Transcript Sigma Sigma Phi Upsilon Chapter Report

Karen Zeigler, OMS-IV
Secretary-Treasurer, Upsilon Chapter
A.T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine of Arizona
Sigma Sigma Phi
Upsilon Chapter Report
Current Leadership
Advisor:
Thomas
McWilliams,
DO, FAOFCP
President:
Dana Ferrari,
OMS-IV
Vice
President:
Anish Garg,
OMS-IV
SecretaryTreasurer:
Karen Zeigler,
OMS-IV
Membership
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22 SSP members graduated on June 7th,
2014 - many of whom matched to various
residencies across the country
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16 current members from Class of 2015
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Inducted 13 new members on 9/15/14 from:
▪ Class of 2015
▪ Class of 2016
▪ Class of 2017
Membership (Cont.)
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Current and new membership has representation
from all 11 SOMA community health center
campuses across the country:
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Brooklyn, NY
Beaufort, SC
Milford, OH
Flagstaff, AZ
Mesa/Phoenix, AZ
Tuscon, AZ
Visalia/Porterville, CA
▪ Portland, OR
▪ Seattle, WA
▪ Chicago, IL
▪ Washington, DC
▪ Hawaii
▪ Alabama
Service
◼ Members
must log at least 20 service
hours on the SSP Upsilon Chapter
website
◼ Current
members have logged over 500
service hours to date
◼ Newly-inducted
member applications
averaged 50 service hours/year
Service
◼ This
year’s planned service activities
include:
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Mentorship program between upper/lower
classmen
▪ Installing a “Community Outreach Organizer”
at each campus to facilitate a more
specialized, yet united, effort in providing
volunteer services to our unique communities
▪ Dedicated Volunteer Service Day each month
Changes
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1) Adopted the national SSP guidelines for member
induction
▪ Previously, a point system was used to rank each applicant, and
only officers voted
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2) Expanded applicant pool to 2nd year students
▪ Previously, only 3rd/4th year allowed to apply
▪ ATSU-SOMA official GPA/class rank not final until end of 2nd year
▪ Newly inducted 2nd years will undergo periodic “GPA checks”
throughout year by advisor to ensure maintenance of academic
excellence
▪ 2nd years who fall below 85% minimum GPA established by
Upsilon Chapter will be asked to resign from chapter membership
Changes
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Prospective members required to have:
▪ 85% GPA with no course failure/remediation
▪ 90% majority vote by all 16 current members
▪ Exemplary record of service to college, community, and
profession
▪ Applications were anonymized and uploaded to an
online survey, current SSP members voted “Yes” or
“No” to each application
▪ When clicking “No”, a voting member was asked to
explain in a box below, but it was not mandatory
For the Future
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Elections for new officers in Spring 2015
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2nd application cycle in January 2015
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Advertise and establish “Community Outreach
Coordinator” positions at each campus to help
facilitate service projects locally
▪ Position does not require membership in SSP
▪ Good opportunity for prospective SSP members or reapplicants
Thank you for your attention!