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Sigma Sigma Phi PI CHAPTER REPORT Introduction • • • • • President: Mehwish Moinuddin Vice President: Diane Meisles Treasurer: Robert Tidwell Secretary: Kimberly Ariza Faculty Advisor: Dean Mitchell Forman, D.O., FACR, FACOI, FACP Membership Qualifications • Applicants must be in their first, second, third or fourth year of medical school • GPA must be maintained at 3.0 or higher • Other factors considered: Community service hours, club, research involvement, and short essay Membership Details • Membership by Class – 2015: 35 – 2016: 35 – 2017: 21 – 2018: First application cycle will be completed early 2015 Application Process • Application cycle opens at the beginning of the Fall and spring semesters • Decisions are made by the Pi Chapter Executive Council • Applicants are notified regarding their decision as of mid-Oct and midFeb, to help them be involved in chapter activities early Financial Report • We received $600 from our school – This was decided by the OMSGA based on the fact that we are a professional club – This is the largest sum to date that has been awarded to the chapter • We currently have approximately $2200.00 in our chapter account • Membership dues remained the same this year – National dues: $35 – Chapter dues: $30 Community Service • Members are required to serve 5 hours per semester, for a total of 10 hours per year • Must be completed by the last day of the semester Community Service • Members are allowed to attend their own service projects, but we also provide opportunities for the entire chapter to get together and serve at selected organizations – Spread the Word: A local organization that collects and restores books to give back to the community. The books are given to at risk youth located throughout the community to promote reading and education. – TOUCH Program: A nationwide volunteer program to record and provide service projects to students Challenges • The Pi (Touro – Nevada) chapter needs to better express the responsibilities of being a member and what is expected of future and current members. • The Chapter’s presence has been slowly growing this past year and we need to continue to make our presence known throughout the campus community through our events and community-service. Goals • Increase our exposure and influence on campus through: – Service projects – Guest lecturers – Student Panels • Work on new sustainable community-service projects • Increase number of submitted applications and encourage early involvement for new inducted members • Graduation Honors – Getting Sigma Sigma Phi pins and cords to all members Questions ?