Gen Mem Meeting Minutes 4/29/24
HAPPY BIRTHDAY PEOPLE
President - Emily
Peace, Love, gigs
Get her grad pics
VP - Hannah
Good luck with finals
Treasurer - Leslie
Refunds are being figured out, she is going to check with people to get it figured out
New execs are going to share their ideas for next year
Fill out form to give input
Thanks everyone and I’m excited for next year!
New Treasurer - Rhea
Some ideas: more scholarships, new avenues of revenue, updated doc for funds and where it goes
Historian - Sam
Thanks for this year
End of year vid is at the end of the meeting
New Historian - Elle
New ideas: member spotlight post, disposable dumps, new story templates, scan her code for input
New Secretary - Sofia
Give your input on themes, icebreakers, and any other ideas for next year!
PR - Mitibella
Lots of pickup times for PR merch and member shirts that are coming!
New PR - Sarah
New ideas: Trucker hat, henley tshirt, sweatshirts, keychains, stickers
She also had pickup times for picking up merch and semester shirts
She also has a form so you can let her know what you want to see!
Service - Alyssa
Going to Alaska!
New Service - Elise
Ideas: Retirement home, random acts of kindness
Recruitment - Emma and sarah
Nothing!
New Recruitment - Faith and Maddy
Text them for input about recruitment
10 years of blossoms
Sisterhood - Bry
Wednesday event at 3
Thursday event at 4
Check points and see what you need
New Sisterhood - Meredith
Ideas: teacup painting, decorating hats, making banners/keychains
Also doing first fridays, bowlings
She also has a form to fill out so you can share your ideas of what you want to see
Fundrasinng - Lainie
Piada points are in
THanks you everything!
New Fundraising - Adelle
New ideas: Do we want profit shares at restaurants or fast food places?
Fill out form with your input
Movie theater profit share
Tournament fundraiser
Social - Megan
Text her if your social points arent in
New Social - Yulia
Make some social events mandatory
Shes already contacting other orgs for next year
Philanthropy - Haylee
We made $300 on our book drive!
New Philanthropy - Brandi
Make phil points easier to get
Profit shares and study sessions together
PD - Hailee
Study session tonight in flag room
Study sessions posted for finals week
New PD - Jessica
New ideas: vision boards, board game w goals, partici[ate in 5k or ropes course
Interest groups!!
Guest Speakers for next Semester?
Please share your feedback with her!
Emily - Thank you guys so much for this semester, please text and reach out to her!
Meeting minutes - https://forms.gle/8rjzAMwM4fatX2nh6
Meeting Minutes 4/15/24
We had a guest speaker from Aggie Muster. Please review the slides if you are interested in learning more.
Emily- Pres
Point plans due tonight
You only need one if you are going to formal on friday
Approvals will be sent out this week
Please be respectful in Blossoms communication
Execs work very hard to plan events while working with university guidelines and it is not always an easy job. Please be sure that communication is kept respectful especially in our large group chat where it is easy for conversations to spiral.
Hannah- VP
This is my last meeting! I have had a great time being your VP!
I will be in CSTAT on Wednesdays next semester, so let me know if you want to hang out!
Leslie- Treasurer and New President
Reimbursements are being processed this week!
Executive candidates spent some time presenting their new ideas!
Please review this powerpoint of their videos before voting
Voting– closes Wednesday at 5pm
Sam- Historian
Love you!
Mitibella- PR
If you are graduating, come get your stole!
Alyssa- Service
TAMU Gardens- 4/23 from 4-5:30pm
Community Cafe- 5/7 from 4;30-6;30
Emma and Sara- Recruitment
Have a good week!
Bry- Sisterhood
You’re my Lucky Charm- 4/16 Apr 16, 2024 4:00 PM– FULL
4/25 Yoga 4pm
4/26 Coastal Cowgirl 6pm- FULL
Not finished
Lainie- Fundraising
Points are being updated
Piada profit share
In person on
Online
Points-
Megan- Social
Pickleball tournament with originals tomorrow
We are making brackets and will have prizes for bracket winners
Haylee- Philanthropy
UPaintIt profit share 4/16 12-6pm
Hailee- Personal Development
Bonus Study sesh with Emma Sunday, 4/21 from 7:30 pm - 11:30 pm in Annex 410 Study sesh 12 Tuesday, 4/23 from 4-8 in Evans- pron 4th floor Finals week sessions will be sent out later this week Please submit Green Dot overview form by Wednesday- link is on both Band and Google Calendars
Meeting minutes: https://forms.gle/bLSYM4f4BmFCVcYw8
Slide Presentation: https://www.canva.com/design/DAF5nh4LBPQ/7aZebLZuQXP6kgRrQVJOKg/view?utm_content=DAF5nh4LBPQ&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=editor
Legacies, Legion, and Alpha Delta Pi presented their philanthropy events– Bowl and Brunch, Cookoff for Camp Sweeney , and ADPi Fundraising Week. Please review the slides to learn more.
