Psi Chi- Allegheny Chapter

Welcome Back!
- Welcome to the 19 new members!!!

Roll Call
-All members were present with the exception of Rob Abood, Rachel Atchley, Dawn
Beemer, Katie Cross, Brittany Czaplicki, Jennifer Estes, Dana Faux, Rachel Fodi, Allison
Fogg, Ric France, Sarah Goetz, Jochen Hutzenlaub, Josh Kendrick, Kennihan, Kristin
Khor, Olivia Lobaugh, Katie McCool, Christina McKinnis, Natalie Nagy, Lauren Paladino,
Emmalynn Sigrist, and Laura Tuller.

Requirements for Members (needs majority vote to pass)
- Attendance at 50% of meetings (equivalent of one meeting a month)
- If you cannot ever attend meetings, please send an email to Katie Cross at crossk@allegheny.edu with the reason why… the executive board will review them and come up with a compromise on how to still meet general membership requirements
-The vote passed with no opposition
- Attendance at 3 outside events each year (inductions twice a year, Psych picnics, speakers, movie nights all count!)
- 2 for this semester
- The vote passed with no opposition

Penalties for not completing requirements up for discussion
- Suggestions:
-Bring food to the meeting to share
-Monetary fines
-Organizing a volunteer activity
-other suggestions should be emailed to

Constitution amendment- addition of the position “President- Elect”
- the president-elect will be a rising junior
- the vote passed with no opposition

Blog
-Under construction
-Can be accessed at webpub.allegheny.edu/group/psichi/weblog
-Minutes will be posted here from now on
-Please check blog for updates on upcoming events!!!

Display Case
-Need volunteers to help, please email
-Date to be determined and can be done over several days

Next round of recruitment for inductees is beginning soon; please spread the word about Psi Chi!

Psych Department Meeting
-Need 2 representatives to attend on Thurs. Feb. 7th in Carnegie 100 from 12:20-1:20
-Megan Petroccia and Nicole Tindall volunteered to attend the meeting

Elections for new officers will happen right after the next group of inductees join
-If you are interested, please contact the officer who holds that position currently to
find out more information!

Send ideas for upcoming events to tindaln@allegheny.edu
-The meeting was adjourned at 8:51 pm
-The next meeting will be Tues., Feb. 19 at 8:30 pm in Carnegie 100

These are the requirements of the students who are members of Psi Chi:

1. Attendance of at least 50% of general meetings
- Meetings are held the first and third Tuesday of every month in Carnegie 101 at 8:30 pm

2. Attendance at outside events hosted or approved by Psi Chi (minimum of 3 for the academic year- 2 required for Spring 2008)
- Activities can include: volunteer trips, speakers on campus relevant to Psychology,
inductions, the Psychology department picnic, and many others

Psi Chi General Meeting Minutes- February 19, 2008

*Roll Call
All members were present with the exception of Rob Abood, Jessica Adamczak, Rachel Atchley, Dawn Beemer, Sharon Bellina, Jeffrey Day, Jennifer Estes, Dana Faux, Ric France, Sarah Goetz, Caitlin Hesch, Josh Kendrick, Maria Kennihan, Olivia Lobaugh, Katie McCool, Christina McKinnis, Natalie Nagy, Katy Orchowski, Lauren Paladino, Robert Schreiner, Emmalynn Sigrist, and Erica Snyder.

*Recruitment has started for new members. Applications are due March 11. Spread the word about Psi Chi!

*Penalties for not completing requirements (individuals can choose one of the following):
-attend 2 extra events
-bring food to an event or meeting
-plan an outside event
the vote passed with no opposition

*The display case will be updated after the next meeting. Keep an eye out for an email from Nicole Tindall.

*Faculty meetings count as an outside event (part of your requirements). We need 2 representatives to attend the meetings. They are on certain Thursdays at 12:20-1:20 in Carnegie 100. Alicia Revitsky and Rachel Fodl signed up to attend Thursday, February 21.

*Need ideas for events/ways to make meetings more fun:
-Nicole can organize, email her at tindaln@allegheny.edu
-suggestions: movie night ("Identity", "Momentum"), speakers, chaps

*Elections for new officers will happen right after the next group of inductees join. If you are interested, please contact the officer who holds that position currently to find out more information!

*The meeting was adjourned at 8:45 pm

*Next meeting will be Tues., March 4 at 8:30 pm in Carnegie 101