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Phi Sigma Pi Quizzes 4 and 5
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03/23/2009

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A brother of Alpha Chapter, she was the first woman to be inducted as a collegiate member
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Laura Abney
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She was the first woman to be inducted as an Honorary Brother following Title IX
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Claudia Pennock Todd
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A Brother of Alpha Epsilon Chapter, she served as National Secretary and Interim Vice President of Chapter Development in addition to being the first woman elected to serve as National President
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Tammy Mleziva
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A Brother of Alpha Epsilon Chapter, she served as National Secretary and Interim Vice President of Chapter Development in addition to being the first woman elected to serve as National President
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Tammy Mleziva
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Inducted as an Honorary Brother by Alpha Alpha Chapter, she was the first woman to be elected to National Council in the position of National Historian
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Dr. Anita P. Davis
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A Founder, he was President of State Teachers College - Warrensburg. Also known as "Alpha 1," he served as Central Regional Director for several years. Our national award recognizing excellence in educational, cultural and leadership programming is named in his honor
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Dr. Eldo L. Hendricks
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A Founder, he was Dean of faculty at State Teachers College-Warrensburg. He made significant contributions to the field of teacher education. In recognition of his dedication to the fraternity, our national award recognizing outstanding chapter fellowship was named in his honor
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Dr. Claude A. Phillips
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A Founder, he headed the History Department at State Teachers College-Warrensburg. Served as both National Counselor and Vice President and was responsible for the founding of Beta Chapter. Awarded the first Distinguished Service Key for his many contributions, our outstanding service project award is named after him
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Dr. C.H. McClure
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Elected as President in 1928, he is credited with galvanizing the National Officers into a cohesive unit; promoting Phi Sigma Pi nationally; and bringing PSP into the Professional Interfraternity Conference, now known as the Professional Fraternity Association. A graduate scholarship is awarded in his name annually
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Rolla F. Wood
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Respectively elected as President and National Secretary in 1930, their tenure saw the number of chapters double in size from seven to fifteen, eight of which were at Pennsylvania schools
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Walter P. Percival, Clarence O. Williams
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They wrote the words and music to "Brothers Are We," in collaboration with the Music Department at Mansfield State Teachers College, now known as Mansfield University of Pennsylvania (Theta Chapter)
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Edward Ingraham, Charles Darrin
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An Associate Professor of Education at Millersville University, his alma mater, for the majority of his professional career. He served as National Secretary/Treasurer for nearly twenty years. He was honored for his contributions as a Brother over the course of four decades with the renaming of the Outstanding Chapter Award
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Joe Torchia
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Known for devotion to the fraternity as well as his many students at ECU and Millersville University of Pennsylvania, where he taught history, he holds the distinction of serving in five positions over the course of 25+ years; longer than any other Brother in the fraternity's history
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Jack W. Thornton
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One of many national leaders that emerged in the 1980s to help the fraternity grow, he served as National Secretary/Treasurer; VP of Membership Development and National President. A national award recognizing administrative excellence is named in his honor
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Steven DiDuiseppe
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Under his leadership and vision, the national organization nearly tripled in size; evolved to include a full time professional staff and eventually the building of a permanent national headquarters. An award for interchapter fellowship was named in his honor to recognize his efforts to help build and strengthen the fraternity nationally
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Jeffrey Johnson
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A Brother of Tau Chapter, he was the first recipient of the Todd Tripod Scholarship. He served as VP of Membership Development and VP of Alumni Development and continues to serve as faculty member and chapter advisor at ECU
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David Batts
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An alumnus of Alpha Rho Chapter, he wrote the music and words "Brother" in 1996. Having been invited to perform and share the song at multiple chapter events, the Grand Chapter chose to designate it as an official fraternal song in 2001
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Thomas "Ted" Daniels
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The Phi Sigma Pi Foundation was created by this former National Council Member and Alpha Phi alumna in 2004. She was the fist and currently served as the President of the Board of Directors of the Foundation
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Carlyle Buchanan
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The highest honor an individual brother in Phi Sig may receive is the _________, which is bestowed by a unanimous vote of the National Council for outstanding service to the National Fraternity
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Distinguished Service Key
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National President
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Jonah K. Goodman
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Senior Vice President
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Matthew Nicoletta
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National Secretary
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Matthew Fong
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VP of Finance
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Joshua G. Marder
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VP of Membership Development
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Patrick D. Herron
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VP of Chapter Development
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Kyle Williams
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VP of Alumni Development
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Charles Pindle
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Executive Director
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Suzanne Schaffer
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Director of Member Services
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Anika Jackson
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Director of Alumni Relations
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Position vacant
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Director of Expansion
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Matt Parido
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Officer Manager
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JoAnn Harringer
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MY Chapter/Colony's Consultant
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Kate Rogers, Skye Agnew, Kelly Albright, Ryan DeGuzman, Krista Kay, Ellen Stanley
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Name of YOUR region
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Mid-Atlantic
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6 Chapters in our region:
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Delta Epsilon (Duke), ALpha Chi (UNC-G), Beta Delta (NC State), Tau (ECU), Gamma Zeta (WCU), Beta Omicron (UNC-W)
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Orders of Business
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Call to order, reading and correction or approval of minutes from last meeting, officer reports, permanent or standing committees' reports, temporary or special committees' reports, unfinished business, new business, adjournment
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What is the name of the book that Phi Sig Chapters, The Grand Chapter, and National Council use to run business meetings?
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Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised
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The purpose of using parliamentary procedures to run a chapter meeting is to _______
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help the meeting run more efficiently
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How do you make a motion?
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1. obtain floor
2. "I move that..." (always positive)
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How do you end debate?
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"I move to call the question."
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What does it mean to vote by consent?
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not likely to be opposed, show agreement by silence
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How do you end the meeting?
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"I move to adjourn the meeting." (Required a 2nd and a majority vote)
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Describe 2 ways to become an alumnus/a
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graduate, transfer
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Describe 2 ways in which alumni can remain actively involved after college
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serve as a member of the national council, join the Phi Sigma Pi foundation
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Alumni chapter and/or association in closest proximity to your chapter
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Metro Richmond Alumni Association
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Phi Sigma Pi shall be an Honor Fraternity for student in 4-year collegiate institutions and Phi Sigma Pi alumni, founded upon a basis of __________ with the avowed purpose of advancing _____, _____, _______. Phi Sigma Pi shall exist to meet the needs of close __________ among student of like ideals who are interested in the same end.......three ideals:
1. the ____________ through scholarship,
2. the __________ and the__________ qualities by promotion and advancing the ________, and
3. the fostering of non-discriminatory, ________ within Phi Sig's ranks
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superior scholarship; academic, professional, and social; fellowship; acquisition and dissemination of information and knowledge; application of professional skills; fostering of leadership; welfare of humanity; fraternal fellowship
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