Omega Newsletter
NovembeR 2024
✨ A sisterhood you can feel ✨
Position Tips & Tricks
President
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Reference the Requirements Matrix to ensure your chapter is on track to reaching all requirements.
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See how you can partner with other chapters to fulfill requirements
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Be sure you have the correct number of representatives attending the upcoming General Body Meeting.
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Invite others to participate in the upcoming Lunch Bag Project!
Vice President
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Make sure you’re keeping track of your hours. The semester is quickly approaching. Here are some community service opportunities for November https://www.jerseycares.org/calendar
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Reports are due EVERY 15th for VPs and Alumnae Advisors.
Recruitment
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Keep contact with interested ladies
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Introduce the Lynx community to the interested ladies
Service Opportunities
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November is known as American Diabetes Month
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November 11th is Veterans Day
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World Prematurity Day is November 17th and lastly
Consider volunteering and/or making a social media post acknowledging these relevant topics for November
National Governing Board Meeting
(In-Person)
In-person attendance is required for the upcoming GB meeting for all chapter GB representatives. Any other sisters are also welcome to attend.
The meeting will be in-person at Montclair State University (Student Center Ballroom A), just before Lunchbag.
We will also have a zoom line open for any sister who wants to attend but can't attend in-person. Please find meeting details below:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87331250184?pwd=1kFvVeUX3GpGTLeyN6Gxl11lVjGvAC.1
Meeting ID: 873 3125 0184
Passcode: 519115
Lunchbag
Reminders:
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ALL VPS PLAN AHEAD TO BE IN ATTENDANCE!
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Undergraduates- REMEMBER you need the same number of reps as GB.
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Alumnae sisters join us on this day to make this the biggest Lunchbag since COVID!
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As we get ready to celebrate our 36th year anniversary let’s remember our national philanthropy OPC C.A.R.E.S.
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Let’s see what chapter can bring the most sisters!!
New Member Education Process:
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Gamma and Mu Chapter will be initiated Friday, November 8th before 11:30PM. If you would like to attend please contact the educators. Please contact Educators only if you are an active sister who has privileges to educate PNM.
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All undergraduate sisters MUST complete 8 hours per week for the remainder of this semester's intake. If your chapter is not having intake, undergraduates must only complete 4 hours.
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If you are an undergraduate and have not completed your weekly hours you will be receiving an email after November 8th stating the hours missed and how much you will be fined and where to pay.
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If any sisters would like to have session or have a place to offer for session please contact membership at membership@omegaphi.org.
NME PROCESS REVISIONS:
The National Board of Directors is reviewing the process. For those who were in attendance at Omega Weekend in Atlanta, we were able to begin this discussion and noticed the concerns from both Undergraduate Sisters and Alumna Sisters.
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We are listening and looking for your feedback. We will be utilizing this form to collect information from the sisterhood
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We urge sisters to be intentional about pledging and mindful when it comes to our New Member Education Process and what Greek Life looks like today.
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This form will be open until November 16th, 2024. This is to allow as much feedback as possible, while giving the opportunity to observe while the Fall 2024 New Member Education Process takes place.
If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to membership@omegaphichi.org.