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OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE STATE UNIVERSITY Local Chapter Annual Business Report Oklahoma 2017-2018 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction/State of the Chapter Letter to Chapter Membership Chapter Profile Activities to Benefit Chapter and Its Members Program of Work Recruitment Activities Leadership Development Career Exploration and Preparation Business Partnerships Chapter Fundraising Public Relations Activities and Chapter Publicity Activities to Benefit Other Individuals and Organizations 10 State and National Projects 11 Other Community Service Projects 11 Conferences and Recognition 12 Participation in PBL Conferences 13 Other Chapter and Individual Recognitions Earned 13 Competitive Event Winners and Participants 13 Oklahoma Panhandle State University, Local Chapter Annual Business Report State of the Chapter Letter to Chapter Membership Dear Members of Oklahoma Panhandle State University Chapter: I am honored to have served as your local chapter president for the 20172018 school year Leading our chapter to growth has been incredibly empowering I have especially enjoyed seeing our incoming members grow as leaders During this past school year, we have been successful in a variety of events for our chapter, our community, or our charity There is no doubt that our members have continued to represent our chapter well on the campus, local, and state levels With your help this year, we completed several successful fundraisers including raising almost $700 for the March of Dimes Your creativity with that event this year allowed us to more than double our previous monies raised Your efforts won campus awards at events such as the annual Chili Cook Off (Best Presentation) and Homecoming (Second Place Door and Second Place Float) Additionally, you worked hard to increase our membership by 17 members, which allowed us to reach our highest membership numbers since we rechartered in 2009! By working to expand the chapter’s visibility, you were able to provide Panhandle State students with the opportunities that Phi Beta Lambda offers For instance, our “Lunch & Learns,” which were open to the entire OPSU campus, and the Rotary Partner program, which was open to our members, gave students the opportunity to network with leaders in our community, in addition to providing our members with the possibilities to increase their leadership skills and allow them to lead various committees For me personally, working with the executive council and advisers has been such a rewarding part of this leadership experience It has been astonishing to see how Phi Beta Lambda has guided our members to unanticipated accomplishments These experiences were made possible by your contributions and leadership, which have made our chapter one of the leading and most well-known organizations on campus I am grateful to have had this amazing opportunity, and I am excited to see what the next leadership team will accomplish next year! Best wishes, Jocelynn Avalos Jocelynn Avalos Oklahoma Panhandle State University, Local Chapter Annual Business Report Chapter History The Gamma Mu Chapter of Phi Beta Lambda on the Oklahoma Panhandle State University campus was chartered on October 25, 1960 It is believed that the organization went inactive during the mid to late 1980s, but was reactivated in 2009 by advisers Sara Hitch and Davin Winger Dr Hitch and Mr Winger remain as advisers today and have been joined by Mrs Robyn Harris In March 2012, seven members agreed to attend the State Leadership Conference in Tulsa, OK All students qualified for the National Leadership Conference, and one student earned Top 10 recognition at the first NLC attended by OPSU PBL Since 2012, OPSU PBL members have earned 111 state placements: 55 state championships, 35 second place finishes, and 21 third place finishes Additionally, members have earned 30 Top 10 national finishes, including one national championship and two open event championships Since that first NLC almost six years ago, the Gamma Mu Chapter of PBL has continued to grow and progress OPSU PBL looks to continue ELEVATING THEIR FUTURE at the local, state, and national levels in 2018 and beyond Number of Members The Gamma Mu Chapter of Phi Beta Lambda has seen highs and lows in terms of membership, but while the past three years were fairly consistent, membership exploded this year resulting in the highest membership numbers recorded since the chapter was reactivated in 2009 The chart below shows the membership trends over the past eight years Membership Numbers 44 36 22 23 26 27 16 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 Size of Community and School Oklahoma Panhandle State University (OPSU) is located in Goodwell, Oklahoma, a