[b]Membership Committee Preliminary Report[b]

Request of Various Committees

Scholarship Committee
Scholarship wanted to know if we agreed that there should be a GPA requirement for Gamma Chi and if so, should Gamma chi wait until grades come in and for members who have graduated should they have to send in a transcript?
All though grades should be stressed and at some point, a GPA could be given for possible research and other things, the Membership committee didn’t feel that having a minimum GPA to become a member of Gamma Chi was necessary for the reasons that …
We are more of an interest group and not an actual national organization. Maybe further down the line, but not at this point.
There are many alumni who have been out of school for years and it would be hard from them to remember and too much of a hassle for transcripts.
**However, scholarship committee has the right to determine whether this merits any awards they want to give out and maybe further down the line whether grades mean probation in membership and/or cause for termination.

Membership Committee Developments

Membership Requirements
We require 6 months of GreekChat membership or at least 50 post. The committee figured that we have many posters who have been on for a long amount of time, but don’t get to post often and also many people who haven’t been on long, but post constantly. This was is fair to all. Obviously those who help on committees are "automatic" members, but still will have to fill out a membership application.

Application
My Lai (Hawaiiagd) is also being asked about how to code the membership application on the future Gamma Chi website, so that applications can just be submitted there.

Fraternity Education
Psychtau is currently coming up with a format to develop a fraternity education program. It is still in the works, but will include the following:
Founders, Creation of GreekChat and Gamma Chi, History of GLO’s (National, Local, Academic, etc.) How to use GreekChat, Internet Etiquette, Mental/Physical Health, Substance Abuse Awareness, Why We Have Philanthropies and more. Will update in next report.

Membership Suggestions
Committee Screennames for GreekChat postings. That way if the committee wants everyone to know something, they can just post it with the author being for example "Gamma Chi Officer Committee". Only members of the committee will have access to the password.

Membership Questions
What are the expectations of the Membership Committee? The committee would like to know what we should be doing as our job besides bring in new members and fraternity education. Is there anything specific?

Tonya
Membership secretary reporting on behalf of the Membership Committee