: For Spring Semester of 2015, our goal is to initiate 10 new men; have 12 bids
extended and ten accepted.
PI LAMBDA PHI
BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY
DATE: January 4, 2015
TO: Patrick Spanner
RE: Upcoming Goals For 2015
The five goals being set for the PA Alpha Gamma chapter of Pi Lambda Phi fit in the
bounds of the S.M.A.R.T goals. Anyone of these five goals can be met with hard work and
proper leadership, which I plan to ingrain into this fraternity in the coming Spring semester. In
the following I will be outlining goals for: our fraternity to be chartered, academics,
philanthropy, recruitment, and establishing ourselves in the community. All of these goals when
met will leave our fraternity with a well-established foundation for greatness in the years to
follow.
First and foremost our goal as a fraternity for the coming year is to get our charter. Over
this winter break I have been doing everything possible in coordination with my executive board
to complete the steps we can. Originally no one had access to the chartering checklist, with
exception to some of the old executive board. I was able to get the link and share it with the rest
of our fraternity to make it a group effort. Zach Shuster worked on getting everyone into
committees, and Michael Frauenhoffer is working on a budget, as well as a standards list with
Sarkis Gulasarian. These are just a few of the strides we have taken so far to further this
fraternity over winter break. Phase one is almost completed however the documentation for
phase one has not been provided to our nationals. I have talked to Bill O'Donnell who has the
documentation needed, which I will get from him and make it available to nationals. With this
being done we will have many of the tasks completed on the checklist and should be done phase
one before the Spring semester starts. When the documentation is submitted along with the
completion of phase one by the start of this spring semester we have around thirty three tasks left
to be completed in phases two and three. Some of these tasks are already being worked on and
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is to be chartered by Fall 2015. Our executive board realizes that we should already be chartered
which is why we all know how hard we will have to work in the coming year.
On the topic of academics, our fraternity has done relatively well. In the fall semester
2014 we were informed that our fraternity had received the highest GPA out of all the fraternities
on campus. With that being said we did have brothers who dropped out do to academic reasons.
This is something that no one wants to happen of course, however action to change this has not
yet been taken. Part of this was due to a lack in having an advisor which is now resolved.
Besides having an advisor further action will be taken to ensure better outcomes with grades in
the following year. One of our plans is to work with brothers who have lower GPAs by either
tutoring them or mandating library hours until improvements are made. Also mixer privileges
may be suspended to certain brothers who are not meeting their academic requirements. This is
to ensure accountability relative to our value of academics.
Philanthropy is one of my main goals for the spring semester because so far we really
have not held a formal philanthropy event. We have had small events in which we raised around
fifty dollars however we can do much better. I have started a philanthropy committee in which a
few brothers and I have been working on ideas we could do. We are planning to do a wall of hate
this semester which has been done at other Pi Lam chapters and worked well. We plan to keep
the wall of hate up for a week and at the end of the week do a walk for equality in which we may
charge everyone walking five dollars. Walks are something that are very effective for raising
money at Bloomsburg and usually receive a large turnout. Many clubs on campus share our same
goal of eliminating prejudice or something of the sort. We would reach out to all of these clubs
to help us raise awareness for our issue and engage them in walking with us to promote equality.
Also we would extend an invitation to the rest of greek life to come out and join us which would
help build participation numbers. If participation numbers are as high as we anticipate this
fundraiser could raise a few thousand, which would be well above anything we have done
before. This may seem like an unattainable goal however with hard work this fundraising can be
in place by April.
For a fraternity that has only started three years ago our fraternity has done rather well
with recruitment. Devin has done a good job assembling rush events for us in the past year and
we have full faith in him to do the same this year. We have already built a solid foundation with
other greek organizations and students on campus. We attend many social events throughout the
semester which help builds our reputation. Not only are we social but we respect people, which
others definitely recognize and keep in mind when they are rushing because it reflects how they
will be treated. Whenever we have a rush event our turnout is very large. Being a non-hazing
fraternity has been beneficial to our rush numbers, giving our fraternity some of the largest new
member classes on campus. Spring semester we hope to at least gain fifteen to twenty new
members. This would help boost our roster and help us to get our name out more so than it
already is. If we keep growing at the rate we are I believe we could be the largest fraternity on
campus in the upcoming years.
My last goal for our fraternity as a whole encapsulates part of the reason I joined Pi Lambda
Phi. Being a force in the community, possibly the most important goal as a fraternity.
Recognizing problems or needs in one’s own community and taking charge on them is what a
man is all about. Growing ourselves as men and holding each other to the values we swore to be
accountable to is very important. Furthering our community is something we have done already
as a fraternity with our community service. So far we have participated in town cleanups, park
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with first and foremost getting chartered and completing a large philanthropic event. Once we
are chartered we will be able to elect our members to the interfraternity council which will help
us be more involved on campus. Secondly I would like to do more events that help the
community because I believe that is the best form of active recruitment. When you meet people
at community service events you know if they come and rush they’ll be the guys who get stuff
done in your fraternity. This semester I want to do a tree planting event on campus and in the
community for Arbor Day which falls in April. This would be a great way for us to further
establish ourselves and for people to remember us in the community. Every time we do an event
of this nature it helps break negative stereotypes fraternity bare.
I know these goals all seem grand on paper but I realize they are just words without work to
back them they will be nothing. I keep that in mind because many promises have been made but
the work hasn’t followed. I have always given a hundred percent to any position I take on and
plan to do the same with leading this fraternity. Along with my executive board and other
brothers these goals will be attained with our hard work. If this can be done every year we will
grow and further ourselves not only as a fraternity, but as men.
Continue to update and maintain colony website.
URL to chapter website --- the website must be up-to-date at the time of the proposal for
chartering.
URL: http://papilams.weebly.com/
Create and distribute a Colony newsletter to be sent to alumni.
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PA Alpha Gama Alumni Letter
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PA Alpha Gamma Alumni
Letter
Chapter News
The chapter is doing very well at this time. We are currently
in the process of being chartered and are expected to have
our chartering banquet in the fall of 2016. We are still one of
the top fraternities in GPA and members and continue to
add more scholarly gentlemen to our ranks.
Newest Members: Eta Class
53. Jimmy DelRaso 59. Tyler Phillips
54.Tyler Lobbregt 60. Andrew Kryzkowski
55. Zavier West 61. Hayden Smith
56. Justin Angco 62. Erik Falcone
57. Mark Wells 63. Hovik Gulasarian
58.Denis Slipchenko
March 1st 2016 First Edition

