Talk:Past National Council Motions

40th Empowered Council

January 17-19, 2003

40-Motion #37 "That we approve the minutes of the 5 December 2002 conference call." (Volturo/Kniess Motion passed 7-0-0)

40-Motion #38 "That we approve the minutes of the 16 October 2002 conference call." (Volturo/Kniess Motion passed 7-0-0)

40-Motion #39 "That we approve the minutes of the 13-15 September 2002 meeting." (Volturo/Rosengrant Motion passed 7-0-0)

40-Motion #40 "That we go into executive session." (Rosengrant/Beedenbender Motion passed 7-0-0)

40-Motion #41 "That we uphold the conditions set forth in the suspension of Alumnus Jeremy Reed." (Brown/Kniess Motion passed 5-1-1 Rosengrant dissented, Beedenbender abstained)

40-Motion #42 "That we place Beta Mu Chapter on probation until such time that all forms and fines due are received by the National Office." (Brown/Beedenbender Motion passed 6-0-0 Volturo absent)

40-Motion #43 "That we place Gamma Gamma Chapter on probation until such time that all forms and fines due are received by the National Office." (Brown/Rosengrant Motion passed 6-0-0 Volturo absent)

40-Motion #44 "That we place Gamma Theta Chapter on probation until such time that all fines due are received by the National Office." (Beedenbender/Kniess Motion passed 5-1-1 Brown dissented, Volturo abstained)

40-Motion #45 "That we waive all previous delinquencies of Gamma Omicron Chapter as of Jan. 18." (Brown/Volturo Motion passed 7-0-0)

40-Motion #46 "That we place Gamma Phi Chapter on probation until such time that all fines due are received by the National Office." (Brown/Kniess Motion passed 7-0-0)

40-Motion #47 "That we place Delta Beta Chapter on probation until such time that ail forms and fines due are received by the National Office." (Brown/Rosengrant Motion passed 7-0-0)

40-Motion #48 "That we issue a certified letter to the Delta Gamma Chapter inquiring if the chapter needs or desires assistance from the National Headquarters with reactivation." (Beedenbender/Kniess Motion passed 7-0-0)

40-Motion #49 "That we place Delta Eta Chapter on probation until such time that all forms and fines due are received by the National Office." (Brown/Kniess Motion passed 7-0-0)

40-Motion #50 "That we place Delta Iota Chapter on probation until such time that all forms and fines due are received by the National Office." (Brown/Rosengrant Motion passed 7-0-0)

40-Motion #51 "That we waive all delinquencies of the Delta Lambda Chapter and plan to reactivate the chapter." (Brown/Volturo Motion passed 7-0-0)

40-Motion #52 "That we place Delta Mu Chapter on probation until such time that all dues are received by the National Office." (Brown/Kniess Motion passed 7-0-0)

40-Motion #53 "That we amend the Fraternal Governance Document section Chapter Violations, page 5, inserting a new paragraph 5, 'The total monetary value of all fines shall not exceed $500'." (Brown/Buchanan Motion passed 7-0-0)

40-Motion #54 "That we approve Council minutes via e-mail when applicable." (Volturo/Rosengrant Motion passed 7-0-0) (The actual motion would appear at the beginning of the next scheduled Council meeting.)

40-Motion #55 "That we strike from the Fraternal Governance Document the National Membership Exam section, page 12, 'National Membership Exam. All initiates are required to take an exam that evaluates their knowledge of the National Fraternity's history prior to formal induction into Phi Sigma Pi. The exam is based upon the material covered in The Scholar's Province. The chapter is free to write its own exam, modeled after the National Membership Exam, or to use the one supplied by the National Headquarters'." (Beedenbender/Brown Motion passed 7-0-0) (The National Membership Exam is referenced in the National Constitution in Article IV, Section 10.B.7.)

40-Motion #53 "That Council/Staff rooms, food and travel expenses be removed from the Grand Chapter 2003 budget and placed in the general travel line item in the budget." (Beedenbender/Brown Motion passed 7-0-0) (The expenses will be shared across the entire fraternity rather than among the Grand Chapter attendees.) Note this motion is numbered #53 in the National Council minutes, however it likely should be #56. It appears this is a formatting mistake.

40-Motion #57 "That we set the Grand Chapter 2003 fee at $225 and at $255 for late registration." (Volturo/Kniess Motion passed 5-2-0 Rosengrant and Mleziva dissented)

40-Motion #58 "That incidental money the fraternity accumulates through Grand Chapter goes toward the purchase of a database." (Buchanan/Beedenbender Motion passed 6-0-1 Mleziva abstained)

40-Motion #59 "That we allocate the necessary funds from the fiscal 2003 budget for the purchase of a server." (Buchanan/Beedenbender Motion passed 7-0-0)

40-Motion #60 "That National Convention 2003 be located in Charlotte, N.C." (Rosengrant/Kniess Motion passed 7-0-0)

40-Motion #61 "That Grand Chapter 2003 be located at Villanova University, PA." (Brown/Kniess Motion passed 7-0-0)

40-Motion #62 "That we adjourn." (Volturo/Kniess Motion passed 7-0-0)

June 1, 1994

The date of this meeting or the date in this motion are off give this is a June meeting, approving the July minutes
June 1, 1994
35-Motion #33 "That we adjourn."
(Johnson/Voulopos 7-0-0)
35-Motion #53 "That we accept the accuracy of the minutes, as amended, from the National Council meeting of 23 July 1994."