Showing posts with label members. Show all posts
Showing posts with label members. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Regular Meeting #6 Minutes

Beta Zeta Chapter, Sigma Gamma Epsilon
Regular Meeting #6
11 April, 2007


Officers:
Lucas Buckingham (Vice President)
Tanya Justham (Secretary-Treasurer)
Matt Burton-Kelly (Secretary-Editor)


Members:

Marron Bingle
Andrew Bongard
Chase Christensen
Abby Franklund
Emil Opitz

Nonmembers:
Joseph Hartman (faculty)
Ashley Ignatius
Ryan Klapperich


Meeting to order by Lucas. Food provided by Tanya.

Emil says we can spell out University of North Dakota
Joe says no.

SHIRTS
Bigger letters
Gray shirt
Order form with mockups for banquet
Vote: Shirt approved with modifications.-->Matt BK

SPRING AWARDS BANQUET SLIDESHOW
Marron needs more photos by THIS FRIDAY.
Scenery and people pictures.

TOURS
Tours: Chase doing 2pm Wed

MOVIE NIGHT
$100 for movie night food.-->Tanya

SCHOLARSHIPS
Abby heading scholarship committee--Andy and Lucas as well, meeting at Noon on Monday.

SPRING AWARDS BANQUET
Don't need to buy extra tickets for last-minute people. Definitely round up by 5 people.

Ashley suggests seeing if high school classes AP want to come to banquet.

Lucas doing mocktails--he is going to pick them, fruit and ice.

Vote to let Joe do the program. Will add dedication for room 1.

Joe will take care of A/V for EERC.

Lucas will hand out tickets to people and keep track of who has what.

NEW BUSINESS
Name tags. Write your own. Who is in charge of this? Joe talk to Connie.

Tuesday, April 10, 2007

Membership Requirements

It was pointed out that neither our constitution nor our requirements for membership are anywhere to be found on this website, so here they are:

Beta Zeta Chapter constitution

Requirements for membership in the Beta Zeta Chapter of Sigma Gamma Epsilon:

A. Persons fulfilling the following conditions shall be eligible for active membership:

1. be currently registered at the University of North Dakota and majoring or specializing in Geology, Geological Engineering, or any other branch of the Earth Sciences;

2. have completed twelve (12) semester hours in the above fields of specialization. In special, individual cases, upon recommendation of the Membership Committee, the Chapter may vote, by a three-fourths majority of active members present and voting, to reduce the hours requirement of this section to ten (10) semester hours;

3. have status of at least sophomore;

4. have satisfied the following scholastic requirements;

a. In conformity with the objects of the Society, the general average required for admission to Sigma Gamma Epsilon shall be based upon a minimum overall average of 2.67 (based on the 4.00 system) but, in exceptional cases, the Chapter may elect to consider only the last two semesters of the last three quarters in computing this grade. A 3.00 grade point (based upon the 4.00 system) shall be the minimum requirement for all courses in the Earth Sciences. Graduate students who are in good standing with regular status, and who meet the above hourly requirements shall be eligible for membership, regardless of their grade point average.

b. Graduate students not on Approved Status must fulfill the requirements of undergraduate candidates listed above.

5. have demonstrated continued interest and enthusiasm for the Earth Sciences.

6. Associate, honorary, active alumni, and life members shall be admitted to the Chapter in accordance with Article II of the National Constitution. Such members shall not have the power of vote in Chapter affairs.

**Updated by MBK with new credit requirements.

Friday, February 16, 2007

Beta Zeta photo archive

I finally got around to scanning these group photos from the Beta Zeta office. Many of them don't have names (or dates!) so any help from alumni would be appreciated.

Click on each image for the full-size version.




















FRONT ROW: (L. to R.) Anton Alkofer, Dale Lalim, Larry Froelich, Arland Grunseth, Roger Reede, Jack Kume, Roger Schmid.
BACK ROW: (L. to R.) Jerry Davidson, James Chmelik, Lee Clayton, Jan Biers, J. Gene Halvorson, Ronald Erickson, Jesse Bednar, Charles Gessner, Morris McCollum, Robert Peterson, Barrett Williams.




Beta Zeta Chapter, Sigma Gamma Epsilon, 1960-61
December 1960
Back row: (L. to r.) Harold C. Ziebarth, President; Robert K. Norris; Dr. F. D. Holland, Jr., Faculty Advisor; Gary Thompson; Charles I Frye; John W. Bonneville; Orin J. Anderson, Secretary Treasurer; Larry Froelich.
Front row: (L. to r.) Albert D. Pernichels; Samuel J. Tuthill; Rodney M. Feldmann, Vice-president-Historian; John L. Merrell, Corresponding Secretary - Editor; Charles E. Larson; Kent A. Madenwald; Frederick V. Ballard.