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Upcoming Events
Date Party: March 18th
Block Party: April 16th
Senior Sendoff: April 30th
Initiation: (TBA Via
GroupMe)
Upcoming 21st birthdays
-Michael Dellanoce: March 31st
Campus News
New to campus this year is a Steak n’ Shake restaurant
located in place of the old Italian Kitchen, which has
moved upstairs to the newly renovated Husky Lounge.
In addition, the old police station/bookstore has been
demolished to make way for new dormitories.
Alumni Spotlight
For our first ever Alumni Spotlight, we would like
to honor Brother Christopher Brown for starting
our chapter and bringing us all together. Brown
currently works at a Peterbilt and International
truck dealership where he serves as the assistant
parts manager. Keep striving for success Chris!
Family line additions
Chris Brown —> Hayden Smith Doug Bird —>Andrew Krzyzkowski
William O’Donnell —> Justin Angco Doug Brady—> Tyler Phillips
Christopher Kuehl —> Erik Falcone Glenn Fragassi —>Zavier West
Carlos Aponte —> Mark Wells Robert Hughes —> Denis Slipchenko
Kevin Dougherty —> Hovik Gulasarian Leandro Perez —> Tyler Lobbregt
Earvin Paul —> Jimmy Delrasso

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Letter of acknowledgement from the Chapter Advisory Board that the colony is ready to be
chartered.
Letter from a representative of the Chapter Advisory Board recommending the colony become a
chartered chapter.
Dearest Executive Council of Pi Lambda Phi,
I am writing you to inform you that the Colony at Bloomsburg University Pa. Alpha Gamma has
completed the work to become a full Chapter. The Brothers at Pa. Alpha Gamma are in good
standing at the university and are leaders on campus.
I have worked with the colony for just under a year, I have meet the brother in person on campus
they are ready for this next step. They live the creed and they fully understand that this not about
four years but a life time.
They have a small but growing and dedicated group of Alumnae that is active on and off campus.
They have strong communication with each other, true brotherhood.
I hope you see this reflected in the paper work and effort that have made to become a fully
recognized chapter of Pi Lambda Phi. It would be an honor for me to call them Brothers.
Fraternally yours,
Patrick Lincoln
Chapter Advisor Pa. Alpha Gamma