community of 1,309 (as of 2016) Goodwell is located in the Panhandle of Oklahoma, approximately 120 miles north of Amarillo, Texas; 275 miles northwest of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and 360 miles southeast of Denver, Colorado Approximately 1025 undergraduates call OPSU home Of those 1025 students, close to 150 are completing degrees within the School of Business and Technology OPSU PBL has 44 paid members (as shown above) Additionally, the chapter also boasts professional division members Oklahoma Panhandle State University, Local Chapter Annual Business Report ACTIVITIES TO BENEFIT CHAPTER AND ITS MEMBERS v v Program of Work v Recruitment Activities v Leadership Development v Career Exploration and Preparation v Business Partnerships v Chapter Fundraising Public Relations Activities and Chapter Publicity Members Pose with the Guymon Fire Chief while Volunteering at the 2017 Fireman’s Ball Oklahoma Panhandle State University, Local Chapter Annual Business Report Program of Work Members of OPSU PBL are considered some of the most active students on campus, and the 2017-2018 Program of Work, detailed below, shows why Activities are developed by both members and advisers Month Activity Committee and/or Participants August • 8/24-Executive Council Meeting • Executive Council • 8/28-Regular Membership Meeting • Potential Members & Members • 8/29-Tuesday Debrief • Potential Members & Members Unable to Attend Regular Meeting September • 9/13-Club Fair • Executive Council and Members • 9/16-Fireman’s Ball • Executive Council and Members • 9/21-Executive Council Meeting • Executive Council • 9/22-Rotary Meeting • 2017 NLC Attendees • 9/25-Regular Membership Meeting • Potential Members & Members • 9/26-Tuesday Debrief • Potential Members & Members Unable to Attend Regular Meeting October • 10/11-Brown Bag Speaker Series • Members, Potential Members, OPSU Campus • 10/26-Executive Council Meeting • Executive Council • 10/28-Homecoming • Door Decorating Committee & Float Committee • 10/30-Regular Membership Meeting • Potential Members & Members • 10/30-Fall Fundraiser Kicks Off • Fundraising Committee • 10/31-Tuesday Debrief • Potential Members & Members Unable to Attend Regular Meeting • 10/31-Bank of Panhandle Costume • Executive Council as Judges Contest November • 11/7-10-Goodwell Games • Goodwell Games Committee • 11/11-Purp Out for March of Dimes • Purp Out Committee • 11/17-Prematurity Awareness Day • Purp Out Committee • 11/16-Executive Council Meeting • Executive Council • 11/27-Regular Membership Meeting • Potential Members & Members • 11/26-Tuesday Debrief • Potential Members & Members Unable to Attend Regular Meeting • 11/27-Fall Fundraiser Drawing • Fundraising Committee December • 12/2-End of Semester Party • Potential Members, Members, & Alumni January • 1/12-13-State Winter Leadership Conf • Paid Members • 1/17-Executive Council Meeting • Executive Council • 1/29-Regular Membership Meeting • Potential Members & Members • 1/30-Tuesday Debrief • Potential Members & Members Unable to Attend Regular Meeting February • 2/7-Perfect Pairings • Fundraising Committee • 2/12-2/15 PBL Week • PBL Week Committee & Members • 2/15-Winter Homecoming • PBL Homecoming Candidates • 2/20-SLC Meeting • SLC Participants • 2/22-Executive Council Meeting • Executive Committee Oklahoma Panhandle State University, Local Chapter Annual Business Report • • 2/26-Regular Membership Meeting 2/27-Tuesday Debrief • • March • • • 3/15-Executive Council Meeting 3/26-Regular Membership Meeting 3/27-Tuesday Debrief • • • April • • • • 4/20-4/21-SLC in OKC, OK 4/19-Executive Committee Meeting 4/30-Regular Membership Meeting 5/1-Tuesday Debrief • • • • Members Members Unable to Attend Regular Meeting Executive Council Members Members Unable to Attend Regular Meeting SLC Participants Executive Committee Members Members Unable to Attend Regular Meeting Recruitment Activities OPSU PBL members are some of the friendliest students on campus, which definitely helps with recruitment Following are some of the ways members worked to recruit new members this year: • • Fall Club Fair – Oklahoma Panhandle State University’s Student Senate again organized a club fair for all OPSU campus organizations, and PBL was glad to have the opportunity to share with others about the benefits of being in PBL, and offered muffins to interested students because “There’s ‘muffin’ like joining a great club!” Chapter Meetings – All chapter meetings are held on the last Monday of the month Lunch is always provided Chapter meetings begin with an ice breaker and an officer speaking on one of the member-identified benefits of being in PBL Leadership Development Leadership development opportunities abound at local, state, and national levels of the PBL Organization Following are the