1. Reviving and Growing a Chapter Saturday Chapter Strengthening Session II Dr. Ronald C. Brown, Sponsor, Texas Iota

2. Challenges for Alpha Chi  Variety and number of honor societies  Costs of membership  Campus Presence or “Brand”  Why did you join Alpha Chi?  Opportunities for Collaboration

3. National Resources for Reviving  Alpha Chi National Resources—available from website: www.alphachihonor.orgwww.alphachihonor.org  Obtain a chapter sponsor password  Chapters Category Button  Contact a Chapter, Sample Activities, Chartering a Chapter  Sponsors Category Button  Forms/Documents, Deadlines, Chapter Activities

4. Campus Resources for Organizations  Registration Process usually including By- Laws  Availability of campus meeting spaces  Training & Planning for Student Officers  Institutional deadlines & policies affecting student organizations  Honor Organization Council  Advisor/Sponsor expectations & requirements

5. Find Student Leaders  Seek interested students with a time to serve  Plan for meetings of limited time & regular place  Define Duties & Responsibilities of Officers  Discuss with student leaders the character of successful honorary society meetings  Volunteering on campus—literacy, education about opportunities for members (Bobcat Build), remember limited time commitments

6. Discuss Succession from Outset  Multiple sponsors (2-3) with different responsibilities  Identify other interested faculty & staff— potential successors  Encourage officers to keep notebooks or web presence with Blackboard or Sakai  Use current officers to recruit successors  If graduate student members, consider dividing the offices with President as undergraduate

7. Induction Ceremonies, Elections & Meetings  Student leaders determine time, place & length of Inductions, Elections and Meetings  Students Determine What Is Best for You  Create a Campus Presence—social media, logo, chapter goals  What Are Distinctive Events on Your Campuses  Go with What Works  Make Limited Commitments because Student Scholars Value Their Time  Dues and/or Fundraising

8. Why Alpha Chi?  Variety of honorary societies  Costs of membership  Opportunities and Benefits of Membership  Importance of Effective Leadership  Valuing Service of Students and Faculty/Staff  Sponsors & Officers Need to Model Appropriate Behavior

9. For Further Collaboration Dr. Ronald C. Brown rb04@txstate.edu Texas Iota Chapter Texas State University-San Marcos