Proposal-201102-staff-01

• Council Member Name: Staff
• Council Position—Proposal Number: Staff-01
• Meeting Date for Proposal: February 19, 2011
  • Objective this proposal falls under: n/a
  • What costs are associated with this proposal? (if none state "none"): none
  • What is the motion to be made on this?
    • To allocate funds from chapter fines to the Leadership in Action fund.
  • Additional Pertinent Information (if none state "none"):
    • Chapter fines are currently allocated to the Todd Scholarship
    • The Todd Scholarship benefits one Brother per year, whereas Leadership in Action has already impacted over 300 Brothers in the seven months since its debut.
    • The Todd Scholarship awards $1,000 a year, whereas the Leadership in Action fund provides $18,000 a year for the purchase of eight modules.
    • Chapter fines are the result of negligence and poor practices at the chapter level. Leadership in Action trains Brothers to be strong leaders. Strong leadership at the chapter level will improve their practices and result in fewer incidents of fines.