specific ways that OPSU PBL worked to help its members develop their leadership skills over the past year This year, break-out workshops at NLC in Anaheim, California, and sessions for officers or members who want to be officers at SFLC in Tulsa, Oklahoma, provided the main tools for leadership development for OPSU PBL Other ways that members developed leadership skills included serving on various committees, such as the Fundraising Committee, the Door Decorating Committee and/or the Float Committee for Homecoming or helping plan the March of Dimes fundraiser, Purp Out with MoD Career Exploration and Preparation One of the key goals of Phi Beta Lambda is to assist students in the establishment of occupational goals OPSU PBL takes this goal very seriously and as such, provided the following a Lunch and Learn opportunity for members and all of the OPSU campus to explore career options and network This was the second year that OPSU PBL has successfully offered Lunch and Learn The whole student body of OPSU is invited as well as the PBL members This year the students had an opportunity to meet Katherine Martin an OPSU Alumni and employee of Bank of the Panhandle Students learned about what careers not only Bank of the Panhandle, but banking in general has to offer They also learned about how financials work Over 25 students and PBL members attended and were very pleased with the information provided Oklahoma Panhandle State University, Local Chapter Annual Business Report Business Partnerships OPSU PBL enjoyed multiple partnerships this year with various community organizations including Main Street Guymon, Guymon Rotary, and the Guymon Fire Department organization in the neighboring town of Guymon, Oklahoma These partnerships have created both fundraising and community service opportunities for PBL members Since rechartering in 2009, OPSU PBL has worked with the Main Street Guymon organization in a variety of ways From co-sponsoring fundraisers to assisting in community clean-up efforts This year, OPSU PBL was asked to help clean up the Guymon Community Theater before their most recent show Members met on February 8, 2018 to help Guymon Rotary has also been a strong partner for OPSU PBL since their first SLC and NLC in 2012 Beginning in 2014, OPSU PBL was asked to help this partner with their major fundraiser—the Pioneer Days Rotary Barbeque On May 5, 2017, 12 members and advisers helped serve almost 800 community members barbeque with all of the fixings Members agree that this is one of their most enjoyable events of the year Additionally, members who attended the previous year’s NLC are always asked to attend one of Rotary’s first meetings in August or September to share their experiences at that event Members are fed and are always warmly received This year, members attended the September 22, 2017 Guymon Rotary meeting This year saw the start of a new partnership with the Guymon Fire Department OPSU PBL was approached in the Spring of 2017 about helping with their major fundraiser—the Fireman’s Ball On September 19, 2017, five members and two advisers helped coordinate the silent auction for the event Due to their professionalism and enthusiasm, OPSU PBL has already been invited back to help with the 2018 Ball Chapter Fundraising Like many other schools, OPSU’s PBL chapter relies on fundraising in order to attend competitions and events This task is only made tougher being in the state of Oklahoma with ever increasing restrictions and limitations of funds for higher education Regardless of the challenges, members often step above and beyond and readily give graciously of their time and energy in order to generate funds for the organization This past year, OPSU PBL coordinated two fundraisers: 1) a chance to win two box seat tickets for an OKC Thunder vs Spurs game and an iPad Mini, and 2) the second annual Perfect Pairings event The drawing for Thunder tickets is an annual tradition for PBL members Members are asked to sell as many tickets as possible with the proceeds funding their State Leadership Conference travel, hotel, and admission expenses Each member who wants to travel to SLC is required to generate at least $200 in order to participate and go As a chapter, members were able to raise $2,275 Secondly, PBL hosts a wine, cheese, and dessert sampling event for the Oklahoma Panhandle community This event, known as Perfect Pairings, is a joint venture between PBL and the OPSU computer/ IT club AITP The event this year was a huge success with gross profits exceeding $11,500 The 2018 PBL Members at Perfect Pairings Oklahoma Panhandle State University, Local Chapter Annual Business Report Public Relations Activities and Chapter Publicity OPSU PBL continues to maintain a very strong and profitable relationship with OPSU Campus Communications With