Minutes of Meeting December 5, 2003 Meeting was convened at 8pm at Delaney's Pub in Columbia , SC. Representatives who attended the meeting:

Kerry Cope, Christy Bennett,

Kelly Thompson, and Lisa Pate Augusta M/W

Vanessa Krysa Charleston Men, Coll. of Charleston M/W

Sara McGowan Charleston Women

Patrick Reid Citadel

Cliff Ramsdell and Dave Brett Columbia Men

Angie Wilson Columbia Women

John Graham (PRU President) Coastal Carolina University

John Roberts - (PRU Treasurer) Furman M/W

TD Maze Lander College

Kelly Lawson Myrtle Beach

Justin Czerski and Patrick Lorentz USC Men

Liz Skellyand Holly Weichman USC Women

Other Officers in Attendance

John Meyers - Disciplinary Chairman - PRU

Jeff Smolka

Union Business

• 15 teams registered for 2003 were represented and a thus a quorum was declared.
• The first order of business was to adopt a Constitution for the Union . John Graham presented the key points of the Constitution, and stated that it would be available in its entirety from the Palmetto Union website. The main issue discussed was the new fee structure. Rugby South dues are increased to $425 per year, and the Palmetto Union dues were lowered to $300 per year.
• The second order of business was the financial status and budget for the Union . The remaining debt to Rugby South has been put aside. With no debt and the addition of several full member clubs, the Union will be in excellent shape financially. In 2004, the goal is to use the majority of incoming funds to further support the Palmetto Select Side teams.
• Third order of business was dues for the 2004 season. The fee structure was discussed previously. In 2003, several clubs joined the Palmetto Union as associate members with the benefit of having Union fees waived. It is expected that these clubs would become full members in 2004 and pay the Union fees. These clubs were Winthrop, Coastal Carolina University , Lander, and College of Charleston men.
• Fourth order of business was election of officers. John Graham, John Roberts, and John Meyers agreed to continue to serve as President, Treasurer, and Disciplinary Chairman, respectively. Other offices were elected as follows.

Office Elected E-mail

President John Graham rugby@coastal.edu

Vice-President Angie Wilson rugger_5@hotmail.com

Treasurer John Roberts john.roberts@furman.edu

Select Side Coordinator John Graham rugby@coastal.edu

College Coordinator Bill Bell bellw@citadel.edu

Secretary Lisa Pate bamalisa_in_ga@yahoo.com

Disciplinary Chairman John Meyers chapeygonz@aol.com

Other Discussion

• A brief discussion was held to highlight the accomplishments of the Palmetto Union in 2003.

• Charleston Men -
• College of Charleston Women -
• Furman Men
• Select Side Teams

• The Augusta Club representatives formally apologized for the failure of Augusta Men’s Team to attend the Palmetto Tournament.
• The Columbia Women’s Club representative expressed a concern that several players were bad-mouthing certain women’s teams specifically because of sexual preferences of the players. Everyone agreed that this behavior was to be strongly discouraged.
• Also, an e-mail list was compiled: