The new executive council

A lot has changed with AZ over the past few years, including a boom in younger members and a fresh-faced exec. Here is an update on the state of the chapter directly from the officers. 

PRESIDENT

Cassey Crowel, ΔΧ: I had two main goals when accepting the position of president of AZ. Primarily, I wanted to encourage brothers to think back to the five purposes of the fraternity when casting any vote or bringing any discussion involving the chapter. My second goal was to lead without overpowering our young executive council. I had the benefit of entering my office along with essentially an entirely new council. With so many fresh ideas and individuals willing to work towards reaching the highest potential of their office, I have been working to allow every leader in the chapter to contribute their skills. Posting the five purposes of the fraternity on the projection screen during any discussion has proven to be very effective in promoting those purposes in each decision we make. The chapter has hit a growth spurt which I believe will continue for many semesters to come.  I appreciate the work of every brother of Alpha Zeta, especially my current executive council. It is due to their hard work and undying support of the fraternity that I am able to successfully and smoothly hold my position.

VICE PRESIDENT

Jessi Reddick, ΔΦ: As VP, I am the guiding spirit to Epsilon Alpha - our first class inducted over the course of a year rather than a semester. My primary focus has been to shift the emphasis of our Prospective Member Education Process to holistic and interactive learning. The PM class still learns their purposes, ideals, and facts but they also learn and discuss why these things matter and how they can be applied outside of the fraternity. We also focus on practicing and developing leadership skills through the organization. A leader in Psi not only gives back to the bands, they also practice shills like public speaking, event organization etc. that will benefit them in their future careers. Oh, and we also still have fun. In anchoring the PM process to “real life,” I hope to see EA and future classes turn out as enthusiastic, dedicated, yet realistic and balanced brothers.

SECRETARY

Sarah Emery, ΔΨ: Hi! I am AZ’s new secretary! I’m extremely excited to be in this position. Last year the past secretary made tremendous improvements on the production of The Offbeat, a chapter publication that goes out to entertain the Marching Hundred on its annual away trip. As a result, I plan on following in her footsteps. I am focusing on enhancing AZ’s communication with other chapters in the district. I’ll send out letters to congradulate them on new classes, members whom have been elected to district offices and to invite brothers to our own exciting events!

TREASURER

Ryan B. Comerford, ΔΨ: Being that we have had some rough financial times both in our chapter and in our economy as a whole, I wanted to make sure we stayed as financially stable as possible when I took office earlier this semester. I have had smaller goals such as strong fundraising, increasing district involvement and pursuing electronic methods for  storing historical records on finances. These goals all support the overarching goal of financial stability and bring strength to our chapter. While most of these goals are still in progress, I am very pleased with the success of our chapter this semester, both on a financial and brotherhood level.

SERGEANT AT ARMS

Caitlyn Kruer, ΔΨ: This semester has been very busy as my main goal has been to get  this chapter back on its feet!  We have had a few hard years  fiscally, due to poor organization of fundraisers and money earned. It is time that we better ourselves by improving our  bank account in order to better serve the bands on campus!  I started  with sorting out CDs and DVDs for Marching Hundred and BOY! That has  been a process!  After a few other successful fundraisers, such as selling basketball sweatshirts and KKPsi beanies for our brothers at convention,  we are on  our way once again. I am very excited to see where this chapter is  going and what the chapter is capable of doing in the next few years!

HISTORIAN

Francesca Cardillo, ΔΨ: My hopes for this office are to promote the newly generated Continuing Membership Education Plan through weekly presentations and to establish a basis for the collection and archiving of photographs for Alpha Zeta’s visual history.  Additionally, I plan to create evaluation forms to document events, fundraisers, and service projects for future clarity in attempting to learn from and duplicate past endeavors.  In recent events, the actives and potential members have aided in these projects through the creation of a chapter scrapbook.

ALUMNI SECRETARY

Juliana Musmanno, ΔΤ: My goal as Alumni Secretary is to make it an active and effective office again. I’ve been reestablishing connections with the IU Alumni Association. By coding our members with them we will have updated and accurate information at our disposal at all times. I also want to bring back the annual publication of the Alpha Zetan newsletter and eventually get more content posted with an Alpha Zetan online. Within the chapter I am working on creating a concrete standard for receiving paddles based on graduating from the chapter rather than strictly lining up with graduation from the university.

MEMBER AT LARGE

Ryan Rottman, ΔΨ: My main  goals for this semester were to keep the brotherhood and morale of the chapter as high as possible. This included bringing back KKChinos, movies nights and picnics. This semester was very busy for most brothers; therefore, not as many brotherhood activities were implemented as I would have enjoyed. In the fall, it is my goal to have more PM activities including brothers. Starting in the summer I will be overlooking the bylaws and making them more presentable and straight-to-the-point. I hope to bring the fraternity together and can’t wait to see where this chapter goes in the future!

SERVICE COORDINATOR

Tiffany Galus, ΔΩ: Spring semester in Bloomington is always very busy, but my goal for the semester was to bring in more ideas apart from the standard collection of spring service projects. I looked for things in the music school that needed upkeep, such as tightening stands in rehearsal rooms, and kept in close contact with the department of bands for any opportunities to assist them. The brothers helped set-up equipment for a BRBB recording session and also loaded vehicles to transport the equipment to and from Assembly Hall and Hundred Hall. The brothers have been very active in all of the service projects and I am very excited to initiate new ideas for the fall!