Meeting Minutes: Oct. 16, 2012

Sigma Tau Delta, Xi Xi Chapter
Oct. 16, 2012, 6:30 p.m.
Leonard lounge

Fundraising – NEXT WEEK!

We will be hosting our bake and t-shirt sales next week, Oct. 22-26. Jess, Elle, Morgan and Emily have signed up to bake. Please email Jess Brown if you’d like to bake something. Must be ready Monday by 8 a.m.

T-shirts will be sold for $12.

We’re also considering opening a free CafePress shop. We’re looking for designs that can be printed on mugs, t-shirts, bumper stickers, etc. This would allow us to raise funds indefinitely.

Dues & Portland

Oct. 23 — Dues and new member applications are due!!

• $10 for social members only (and national members who have already paid the national fee)
• $50 for new national members ($10 for our chapter, $40 for the national membership).

In two weeks (Tues, Nov. 6) we will be meeting at the Commonplace instead of Leonard lounge to workshop papers for the conference in Portland. If you’re not planning to attend the conference, bring creative or class work that you’d like to get feedback on.

English Grad Organization Book Sale & Open Mic Night

Nov. 1 & 3, 8 a.m. – 7 p.m.

• Plan to attend next week’s meeting to sign up for selling our t-shirts at a table
• EGO is also looking for Sigma Tau Delta members to help set up/take down the book sale, sell books, and read in the open mic night.
• Featured readers: Dr. Patrick Bizzaro and graduate students Mitch James, Johnny Hrebik, and Wesley Dunning

Questions?

- Contact Jess Brown: hzjq@iup.edu
- Sigmataudeltaxiup@gmail.com
- Friend Joe Nelis on Facebook to be added to our group

Next meeting: Oct. 30, 6:30 pm in Leonard lounge

Pumpkin Fest 2012

Meeting Minutes: Oct. 9, 2012

Sigma Tau Delta, Xi Xi Chapter 
Oct. 2, 2012, 6:30 p.m.
Leonard lounge

Upcoming Social Events

THIS Friday, Oct. 12 at 6 p.m.  — Pride & Prejudice movie night at Joe’s apartment, 777 Wayne Avenue, apartment 4 (the blue house near Sheetz)

THIS Saturday, Oct. 13 — Reeger’s Pumpkin Fest! Meet in the HUB Circle at 11 a.m.

Oct. 16 — Those planning to attend the Portland convention are required to attend this planning meeting

Nov. 6 — Bring your papers/creative work for the convention to the Commonplace. We’ll have an informal workshop before submission. Emily will invite Writing Center tutors.

Nov. 27 — Literary Jeopardy

Due Dates

Oct. 23 — Dues and new member applications are due!!

• $10 for social members only (and national members who have already paid the national fee)
• $50 for new national members ($10 for our chapter, $40 for the national membership).

Nov. 12 — Convention papers must be submitted by 11:59 p.m.

Fundraising

Oct. 22 to 26  - Bake ‘n Book Sale (hopefully we will have t-shirts too)

• Please plan to attend next week’s meeting. Jess will bring sing-ups for working the table.
• There’s a box to collect donated books in Leonard Lounge. PLEASE donate old books this week & next (and encourage your friends!)

We’re also considering opening a free CafePress shop. We’re looking for designs that can be printed on mugs, t-shirts, bumper stickers, etc. This would allow us to raise funds indefinitely.

English Grad Organization Book Sale & Open Mic Night

Nov. 1 & 3, 8 a.m. – 7 p.m.

• Plan to attend next week’s meeting to sign up for selling our t-shirts at a table
• EGO is also looking for Sigma Tau Delta members to help set up/take down the book sale, sell books, and read in the open mic night.
• Featured readers: Dr. Patrick Bizzaro and graduate students Mitch James & Wesley Dunning

New attendance policy for officers

Officers are required to attend at least three meetings a month. If you cannot make at least three, talk to Jess as soon as possible.

If you’re not an officer and you can’t make meetings, that’s OK!  We’d like to keep you involved. Email president Jess Brown and we’ll make sure you can sign up to help with fundraising/events.

Meeting Minutes: October 2, 2012

Sigma Tau Delta, Xi Xi Chapter 
Oct. 2, 2012, 6:30 p.m.
Leonard lounge

Upcoming Events

Pride & Prejudice movie night: Friday, Oct. 12 at 6:30 p.m., Joe and Sarah’s apartment

Reeger’s Pumpkin Fest: Saturday, Oct. 13. Meet in the HUB circle at 11 a.m. Please email Jess Brown (hzjq@iup.edu) if you’re planning to go.

Bake & Book sale: October 22

National Service Project

- Create a Sigma Tau Delta literary/writing meme. The best will be printed on items and sold at the convention. Proceeds will benefit the Portland Literary Council.

- No copyrighted images allowed (this rules out Boromir, Zoidberg, or the Most Interesting Man in the World).

- Post completed memes to the Eastern Region Facebook page.

Convention & Dues

There will be an Oct. 16 meeting for those planning to attend the Portland convention

Members must know whether they’re going to Portland by Oct. 23.

Dues are $10 for local membership and $40 for first-time national fees. Due Oct. 23.

Newsletter

Articles due Friday, Oct. 12 to Emily (zgrr@iup.edu).

Writers: Jess, Joe, Ryan

Website

Please use the signup form on this post if you’re interested in writing for this blog.

Questions?

- Contact Jess Brown: hzjq@iup.edu
- Sigmataudeltaxiup@gmail.com
- Friend Joe Nelis on Facebook to be added to our group

Next meeting: Oct. 9, 6:30 pm in Leonard lounge

Want to write for this blog?