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Letter of acknowledgement signed by the IFC President and head of the Greek Life office
that verifies the group has remained in good standing during the school year.
Letter from IFC Advisor and President stating that the colony is recognized and a positive
addition to the Greek Community.
To whom it may concern:
Since the time I had written the letter over winter break, Pi Lam has keep there foot on
the gas. The continual growth and succession that they have displayed is no surprise anymore,
rather expected and modeled.
They continue to tighten their strong ties both in the community and within the student
body. They have hosted another successful Pie a Pi Lam where students donate to pi members,
showing the campus of the good will and care Greek life can show, while relating the two
through a similar goal. They continue to participate in numerous community events including
Tree Fest, Greeks Give Back, several park cleanups, the Big Event (Bloomsburg’s biggest
community service effort), Bocce Bash, Empty Bowls. This last semester they have also
participated in other organization’s events such as a fundraiser for the Wounded Warriors
Foundation along with a walk for Pediatric Cancer.
Along with that, they have found time to do well with the reason everyone comes to this
place, an education. They have finished up another successful semester with a GPA higher than
the all men's average. They have had another strong recruiting semester, recruiting another
group of fine gentlemen to continue the high standards that are required of them. As expected,
they had shown that their achievements thus far have been no fluke, by finishing with another
great semester. So as I have mentioned before, and still fully stand by, as IFC President and
active member in the community, Pi Lam has been an absolute pleasure to work with.
Joe DiMaggio
IFC President

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Letter from the Dean of Students or the head of the Greek Life office stating that the
Colony and its members enjoy a campus reputation which reflects positively upon Pi
Lambda Phi and is therefore recommended for Chartering.
Letter from Dean of Students or head of the Office of Greek Life.

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Roster with each New Member’s complete bio (name, major, age, hometown, involvement
on campus, why he wants to be a Pi Lam) and documentation of individual membership
standards compliance (GPA, service hours, involvement on campus).
A packet with a complete bio of all new members since the previous packet was submitted (name,
major, age, hometown, involvement on campus, why he wants to be a Pilam) and spreadsheet of
members' current status related to meeting these expectations (attach academic report from
Greek Life Office, service verification, and involvement verification).
(attached)

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Current committee structure, and Judicial Board.
Current Committee Structure and Judicial Board.
Events Committee:
• Plan small brotherhood events.
• Set up ritual events.
• Plan formals.
Fundraising Committee:
• Raise money for the chapter.
• Plan fundraising events.
• Coordinate with other organizations.
IFC Committee:
• Attend weekly IFC meetings.
Social Committee:
• Set up weekly social events with other Greek life organizations.
• Coordinate events with other organizations.
Recruitment Committee:
• Recruit new members
• Organize rush events.
• Attend campus recruitment events.
Athletics Committee:
• Organize intramural sports.
• Set up weekly pickup games.
Academics Committee:
• Make sure new members and brothers are in good academic standing.
• Enforce the academic program.
• Stay in connect with Greek life office to ensure everyone is in good academic standing.
Philanthropy Committee:
• Set up EOP events.
• Keep in contact with Devin.
• Set up events with other organizations.
Judicial Board
1. The purpose of the PA Alpha Gamma Judicial Board is to educate and correct.
This board is charged with promoting high standards of conduct that are in line
with the Creed of Pi Lambda Phi. It is the expectation that this Board will uphold
the standards of membership outlined in this Judicial Document to ensure member
development, accountability and the continued values promoted by Pi Lambda
Phi.
2. The Judicial Board holds jurisdiction over all active members of the PA Alpha
Gamma chapter of Pi Lambda Phi.
3. The Judicial Board holds no jurisdiction over alumni Brothers. In the case that an
alumnus has violated standards it is the expectation that the Executive Board of
the Fraternity will first address the alumni involved. If further violations occur,

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