The 24-25 President and Vice President were announced. Congratulations Leslie Castillo (President) and Emma Peterson (Vice President). Executive Board applications will open this week. Please keep an eye out in Band and Linktree.
Emily- President-
Please fill out point plans if necessary. You must have all your points and 2 or fewer demerits to attend formal in Austin. If you do not meet this by 4/15, a point plan is required. Email point plans to aggieblossoms@gmail.com by 8pm on Monday April 15.
You will be receiving point and demerit balance emails this week, so please be on the lookout.
Hannah- Vice President
Hope y’all had a good Easter!
Congratulations to the new president and VP!
Leslie- Treasurer
4th payment due tonight at 11:59
Hmu if you are interesting in being treasurer
Sam- Historian
Please upload chilifest pics to the photocircle– with no alcohol if you want to be posted!
Please upload grad pics too if you have them
HMU if you wanna be historian
Mitibella- PR
PR sale closes on Wednesday 4/3
Required two points
You can earn .5 points per post up to 1 point
1 point for each item you buy or sell
You may not sell to girls that go to TAMU and are not in Blossoms
Items will be bulk shipped to me and passed out when they arrive
Text me if you are interested in PR
Alyssa- Service
Community Cafe 4/2- 2 points for attending
TAMU Gardens 4/24- 3 points for attending
Penpals letters tomorrow or Wednesday!
If you received a letter ack, you should have your response emailed to aggieblossomsservice@gmail.com by Friday!
If you do not receive a letter back, you do not need to turn anything in
All points for service are updated so check the point sheet!
Emma and Sara- Recruitment
Have a good week!
Bry and Emma- Sisterhood
4/4 at 5pm- Pickleball at the Landing’s courts
Cycle Class- April more details to come
Charm Necklaces- April more details to come
Coastal Cowgirl- April more details to come
Iron-on Patches- May more details to come
“I’ll miss you bear-y much”- May more details to come
If you received a sisterhood point in January (February for petals), you are not required to go to a sisterhood event in May!
Send conflict forms for monthly events to aggieblossomssisterhood@gmail.com
Lainie- Fundraising
Clothing drive ends today!!
Clothes can be dropped off after the meeting w/ Haylee
Last fundraising event of the semester:
Piada profit share (in-store) 4/23
Piada profit share (through the app) 4/22- 4/28
Let me know if you are interested in running for the fundraising director!
Megan and Sara- Social
Remaining events:
Sand volleyball mixer w/ CAFE
April 10th
5:30-7:30pm @ The Rev sand courts
1 point for going
Pickleball mixer w/ Originals
April 16th
6pm probably at TAMU courts but tbd
1 point for going
Formal
Crawfish Boil w/ Maggies & Originals
April 27th
2-6pm, 1108 Berkeley Street
1 point for going
1 point for donations (or demerit workoff) more info to come
1 point for helping w banner (or demerit workoff)
Common Formal Questions
Does your date have to buy a ticket if they aren't spending the night?
Yes. The money goes towards the venue as well
Is there a bar tab?
No, it added way too many complications to do for our first out of town formal especially with the hotel cost being covered. Drinks will still be available for purchase!
Do you have to pay for your hotel room?
No. Everything is free for gen mems, date tickets are $35 and the only cost.
Do I have to get all my points to go?
YES. or at least have an approved point plan
Haylee- Philanthropy
Book Drive
Ends today! Bring me books!
Have some books without names, will be sending in band later
Trying to plan a profit share with upaint it
Philanthropy Connection Form
If you know someone who is a philanthropy exec for another org, you can fill out this form for a point!
LMK if you want to be philanthropy exec!
Hailee- Personal Development
Study Session 9 following the meeting in the flag room until 11
.5 points per hour stayed
Green Dot overview on zoom– not actual training, just an overview
April 10th from 7-8:30pm
1 point for attending
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