Reports Due September 15: See the Collegiate Forms page for specific reports due and instructions.

Fall Billing Due October 1!

• Bills will be distributed in hard copy to Chapter Treasurers on September 1. Chapter Advisors and Financial Advisors will also receive a copy.

• The mailing will include a hard copy of the roster so you know the women listed on the roster at the time of the billing. Mark all changes on the roster and submit with payment. Any changes to your roster will also need to be made using the online form located behind Members Only.

• Online roster updates are due as part of the September 15 reports.

• Please be sure to reference the Treasurer Manual on tips, suggestions and instructions for the fall billing! It includes information on how to avoid late fees, ensure your billing is correct, and suggestions on how to handle members who haven’t paid. Need a copy of your manual? It is located behind Members Only under reports, then manuals.

Leadership Consultant Visits. The travel schedule and visit resources have been posted on the National Web site. Visit the LC Web site for visit instructions, travel dates, and contact information.

Do you have your fall supplies? Order bid cards, Arc Degree pins, and M476 cards from National Headquarters. Download the order form

New Bid Day Packets! Click here to view the bid-day package
options that you can purchase from National Headquarters – T-shirts, cups, pens, bags, buttons, stickers, notepads, etc. It’s your one-stop shop for Bid Day!

New Badge and Guard Options. As the price of gold continues to rise, so do our badge prices. But thanks to our National Headquarters staff and Herff Jones, there is another option! Tri Sigma is now offering sterling silver choices for badges, guards, and dangles. The badge order form has been updated on the National Web site.

Welcome back to a wonderful fall semester. I hope
each of you had a fantastic summer.

In our Mission Statement, there are three basic
tenets for our existence as a Sisterhood. They
influence every facet of our lives. One of the tenets is, “Promotes a perpetual bond of friendship.” This bond among sisters can be broken with a word or deed. Tri Sigma has a strong policy against hazing. The policy is found in the National Insurance and Risk Management Program, a copy of which is on the Risk Management Page of the Members Only section of the Web site at www.sigmasigmasigma.org.

As an organization, we are proud to be a Premier Level sponsor of HazingPrevention.org, which sponsors National Hazing Prevention Week and runs September 22-24, 2008. The purpose of National Hazing Prevention Week is to promote local campus and community awareness of the dangers of hazing. I hope that your chapter will be an active participant during this week.

Working with HazingPrevention.org, the “National Hazing Prevention Week Resource Guide” was developed as a resource for chapters to obtain current educational information about the dangers of hazing and how to prevent hazing. The resource guide is being mailed to each collegiate chapter for your use in educating your chapter and promoting an anti-hazing culture on campus.

In addition, Tri Sigma is a sponsor of the Anti-Hazing Hotline, an anonymous hotline that anyone can use to report hazing. It is a toll-free number. We encourage all sisters to call (888) NOT-HAZE or (888) 668-4293 if you have any concerns about hazing in your chapter.

Have a great semester!

Bonnie L. Rainey
Risk Management Director

The death of a student is the worst nightmare of any student affairs professional. Allison Swick-Duttine and the other administrators at The State University of New York College at Plattsburgh lived through this terrible experience, and they hope that by sharing their story that others can avoid the pain of a similar tragedy.

They will be presenting a webinar during National Hazing Prevention Week 2008:

A Hazing Death: Five Years Later and 10 Lessons Learned
Tuesday, Sept. 23
2 p.m. EST
75 Minutes
$50

Presenters:
Allison Swick-Duttine, Director of Fraternity/Sorority Life
Steve Matthews, Dean of Students
Jerry Lottie, Assistant Chief of University Police

New inserts for the National Panhellenic Conference Manual of Information or “Green Book” were sent out from National Headquarters. You will need to replace the old sections with the new inserts. This is important information that may impact recruitment so please review the updates as soon as possible. You will also be billed $22.19 for the inserts, which includes shipping and handling.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact National Headquarters at 540-459-4212 and talk to either Jodie Rudolph (Bookkeeper) or Theresa Taylor (Director of Distribution).

