Northeast Region Conference

NERC is the Northeast Region Conference.

NERC, Spring 2008

History

NERC, was created as a way of allowing the chapters in the Northeast Region to gather and partake in service, scholarship, and social events, as well as foster bonds between individual brothers in different chapters. The first NERC took place at Delta Alpha on the campus of Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, NY on April 4-6, 2002. Since then, the site has rotated through the other chapters in the region.

The 2009 Regional Conference

In 2009, NERC was held at the Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston Mass. Held from April 17th-19th, the conference had brothers from Theta, Beta Epsilon, Beta Nu, Beta Pi, Beta Upsilon, and Epsilon Kappa in attendance. 2008-2009 Senior Region Consultant Ryan DeGuzman was also in attendance. Planning for the conference took place using Google Groups and Meebo. Housing for the conference was provided by the brothers of the Epsilon Kappa Chapter. NERC 2009 featured an Olympics style social event, a book collection service project for a local YMCA, a trip to the New England Aquarium, and a scenario-based workshop.

Themes and Dates

• 2009: Around the World (April 17 - 19, 2009)
• 2008: Wizard of Oz (April 4 - 6, 2008)
• 2007: (April 13-15, 2007)

Events

• 2009 Events:
  • Olympics
  • Collection of cultural children’s books for the YMCA (16 collected)
  • Trip to the Boston Aquarium
  • Breakfast with the Greater Boston Area Alumni Association
  • Scenario-based workshops
  • Icebreakers
• 2008 Events:
  • Social event hosted by Delta Mu: Watch the movie The Wizard of Oz, Make bead bracelets, Meet and Greet with Brothers
  • Leadership event hosted by Theta
  • Lunch (pizza) provided by Beta Epsilon
  • Scholarship event hosted by Beta Pi: Visit the Museum of Science and Technology
  • Service event hosted by Theta
  • Social event hosted by Delta Mu: Game Night
  • Breakfast provided by Beta Epsilon
  • Best Practices Roundtable Presentations and Discussion

Awards

(Are any awards given out, delete if not)

Conference Locations

• 2002: Delta Alpha at Rochester, NY
• 2003: Beta Nu at Ithaca, NY
• 2004: Theta at Mansfield, PA
• 2005: Beta Epsilon at Syracuse, NY
• 2006: Beta Upsilon at Amherst, MA (However, NERC was only an ICR Event due to low attendance)
• 2007: Delta Alpha at Rochester, NY
• 2008: Beta Epsilon at Syracuse, NY
• 2009: Epsilon Kappa at Boston, MA

Attendees

• 2009: Theta (2), Beta Epsilon (3), Beta Nu (2), Beta Pi (5), Beta Upsilon (12), Epsilon Kappa (30), Ryan DeGuzman

Regional Delegates

Current Regional Delegates

• 2009-2010
  • Theta,
  • Beta Epsilon, Megan Hirshberg
  • Beta Nu,
  • Beta Pi, Kevin McQuade and Michelle Farber
  • Beta Upsilon, (Host/Logistics Coordinator)
  • Delta Alpha,
  • Delta Mu, Gail Conway
  • Epsilon Kappa,

Past Regional Delegates

• 2008-2009
  • Theta, Rebecca Gibbon (Secretary)
  • Beta Epsilon, Michaela Boykin (Fall 2008) and Eileen Barch (Spring 2009) (Scholarship Chair)
  • Beta Nu, Meghan Giles (Fall 2008) and Julia Rizzo (Spring 2009) (PR Coordinator)
  • Beta Pi, Nick Gwiazda (Fall 2008), Cassaundra Smith, and Christina Colomonico (Spring 2009) (Social Chair)
  • Beta Upsilon, Ashley Blubaugh (Fall 2008) and Krystina Cahalan (Spring 2009) (Leadership/Service Chair)
  • Delta Alpha, Jennifer Hill (Treasurer)
  • Delta Mu, Sandra Townsend (resigned) and Chad Watts (Workshop Coordinator)
  • Epsilon Kappa, Elizabeth Biron (Host/Logistics Coordinator)
• 2007-2008
  • Theta, Unknown
  • Beta Epsilon, Unknown
  • Beta Nu, Unknown
  • Beta Pi, Unknown
  • Beta Upsilon, Unknown
  • Delta Alpha, Unknown
  • Delta Mu, Unknown
  • Epsilon Kappa, Unknown