Minutes in Seconds from the August 2025 Board Meeting:

Actions:

• Elected to Golden Council: Aidan Cannon, Tiphanie Contreras, Stephen Dominy, Sally Hinkle, Jerry Hotwagner, Davis Levy, Sarah Lowe, Kelsie McAllister, Yvonne Moore, Christina Nicholson, Austin Odle, Jazzle Paraiso, Molly Rae, Julian Reyes-Cruz, and Sydney Sampson-Webb.
• Approved offering one free LEAD Provincial Conference registration to collegiate chapter District Directors and Assistant District Directors for the 2026 events.
• Discussed the mail vote process with summary to be presented in September.
• Board provided feedback on LEAD Provincial Conference banquets.
• Approved recommendation to not allow Board members to serve as Receivers mitigating an organizational risk.
• Failed a recommendation to formalize the Board role in the selectin of the Collegian of the Year.
• Updated terminology in reimbursement policy from “per diem” to “allowance”. This avoids any confusion that “per diem” may imply reimbursement without receipts.
• Adjusted 2025-26 and future budgets to reimburse volunteer meals at the GSA standard rate.
• Directed the 2025-2027 Grand President to organize volunteers to review specific aspects of alumni engagement.
• After failing a proposal from the Western Provincial Council that would restructure various aspects of the collegiate chapter officer and committee structure, the Board directed the Grand President to bring the proposal back to the September 2025 Board Meeting, including with it a report on the results of the Grand Chapter Congress Focus Groups.
• Reviewed results of Grand Chapter Congress Legislation and impacts to the Fraternity.
• Suspended for the remainder of the biennium CDL Tier 2 requirements in instances of appointing interim RVPs. Tier 1 requirements and all requirements for non-interim elections and appointments remain the same.
• Directed staff to propose a more standardized publication schedule for Ritual Book and to bring a recommendation to spring meeting.
• Directed the Executive Director to adjust policy as housekeeping to reflect existing committees as work groups except for those that are now Board committees and the Collegiate Advisory Committee as an advisory panel. Ask that Executive Director reports back changes made at the September meeting.
• Appointed Directors to serve on Board committees.
• Gave one-time permission to the Board member Governance Committee to elect committee membership. Also, directed staff to propose policy process for Governance Committee membership with recommendation at spring meeting.
• Appointed Hunter Weber as National Standards Chair.

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