Minutes - August 2025

Location: Union Market; Washington, DC

Date/Time: Sunday, August 31, 2025 @ Noon

PARTICIPANTS:

Alex Rosenheim (President), Kunal Sarkhel (Treasurer), Bradford Webb (Secretary), Alex Palson, David Parker (Grand Regent), Krishna Vemulapalli, Vikram Sarkhel

Treasurer Report:

EIN submitted

Bank account will be created next

Annual budget will be prepared (to document zero tax)

Secretary Report:

Comm plans being developed. Possible annual fees for e-mail distribution lists.

Investigate if Website or App would be feasible

RSS Feed

General Discussions:

Merch logisitics discussed for local items

Sharing merch links from Nationals

Possible Iron-on or DTF

Upcoming Activities:

Sept 27 - Howard After Party

Nov 1st- TOP GOLF around Founder's Day

Early Dec. Northern VA brewery

Note: Regional director is Kristin Jenna DiMichele

Regionals at VCU Oct 18

Leadership Academy - Summer 2026

National Convention - Summer 2027

Candidate Chapter Certification: Howard - Sept. 27, 2025

Chapter Certification: UT Dallas - Oct/Nov 2025

CANDIDATE Certification: Manchester, ENGLAND TBD

Help Standardize Alumni Associations

September 2024 - Alumni Brunch at Union Market in DC

Sunday, September 01, 2024 at Noon EST

NCSAA Meeting held at Union Market in Washington, DC

Participants 

• David Parker, Grand Vice-Regent, Lambda Gamma (ΛΓ) Clemson University
• Alex Rosenheim, President NCSAA, Gamma Beta (ΓΒ) George Washington University
• Bradford Webb, Secretary NCSAA, Xi Delta (ΞΔ) George Mason University
• David Alpert, Iota Gamma (ΙΓ) University of Cincinnati
• Lindsey Heitman, Gamma Beta (ΓΒ) George Washington University
• Ransom Cain, Xi Delta (ΞΔ) George Mason University
• Vikram Sarkhel, Upsilon Beta (ΥΒ) Old Dominion University

• Blogs: 
• Main Blog: https://thetatau-ncac.blogspot.com/
• Operations Blog: https://operations-ncsaa.blogspot.com/

• Instagram
• Bradford to investigate group/community features available on Instagram

• Highlights from David Parker on Leadership Academy - July 12 -14, 2024
• 34 Students, 20 alumni went
• First since 2017
• Highlighted topics included Communications and Conflict Resolution

• Reminder: NCSAA targeting rotating events between DC, MD and VA for ease of access.
• July 2024 Happy Hour was held in VA
• Held Friday, July 26 2024 
• Starhill Beer Garden, Tysons
• Possible future events in Maryland for next event 
• Next Meeting - Tues. Oct 15 Happy Hour?  Maryland
• Check with Chapters for coordination with their Founders Day plans
• State Fair
• Ren Fest
• UMD Group 
• David mentioned a monthly Regional Conference Call - Emily Forsina.  NCSAA will reach out to begin participating.
• Regionals at JMU; Nov 9th
• Check with Emma Fletcher for Gamma Beta communications

• ATLANTIC RD: Emily Forsina, Adam Vick ard@thetatau.org
• Annual report info to be sent to Jon Vincent.  central@thetatau.org
• Annual Report will be sent is as links to our two blogs mentioned above.

Finances

• Kunal to investigate feasible bank/credit union accounts that would be best for this association

NEXT OPERATIONS MEETING TBD at October 2024 Happy Hour

Record of 6/11/24 Theta Tau NCSAA Operations Vid/Conference Call

Video Call on 6/11/24 at 6 PM EST

(Used Free Conference Call.com for video with call in option)

Participants 

• David Parker, Grand Vice-Regent 
• Jon Vincent, Alumni Director 
• Alex Palson 
• Alex Rosenheim
• Kunal Sarkhel
• Bradford Webb

 Discussed Communications

• Blogs: 
• Main Blog: https://thetatau-ncac.blogspot.com/
• Operations Blog: https://operations-ncsaa.blogspot.com/
• Instagram
• Bradford to investigate group/community features available on Instagram

Upcoming Events

• Leadership Academy - July 12 -14
• David Parker to share registration information to be distributed

• July Happy Hour – VA
• Tentative Date: Friday, July 19 or 26
• Will put out survey for general location (Tysons, Clarendon or Alexandria)
• Brainstorming locations
• Silver Line (Tysons)
• Starhill Beer Garden
• Barrel and Bushel (Tysons Mall)
• Clarendon
• Circa
• The Lot Beergarden
• O’Sullivans
• Liberty
• Don Titos
• Alexandria
• Hard Times Cafe

Finances

• Kunal to investigate feasible bank/credit union accounts that would be best for this association

NEXT OPERATIONS MEETING TBD at July Happy Hour

Record of NCSAA Operations Meeting - May 5, 2024

Meeting held at 2024 Shrimp Feast 

Location: Looney's Pub; College Park, MD

Date: May 5, 2024

Attendee List attached below.

Election of Officers held. Election results, through unanimous acclimation, as follows:

President: Alex Rosenheim
Secretary: Bradford Webb
Treasurer: Kunal Sarkhel

Next Operations Meeting scheduled for first week of June 2024.

• Meeting to be video chat
• E-mail to be sent out with Poll for best days/times for potential attendees

Next Event scheduled for beginning of July 2024.  

• Event to be social/networking.
• Possible coordination with local Fourth of July festivities
• Possible Happy Hour, date TBD
• To be discussed at June 2024 Operations Meeting (see above)

Record of Vid Chat Meeting - December 13, 2023

 

Attendees: Alex Rosenheim, Bradford Webb, Alex Palson, Kunal Sarkhel, Kami Fitzpatrick

 

●     Need to restart alumni events

●     Shrimp Feast in April?

○     Weekend of April 6 is Atlantic Regionals at Gamma Beta (GWU)

●     How to get the word out?

○     Word of mouth

○     Face to face

○     Social Media

■     LinkedIn ?

Alumni Donation Ideas

 

Created March 31, 2015

 

Brainstorm for uses of money raised by alumni:

●     Housing Fund

●     Scholarships

●     Travel Expenses

●     Advertising

○     Schwag

●     Rush Events