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The '''National Council''' of Phi Sigma Pi is composed of seven elected National Officers, chosen from the ranks of the Membership of Phi Sigma Pi. The National Officers serve as volunteers without remuneration, and are responsible for setting the vision and goals of the National Fraternity. | The '''National Council''' of Phi Sigma Pi is composed of seven elected National Officers, chosen from the ranks of the Membership of Phi Sigma Pi. The National Officers serve as volunteers without remuneration, and are responsible for setting the vision and goals of the National Fraternity. | ||
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| + | == Composition == | ||
| + | National Council is currently composed of seven National Officers; however, the makeup of National Council has changed throughout the fraternity's history. The full historical list of National Council positions is as follows: | ||
| + | *[[National President]] | ||
| + | *[[Senior Vice President]] ''(National Vice President prior to 1990)'' | ||
| + | *[[National Secretary]] | ||
| + | *[[Vice President of Finance]] ''(National Treasurer prior to 1990)'' | ||
| + | *[[Vice President of Membership Development]] | ||
| + | *[[Vice President of Chapter Development]] ''(National Counselor prior to 1990)'' | ||
| + | *[[Vice President of Alumni Development]] ''(National Alumni Representative prior to 1990)'' | ||
| + | |||
| + | ''Retired Council Positions:'' | ||
| + | *[[National Treasurer/Secretary]] ''(Abolished in 1988)'' | ||
| + | *[[National Historian]] ''(Abolished in 1990)'' | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
| − | The National Council was first formed in 1925, shortly after Phi Sigma Pi became a National Fraternity with the founding of the [[Gamma Chapter]] at Bradley Polytechnic University, now [http://www.bradley.edu Bradley University], on 2 | + | The National Council was first formed in 1925, shortly after Phi Sigma Pi became a National Fraternity with the founding of the [[Gamma Chapter]] at Bradley Polytechnic University, now [http://www.bradley.edu Bradley University], on May 2, 1921. [[Joseph G. Bryan]] (Α 28) was elected to serve as the first [[National President]]. |
| − | In 1928, [[Rolla F. Wood]] ( | + | In 1928, [[Rolla F. Wood]] (Α 39) became the National President. "Wood is credited with galvanizing the National Officers into a cohesive unit."<sup>1</sup> Under Wood's leadership, the fraternity began to flourish, and was represented in the creation of the Professional Interfraternity Conference in 1928. |
=== Female Council Members === | === Female Council Members === | ||
[[Anita P. Davis]] was elected National Historian in 1980 and became the first female member of National Council. | [[Anita P. Davis]] was elected National Historian in 1980 and became the first female member of National Council. | ||
| − | '''Female Presidents''' | + | '''Female Presidents''' |
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| + | [[Tammy Mleziva]] was elected [[National President]] in 2002, becoming the first female to hold this position. Since then, there have been three additional female Presidents. The full list is as follows: | ||
* [[Tammy Mleziva]], [[Alpha Epsilon Chapter | Alpha Epsilon]] (2002-2004) | * [[Tammy Mleziva]], [[Alpha Epsilon Chapter | Alpha Epsilon]] (2002-2004) | ||
* [[Kara Domby]] (nee Maginnis), [[Gamma Theta Chapter | Gamma Theta]] (2004-2005) | * [[Kara Domby]] (nee Maginnis), [[Gamma Theta Chapter | Gamma Theta]] (2004-2005) | ||
Revision as of 17:26, 24 March 2008
| National Council |
| National President |
| Jonah Goodman |
| Senior Vice President |
| Lisa Ambrosia Howard |
| National Secretary |
| Joshua Coonrod |
| Vice President of Finance |
| Joshua Marder |
| Vice President of Development |
| [[{{{VPDA}}}]] |
| Vice President of Development |
| [[{{{VPDB}}}]] |
| Vice President of Development |
| [[{{{VPDC}}}]] |
The National Council of Phi Sigma Pi is composed of seven elected National Officers, chosen from the ranks of the Membership of Phi Sigma Pi. The National Officers serve as volunteers without remuneration, and are responsible for setting the vision and goals of the National Fraternity.
Contents
Composition
National Council is currently composed of seven National Officers; however, the makeup of National Council has changed throughout the fraternity's history. The full historical list of National Council positions is as follows:
- National President
- Senior Vice President (National Vice President prior to 1990)
- National Secretary
- Vice President of Finance (National Treasurer prior to 1990)
- Vice President of Membership Development
- Vice President of Chapter Development (National Counselor prior to 1990)
- Vice President of Alumni Development (National Alumni Representative prior to 1990)
Retired Council Positions:
- National Treasurer/Secretary (Abolished in 1988)
- National Historian (Abolished in 1990)
History
The National Council was first formed in 1925, shortly after Phi Sigma Pi became a National Fraternity with the founding of the Gamma Chapter at Bradley Polytechnic University, now Bradley University, on May 2, 1921. Joseph G. Bryan (Α 28) was elected to serve as the first National President.
In 1928, Rolla F. Wood (Α 39) became the National President. "Wood is credited with galvanizing the National Officers into a cohesive unit."1 Under Wood's leadership, the fraternity began to flourish, and was represented in the creation of the Professional Interfraternity Conference in 1928.
Female Council Members
Anita P. Davis was elected National Historian in 1980 and became the first female member of National Council.
Female Presidents
Tammy Mleziva was elected National President in 2002, becoming the first female to hold this position. Since then, there have been three additional female Presidents. The full list is as follows:
- Tammy Mleziva, Alpha Epsilon (2002-2004)
- Kara Domby (nee Maginnis), Gamma Theta (2004-2005)
- Lisa A. Ambrosia Howard, Beta, Delta Xi (2005-06)
- Colleen Dougherty, Alpha Theta (2006-07)
This section is a stub.
Current National Council
The 46th Empowered Council came to be with Kadira Coley being elected to finish the 2007-2008 term as Vice President of Alumni Development at the 2007 Grand Chapter Conference. National Councils are notated by the next successive Empowered Council upon an election, however this does not change for interim appointments.
References
1The Scholar's Province, page 15
Further Resources
- List of all National Councils and officers