their help, OPSU PBL has articles published about them throughout the past year in the campus newspaper and university magazine as well as on the campus website Articles can also be found in other local newspapers, such as the Guymon Daily Herald and the High Plains Observer Another way that OPSU PBL utilizes publicity is through Facebook The PBL at Panhandle State group boasts 173 members, an increase of 37 members, from 136 total members this time last year Members of the group include local business leaders, community members, family members, OPSU administrators, current PBL members, and alumni OPSU PBL members or advisers post an average of three times per month, during all 12 months of the year, with posts ranging from volunteer opportunities and meeting announcements to photos of PBL events and activities All in all, OPSU PBL has conducted themselves very well in terms of public relations activities and chapter publicity Our members are involved in countless activities which have been featured in a variety of media outlets: • Articles featuring current students who are PBL members in the university magazine; • Stories about members who are working for local businesses; A feature on our current Chapter Vice President who won the National Hispanic • College Quiz this year; • Members serving as representatives in the Oklahoma Student Government Association; • Members participating in, hosting, and sponsoring numerous OPSU campus activities; • Members aiding the local Rotary Club in meetings and fundraisers; • The chapter hosting guests from local businesses for networking opportunities; • Members participating in numerous NCAA Div II and NAIA collegiate sports such as: o Baseball, Football, and Men’s Basketball o Women’s Basketball, Softball, and Volleyball; and • PBL committees coordinating events for and volunteering for local and national charities All of these activities help promote OPSU PBL as multiple members are involved in these various activities and help spread the positive message that PBL embraces Through this extensive list of activities, members publicize OPSU PBL and encourage businesses, students, and various community members to get involved 2017 NLC Attendees at the 9-22-17 Rotary Meeting with OPSU PBL Alum and Rotary Member Chelsea Cappellucci Oklahoma Panhandle State University, Local Chapter Annual Business Report ACTIVITIES TO BENEFIT OTHER INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS v v State and National Projects Other Community Service Projects A Few of the 5th Annual Purp Out Volunteers Oklahoma Panhandle State University, Local Chapter Annual Business Report State and National Projects OPSU PBL was proud to coordinate the 5th Annual PBL Purp Out with MoD—a fundraiser for the March of Dimes—on Saturday, November 11, 2017 This year’s event was bigger and better than ever thanks to the receipt of one of three national March of Dimes grants during NLC 2017 Purp Out is held during National Prematurity Awareness Month, and in conjunction with OPSU’s annual Chili Cook Off and Senior Saturday, which occurs during the last home football game New components of the event this year included purple bows for the cheerleading squad, purple tape and purple helmet stickers for the football team, purple cotton candy, purple stress footballs thrown into the crowd after Aggie touchdowns, and purple-themed coffee, spa, and special seating baskets Continued traditions included purple balloons, purple ribbon, purple tablecloths, and face painting Students also had the opportunity to publicize the event through newspaper articles and speaking about the event through broadcast media Although the committee did not win any of the Top prizes, for best chili, they did win Best Presentation for our booth Most importantly, the event raised almost $700 for the March of Dimes, which is more than doubled their best donation amount from the previous four years Members of the 2017 Purp Out Committee Celebrating the Most Successful Purp Out to Date Other Community Service Projects OPSU PBL members were proud to be recognized as having the most community service hours in the State of Oklahoma during the 2017 State Leadership Conference Members pledged to improve upon that honor this year and did so in the following ways: • For the fourth year in a row, OPSU PBL volunteered at the annual Rotary Barbeque for the Guymon Rotary Club Members helped serve customers and fill to-go boxes Additionally, several volunteers helped clean the activity center afterwards • New this year was the chapter’s chance to help at Guymon Firefighter’s Ball PBL members helped with the distribution of tickets for the event, managed the cash box, as well as coordinating the silent auction The Guymon Fire Department was so pleased with their efforts that they’ve