October MEeting Minutes

Attending

​Frater Greg Sestric, Frater Ken Debeer, Frater Larry Snopek, Frater Bob Dees, Frater Dave Duckworth, Frater Steve Fenwick, Frater Ken Kinnaman, Frater Dan Helman, Frater Brian Elledge, Frater Keyeon Pitts, Frater Sam Carleton. 

Officer REports

Prytanis:

• Prytanis Brian Elledge said that he attended the scholarship awards banquet in Cape on the Friday night of Homecoming.  Frater Bill Diepenbrock and Frater Don LaFerla also attended and presented the scholarship awards to 2 of the 4 actives who were selected to receive scholarships from the DZ alumni scholarship fund.  
  
  
• Frater Brian said that the chapter president, Frater was up for SEMO man-of-the-year award.
  
  
• Frater Brian also reported that there will be 4 fraters graduating this fall, and that the alumni chapter has donated $500 to the chapter to cover expenses for the chapter retreat.

Epiprytanis: No Report

Chapter Advisor:

Frater Matt Henson reported that he is still looking for a replacement for his position as Chapter Advisor.  The Chapter Advisor does not have to live in Cape to hold this position.  Frater Matt has held this position, and was involved with the recolonization of the chapter.  Please contact myself, Frater Elledge kellyandbrian@yahoo.com, or Frater Henson henson_mw@yahoo.com if you are interested in this position.

Crysophylos:
To see financials please read Frater Snopek's email, currently collecting 2019-2020 Dues

Grammateus: No Report

Pylortis: 
Future events are~
The active-alumni happy hour will be Wednesday November 13th, from 4-pm till 7-pm.  The happy hour event will be at El Sol Mexican restaurant, located at 1105 Broadway in Cape, and is just a few doors down Broadway from the D'Ladium (how convenient).

http://eatatelsol.com/

The Christmas Party will be at the Elks Lodge Saturday December 7, 2019 from 6-pm to 10-pm.  The Elks Lodge is at 2232 Mason Lane, Ballwin, Mo.  Instead of a dinner we will have hors d'oeuvres.  The cost will be $10/person.  Frater Gettinger and Frater Bill Ruebsam will prepare the hors d'oeuvres.  Please contact me if you plan to attend so we can have enough food for all attending.

Looks like we will have back ground music for the Christmas party, rather than a sound system. 

For out-of-town fraters, there are a number of hotels at I-44 and Mo-141 and on I-64/ US-40 which are about 5-7 minutes from the Elks lodge

Pig Roast 2020, June 5, 6,& 7  Social Club Uniontown
More information later.  

Committee Reports

Golf Committee: 

There were 63-golfers in the golf tournament.  Congratulations to the golf tournament committee  Fraters Steve Goedeke and Jeff Delaney.  The tournament earned $1,290.

Old Business

None

New Business

​Frater Brian Elledge opened discussion on providing financial assistance to fraters who are having problems paying their chapter dues.  A frater said that he was having difficulty in coming up with dues, and wanted to know if the alumni chapter could assist him with a loan.  Currently chapter dues are about $400/semester, and there is talk that it could go to $450/semester.  Of that amount about $225/semester goes to national, and must be paid by a certain date or the chapter will incur late payment penalty fees.  Eventually the frater has said that he has come up with the money, and will not need the loan.
  
We discussed criteria such as who would be eligible, repayment programs, and steps that should be taken to prevent recurrence for loan requests.  Since the frater did not need the loan, the issue of making loans was sent to the Board of Advisors for action.  Since they would be directly familiar with the frater and the issues, it was decided that the chapter Board of Advisors should establish the process for providing financial assistance.  Discussion was tabled pending Board of Advisors recommendations.


The discussion broadened as the chapter has made a similar request for financial assistance.  The chapter is requesting that the alumni chapter lend sums to assist 4 or 5 fraters in paying their dues to national.  One suggestion given is that the chapter set up a payment plan, where fraters can pay their dues in installments, rather than having to come up with the money at the due date.


It was voted and agreed that the alumni chapter send sums to the active chapter, that will be used to pays the dues of the 4 or 5 fraters to national.  In return the chapter will provide the alumni chapter with a 2-year budget plan, a payback plan, and a plan on how to prevent needing the alumni chapter to provide continual financial assistance. 

Frater Rick Steiner went into the hospital  He was slurring speech, having blurry vision, etc, on Sunday so ambulance took him to Barnes. He was unable to speak at all now, some incontinence. MRI shows inflammation in brain.

The last update was that Rick is doing better. Can walk to bathroom with help. Talking pretty well. They are giving him 2antibiotics, not sure what diagnosis of infection is.

Frater Rick has been receiving chemotherapy treatments for a CNS lymphoma condition.

Prayers for Frater Rick, his family, and the doctors and nurses as they fight to get him better.

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