Highlights of 2018 Annual Mtg of National Council

On February 24, 2018, the Annual Meeting of the National Council was held at Stockton University in Galloway, New Jersey. The brothers of our Gamma Mu Chapter served as hosts. Some of the highlights of the Council meeting were:

• CHARTERINGS. The chartering of three new chapters: Epsilon Mu (composed of students attending Queens College, in New York); Epsilon Nu (composed of students attending Penn State's Altoona Campus in Pennsylvania), and Epsilon Xi (composed of students attending Vaughn College).

 

• PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. Todd Cusato (Beta Sigma) was elected as National President for 2018-19, succeeding Jim Miller (Psi). Brother Cusato is only the second brother from Beta Sigma to hold this high office (the first being the late Santo Barbarino who served as National President from 1978-80).

 

• VICE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. Salvatore Flagiello (Gamma Rho) was elected National Vice President, succeeding Brother Cusato in that role. Previously, Brother Flagiello served Alpha Phi Delta as Expansion Chairman and as a District Governor for New York City North.

 

• U.C.C. ELECTION. Meir Page (Delta Epsilon) was elected by the members of the Undergraduate Coordinating Committee to succeed Harrison Kaufmann (Epsilon Lambda) and lead the U.C.C. in 2018-19.

 

• A.C.C. ELECTION. Michael Young (Beta Eta) was elected by the members of the Alumni Coordinating Committee to succeed long-time Chairman, Jeff Breen (Gamma Sigma) to lead the A.C.C. in 2018-19.

 

• LEGISLATION. Three Amendments to the Constitution and Bylaws were passed: one clarifying the amendment process for the Constitution and Bylaws; one removing term limits from the remaining appointed offices that have them; and one allowing the National Secretary to set the publication schedule for the Chapter Letter, as he does for all other publications.

 

• BUDGET. The 2018-19 budget was adopted with a slight increase in fees for alumni entities and for new initiates. Chapter Assessment remained unchanged.

 

• RESOLUTIONS. Resolutions were passed thanking the brothers of Gamma Mu Chapter for hosting the annual meeting and congratulating the brothers of Beta Theta for, this year, celebrating 70 years of continuous activity as a Chapter. Another resolution was adopted re-affirming the Fraternity's anti-discrimination policy.

• NEXT YEAR. Todd Cusato, newly elected National President, announced his intention to hold the 2019 Council Meeting at Manhattan College in The Bronx, New York. Beta Beta Chapter would serve as host for the meeting.
  

• EXPANSION. Todd Cusato, newly elected National President, announced that Zachary Bartolotta (Beta Lambda) would replace Salvatore Flagiello as Expansion Chairman.