Sigma Sigma Sigma is excited to fully implement the Collegiate Officer Training Program (OTP). All collegiate chapters will be required, as a part of Accreditation, to implement the Officer Training Program following officer elections in November. The Alumnae Advisory Boards (AAB) will be responsible for facilitating the program for their chapter.

To assist the AAB with the implementation of the program, we will be offering a “Train the Trainer” Conference Call. The conference call will be held Thursday, September 25th at 8:00pm EST/7pm CST. Click here to register now!

• Mu and Alpha Epsilon for their positive attitude, great recruitment skills and their sharing of our sisterhood during PHA Formal Recruitment at the University of Missouri. You ladies are fabulous!

• Barb Melson, the Recruitment Advisor at the University of Missouri, for going above and beyond during PHA Formal Recruitment. You will be phenomenal in your role with our newest colony!

• Jennifer Tetrick, Mandy McGuire, Kate Gaston, Emily Ellis, Angela David and Celinda Miranda for being such a strong representation of the National Organization during PHA Formal Recruitment at the University of Missouri. Thank you for your hard work!

• To all the members of our organization, both national volunteers and staff, who have been involved in working with establishing Tri Sigma at Mizzou...you know who you are! You remind me every day of the true meaning of a steadfast Sigma.

Ever wonder where those badges are?
Curious why you haven’t received those Arc Sequence Workbooks yet? What about thatroster…where are our NEW MEMBERS?

If you have ever asked those questions, help is here! Often the reason for these delays is due to paperwork processing and a missing item or two. So we’ll be posting a weekly resource for you to see if you have items to be resolved at National Headquarters.

What: Link to the “pending notification list” updated each Friday.

Where: Collegiate forms page

How to read: If there is an X beside your chapter name, then there is something to be resolved.

NM = New Member Paperwork
INT = Initiation Paperwork
$ = money of some sort (NM fees, badges, fall billing, etc.)

Yes, it is a new year and recruitment is more important than ever! Workshops, chanting, conversations, important decisions, and putting recruitment in the forefront of your everyday normal activities is critical! This summer, Tri Sigma offered one advisor from each chapter the opportunity to attend a weekend recruitment training session. Those that were not able to attend were invited to a webinar training! This information will also be posted as a recording for others to benefit from. Bottom line – we need your help in recruiting.

It is not just about the numbers – it is about making sure Tri Sigma continues to grow and develop.

Each chapter has membership goals to achieve for Accreditation and for the chapter’s health. Each chapter has a designated National Volunteer focusing on their recruitment efforts. If you don’t know who your contact is OR what your membership recruitment goal is, email your Collegiate Coordinator or Regional Director and find out!

We’re here to help, support, train, and encourage! To make sure your membership numbers are recorded accurately at National Headquarters...

1. Call NHQ – When you recruit women through COR or a more formal structure, let us know! Call and talk with Margaret Fields to let her know quota, total, and the # who accepted your invitations for membership.
2. Submit your P109 report ASAP. Remember, there is a Part I and a Part II to the report. Both need to be submitted in order for your new members to be processed and Arc Sequence Workbooks to be distributed. Your Chapter Treasurer has access to this report behind Members Only.
3. Check your roster – if your new members have been added, then we know you’ve recruited.
4. Communicate with your recruitment support contact to make sure the women you’ve recruited are showing up on the National statistics each week.

Whale Done to Kali Conard (Zeta Tau), who was named one of six finalists for Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity's 2008 International Sweetheart. The TKE International Sweetheart is chosen based on grades, honors and awards of distinction, extra-curricular activities, community service and involvement with the TKE local chapter. Kali is majoring in Business Marketing & Management. Along with Sigma Sigma Sigma, she is also involved with the Children Organ Transplant Association, has received multiple university scholarships, is an avid volunteer with Habitat for Humanity, and has participated with the Second Harvest Food Kitchen and Open Door Food Kitchen.