1. T RIBETA K ICKOFF M EETING O CTOBER 4, 2011

2. B ETA B ETA B ETA : “ A SOCIETY FOR STUDENTS, PARTICULARLY UNDERGRADUATES, DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF BIOLOGICAL STUDY AND EXTENDING BOUNDARIES OF HUMAN KNOWLEDGE THROUGH SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH.”

3. R EGULAR MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS : - UNDERGRADUATE B IOLOGY M AJOR - SECOND YEAR STUDENT - COMPLETED 3 BIOLOGY COURSES (12 CREDITS ), ONE NOT AN INTRO COURSE - HAVE A 3.0 GPA OR BETTER IN BIOLOGY COURSES A SSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS : - OPEN TO ANYONE WHO DOES NOT MEET REGULAR REQUIREMENTS - GPA IS NOT A REQUIREMENT - UPGRADING IS AVAILABLE WHEN REQUIREMENTS MET

4. 2011-2012 O FFICERS : P RESIDENT : J ULIA R OMANCHIK V ICE P RESIDENT : A SHLEY M OYE S ECRETARY : V ANJA G VOZDERAC T REASURER : A LISHIA S LOAN P UBLIC R ELATIONS C HAIR : B RITTANY S T. J ACQUES AND C HLOE B RAMLEY E VENT C OORDINATOR : J ULIE P RYOR S PONSOR : D R. O SGOOD

5. U PCOMING M EETINGS : N OVEMBER 1 ST : MEETING WITH GUEST SPEAKER (MGB 101) D ECEMBER 6 TH : INDUCTIONS CEREMONY

6. U NDERGRADUATE R ESEARCH P ROGRAM : O RGANIZED BY O FFICE OF A CADEMIC A FFAIRS AND THE H ONORS C OLLEGE D ESIGNED TO PROMOTE, SUPPORT AND FUND UNDERGRADUATE INVOLVEMENT IN THE ODU’ S ACTIVE RESEARCH COMMUNITY O PEN TO ALL INTERESTED STUDENTS IN GOOD ACADEMIC STANDING G RANTS AVAILABLE WWW. ODU. EDU / AO / HONORS / URP

7. U NDERGRADUATE R ESEARCH P ROGRAM : 3 RD A NNUAL ODU U NDERGRADUATE R ESEARCH S YMPOSIUM : - C ONFERENCE F EBRUARY 11 TH - P ROPOSALS DUE D ECEMBER 2 ND - O PPORTUNITY TO PRESENT RESEARCH IN A PUBLIC FORUM

8. M ONEY ! S PRING 2012 U NDERGRADUATE R ESEARCH G RANTS - $1,500 - J UNIORS AND S ENIORS - GPA REQUIREMENT : 3.25 MINIMUM - A PPLICATION DEADLINE : 11/4/11 2011-2012 U NDERGRADUATE C ONFERENCE T RAVEL G RANTS 2011-2012 E SSENTIAL S UPPLIES /E QUIPMENT G RANTS - H ONORS C OLLEGE STUDENTS - $300 P ROVOST ’ S O UTSTANDING U NDERGRADUATE R ESEARCHER A WARD - $250 CASH PRIZE - N OMINATIONS DUE M ARCH 2 ND