already been asked back for the 2018 Firefighter’s Ball • A final community service effort undertaken by PBL members was initiated by Main Street Guymon Members were asked to help clean the Guymon Community Theater before an upcoming performance Volunteers helped clean bathrooms, clean outdoor windows, pick up trash, clean popcorn machines, and mop floors Oklahoma Panhandle State University, Local Chapter Annual Business Report 10 CONFERENCES AND RECOGNITION v Participation in PBL Conferences v Other Chapter and Individual Recognitions Earned v Competitive Event Winners and Participants OPSU PBL Participants with a Total of Two National Awards 2017 National Leadership Conference Oklahoma Panhandle State University, Local Chapter Annual Business Report 11 Participation in PBL Conferences OPSU PBL has already participated in two PBL conferences this year: the 2017 National Leadership Conference and the 2018 Oklahoma State Winter Leadership Conference Sixteen members will also be traveling to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for the 2018 State Leadership Conference Other Chapter and Individual Recognitions Earned One of the true highlights for the year occurred at the 2017 SLC conference For the second year in a row, OPSU PBL was recognized as the Outstanding Chapter in the State of Oklahoma The members worked hard this year, but to “repeat” is no easy task as the State of Oklahoma has a lot of stiff competition Added to this recognition was the receipt of the Gold Seal Award of Merit for Oklahoma At the individual level, three OPSU PBL members completed Director Level of CMAP, one member completed the Executive Level of CMAP, and for the first time ever, one member completed the President’s Level of CMAP Adviser Sara Hitch continued encouraging CMAP participation in her Business Technologies course in the Fall 2017 semester The course incorporates event planning and implementation, Web 2.0, social networking, and mobile technologies in addition to promoting the tenants of CMAP: service, education, and progress The course definitely increased CMAP involvement again this year with following students successfully completing CMAP: Member Dulce Avila Julia Ibarra Sam Lemin Daisy Recinos Linden Robertson CMAP Level Director’s Level Director’s Level President’s Level Director’s Level Executive Level Competitive Event Winners and Participants During the Spring 2017 State Leadership Conference, 11 students represented OPSU PBL Below is a list of each participant and their competitive event as well as their results: Member Event Jocelynn Avalos Eli Esquivel Ethan Fischer Selina Gaucin Jill Huseman Sam Lemin Brian Martinez Madilyn Rider Linden Robertson Ami Torres Everly Wise Business Ethics (team) Future Business Educator Entrepreneurial Concepts Business Ethics (team) Management Concepts Cost Accounting Computer Concepts Administrative Tech Business Ethics (team) Client Service Macroeconomics Placement 1st Place 1st Place 1st Place 1st Place n/a 1st Place 2nd Place 1st Place 1st Place 1st Place n/a Event Marketing Concepts Macroeconomics Small Bus Mgmt Plan Management Concepts Marketing Concepts Financial Concepts Public Speaking Computer Concepts Microeconomics Personal Finance Public Speaking Placement n/a n/a 2nd Place 3rd Place n/a n/a 1st Place 3rd Place n/a n/a 2nd Place Oklahoma Panhandle State University, Local Chapter Annual Business Report 12 The 13 OPSU PBL 2016 SLC Participants Of the 11 participants who attended SLC, 10 qualified in at least one event for National Leadership Conference Of the 10 qualifiers, attended NLC Following are the participants and their event(s) and placement(s) (if applicable) at the national level: Member Event Jocelynn Avalos Eli Esquivel Selina Gaucin Sam Lemin Brian Martinez Madilyn Rider Linden Robertson Ami Torres Business Ethics (team) Future Business Educator Business Ethics (team) Cost Accounting Computer Concepts Administrative Tech Business Ethics (team) Client Service Placement n/a n/a n/a 7th Place n/a 4th Place n/a n/a Event Placement Management Concepts n/a Public Speaking Computer Concepts n/a n/a Oklahoma Panhandle State University, Local Chapter Annual Business Report 13 2017 NLC Award Winners: Sam Lemin and Madilyn Rider Building on their strong performance during the past year, OPSU PBL looks to continue growing and fostering the FBLA-PBL goals by developing competent, aggressive leadership; strengthening members’ confidence within themselves; developing character, preparing for useful citizenship, and fostering patriotism; and encouraging scholarship and promoting school loyalty, to name a few We have strengthened our leadership this year and are looking forward to continuing to ELEVATE OUR FUTURES more in the year ahead! 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