Name

Email

Phone Number

Topic choice?(required) English/writing at IUP

Other

Something creative

Book/film reviews

Writing opportunities (at IUP or otherwise)

Writing practices/tips

Which week of every month?(required) First week Second week Third week Fourth week

Describe any blogging/online writing experience you have.

Meeting Minutes: Sept. 25, 2012

Sigma Tau Delta, Xi Xi Chapter 
Sept. 18, 2012, 6:30 p.m.
Leonard lounge

New Faculty Adviser

Dr. Sell will be our new faculty adviser.

Newsletter Assignments

Ryan – Writing Center updates
Jess – interviewing a new professor
Joe – convention information & Eastern region

Articles due to Emily Monday, Oct. 8

Website

- More content and a Google calendar will be added
- Emily will bring a sign-up sheet to the next meeting. Members and officers will sign up to write regular web posts/review for the blog.

Convention Update

- Convention submissions start Monday, Oct. 1 and end Nov. 12 at midnight. More information is here.

- Members and officers must know whether they will be attending the convention in Portland by Tuesday, Oct. 23.

- We need to raise approx. $1,000 for the hotel room(s). Plane and food costs will be paid out of pocket by members.

Fundraising

- Selling Sigma Tau Delta T-shirts for $10 beginning Oct. 16 (pending printer approval). Sign-up sheets for tabling coming soon!

- Possible documentary for screening: Gonzo: The Life and Work of Hunter S. Thompson. Bring other ideas to upcoming meetings.

- Other ideas:

• Book Raffle: $0.25 entry to win “prized” books that professors will donate
• Literary Jeopardy “hybrid” event at the Commonplace: a poetry reading and Literary Jeopardy. Attendees can bet on professor/student teams.

Expos and Fairs

- Keith will attend the Oct. 20 Expo (location & time will be provided next week)

- Morgan will attend the Nov. 10 Expo (location & time will be provided next week)

- Sigma Tau Delta will be compensated for representing the English department at these events.

Upcoming Events

- Pride & Prejudice Movie Night: Friday, Oct. 12

- Reeger’s Pumpkin Fest: Saturday, Oct. 13. Decorating will take place at Jess’s apartment – times TBD.

National Service Project

- Create a Sigma Tau Delta literary/writing meme. The best will be printed on items and sold at the convention. Proceeds will benefit the Portland Literary Council.

- No copyrighted images allowed (this rules out Boromir, Zoidberg, or the Most Interesting Man in the World).

- Post completed memes to the Eastern Region Facebook page.

Questions?

- Contact Jess Brown: hzjq@iup.edu
- Sigmataudeltaxiup@gmail.com
- Friend Joe Nelis on Facebook to be added to our group

Next meeting: Oct. 2, 6:30 pm in Leonard lounge

Meeting Minutes: Sept. 18, 2012

Sigma Tau Delta, Xi Xi Chapter
Sept. 18, 2012, 6:30 p.m.
Leonard lounge

2012-2013 Officers

- Jess Brown, president (hzjq@iup.edu)
- Morgan Turner, vice president
- Keith Vislay, treasurer
- Emily Weber, secretary
- Joe Nelis, Eastern Region student representative

Membership benefits

- Scholarship opportunities
- National publication opportunities – The Review & The Rectangle
- Regional publication opportunities
- Resume builder
- Leadership and volunteering opportunities
- National convention (this year in Portland, OR) – networking and presentation opportunities
- Lots of fun social events!

Membership requirements

- 3.0 GPA
- Three semesters at IUP
- Any two English classes past Research Writing (ENGL 202)
- Dues for new national members: $50. Returning national members: $10.
- No dues for social members

Faculty Adviser

- Due to illness, Dr. Carse will not be our adviser this semester. Dr. Marsden may be our new temporary adviser.
- We’re planning on sending a card & flower to Dr. Carse. Come next week to sign her card.

2013 National Convention – Portland, Or.

- Convention dates: March 20-23 (during IUP’s Spring break)
- Jess will bring a tentative cost next week
- Interested in presenting a critical or creative work? Submissions due Nov. 12. See english.org for details.
- Presenters are eligible for up to $300 of funding from the IUP School of Graduate Studies and Research.
- Sigma Tau Delta common reader – Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader.
- Prizes are given out at the convention for presentations of common reader pieces and genre pieces.
- Powell’s City of Books: the Mecca of readers. Check it out!

Upcoming Social Events

- Movie night, October 12 – Pride and Prejudice. Location TBA.
- Reeger’s Farm Pumpkin Fest, Shelocta – which weekend in October works for you?
- Writing Personal Statements and Cover Letters Workshop – Nov. 13, 4-5:30 in Leonard 205
- Literary Jeopardy – student and professor teams compete to answer literary/English questions (date TBA)
- Take on the Tutors game night at IUP Writing Center in 218 Eicher (date TBA)

Upcoming Fundraisers

- T-shirt sales – dates & times TBA
- Book basket raffles – dates & times TBA
- Book & bake sale – date & time TBA
- Bring suggestions for a campus-wide documentary screening

Volunteers Needed

- Blog post writer
- Newsletter writer
- Sigma Tau Delta representative at IUP academic expos – Nov. 1o and one later date

Questions?

- Contact Jess Brown: hzjq@iup.edu
- Sigmataudeltaxiup@gmail.com
- Friend Joe Nelis on Facebook to be added to our group

Next meeting: Sept. 25, 6:30 pm in Leonard lounge