This meeting began at 7:30 a.m. with discussion of our new design for hooded sweatshirts.  It will have a grim reaper along side a hearse and was designed by one of our own students, Jennie Washington.  The design is being taken to a graphic designer to see if it can be recreated in a computer program for the t-shirt designer.

 We also discussed the decals.  There has been some confusion in getting the printed but should be available by next meeting. 

 The construction of a funeral service department banners is in full swing.  These will hang proudly in the halls of the Coyner building for hopefully, many, many years.  The committee in charge of them is even having them laminated to protect against wear and tear.  They should be complete by the end of next month.

 Possible fundraisers for next semester include food days at the Coyner building, faculty kissing a pig or getting a pie in the face, selling candy bars and cokes and even possibly a garage sale across the street in the church parking lot.

 Possible community projects for next semester include inner-city help (a member of sigma phi sigma is already involved in this), cleaning Broncho Lake and volunteering at a cemetery in Ninnekah with general up-keep.

 Movie night participation was not very good last month so it has been taken off the books for the month of November.  May start again in the spring but will be discussed in further detail at a later date.

 The upcoming food drive is scheduled for November 5-16^th.  This is our community project for the semester so we want it to be a great turnout.  Please get with your families and other organizations to bring in all you can.  Our goal is set at 500 cans.  This would require the Food Bank to pick up the donation.

 DUES, DUES, DUES are DUE, DUE, DUE!!!

 The meeting concluded at 7:50am.

 We began the meeting at 7:30 a.m. with the discussion of having the monthly movie night on October 24^th.  This is a great time to get together and enjoy a scary/humorous movie with fellow classmates and relax a bit.  We ask for everyone to bring a movie of their choice and a snack to share.

 We also discussed the upcoming food drive for November 5-15^th.  Non-perishable items, especially canned goods, are greatly appreciated.  If we can get 500 cans the Food Bank will pick up the donations.  That will be our set goal.

 The decals for the cars are supposed to be ready on Monday.  They will be $5 and can be bought from any officer.

 We are working on a design for the hoodies.  If anyone is interested in helping with that committee, please let Keri know and she can get you in touch with the right person.

 Dues are still due for some.  Those members that have not paid for the Fall semester will be sent an email asking if they would like to continue their membership.

 And we discussed the Pierce Chemical trip in Dallas, Texas which was October 16^th.  We had 26 students attend…the largest number of students to-date.  Mr. Randy Emmert of Pierce Chemicals was our guide.  It was an interesting trip.  There were a few mishaps in getting there but overall it was quite an experience.  The C.E.O. of the company, Mr. John Firestone, took us on a tour of the building.  We saw the area where all the stationary and memorial books are made, as well as the production area for the embalming chemicals.  After the tour of Pierce Chemicals we went to the Dallas Institute of Mortuary Science for lunch and a tour of their facilities.  One exciting note is that they have a prep room where not only do they perform embalming for anatomical donations but they also test out new embalming fluids.  We arrived back at UCO about 6 p.m.

 The meeting adjourned just before 8:00 am.

September 26, 2007

Our third meeting of the semester began at 7:30 a.m.

The date for our potluck picnic in the park is set for October 12, 2007 from 5-8 pm at Mitch Park in Edmond.  The park is located on Covell between Kelly & Santa Fe.  Everyone in the Funeral Service Department is invited as well as their families.  Sigma Phi Sigma will be providing the meat (BBQ) and everyone is asked to bring a side dish to share with others.  If you’re interested in being on the advertising committee, contact Kyla Betche at kbetche@ucok.edu

We are planning a trip to Pierce Chemical Company for October 16^th our alternate dates for the trip are November 6^th or 7^th.  This will be a FREE fun trip and a chance to see some interesting things!  A sign-up sheet will be available next week as Pierce is in need of a definite head count for transportation purposes.

We put together a committee to help design a banner which will hang in the halls of the funeral service department.  If you’re interested in being a part of the banner committee, contact Ken Brown at kbrown41@ucok.edu

There is also talk of getting hoodies made for the upcoming cooler weather.  The design is pending.  If interested in being a part of the design committee, contact Rosetta Abbott at rsrenco@ucok.edu

Car decals are ready to be printed.  They will be sold for $5 each.  More info on when they will arrive to come.

The haunted house idea will likely be changed and a food drive will take its place as time is already running out for Halloween.  The Food Bank of Oklahoma will be contacted to see how we can accomplish a productive food drive before the end of the fall semester.  The nursing department will likely be asked to join this service project.

Other possible service projects include cleaning up Broncho lake and trimming back/cleaning up a cemetery in Ninnekah, Oklahoma.

At the end of the meeting we took a group photo in the selection room along with photos of the officers.  The pictures are already available on the funeral service website.

Again thank you all for your participation lets keep it up and stay involved!  Staying involved in activities outside of class will give you a step up in the eyes of future employers!!

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The second meeting of the fall 2007 semester was on September 12, 2007.  We began the meeting at 7:30 a.m. 

Our first movie night of the semester will be September 26 at 7:00 p.m.  This is always a good time to hang out with your fellow funeral service classmates in a more laid back non class environment. 

We also discussed the possible dates for our fall picnic in the park.  We are looking at early October with a tentative time of 5-7:30 p.m. 

The next item on the agenda was to vote Todd in as our new Vice President.  Congratulations Todd! 

Dues for the semester are $10 and need to be paid as soon as possible. 

Our next meeting pictures will be taken of the group. 

We also discussed our possible pierce chemical fall trip our first choice for the trip is November 6 and our second choice is November 13. 

The last three items on our meeting agenda were a possible cemetery cleanup day, decals for cars, and the haunted house.  The meeting closed at 7:55 a.m.  

Thank you all for your continued participation lets make this a fun semester!
 

August 29, 2007

The first Sigma Phi Sigma meeting of the semester at the University of Central Oklahoma was called to order at 7:30 A.M. on Wednesday, August 29, 2007.  We discussed possible movie nights during the semester, t-shirt orders and possible trips.  There was a room full of meeting participants, which was a great way to start the semester off!  Chris Ferguson from the Oklahoma Funeral board was our guest speaker.  He discussed different donations, which were made to the Illinois funeral museum.  The officers of Sigma Phi Sigma were introduced and a possible fall BBQ was also discussed.  The meeting dismissed at 7:55 A.M.

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