1. CHAPTER MEETING HOW TO PREPARE?

2. STEP ONE EXECUTIVE MEETING EXECUTIVE MEETING –OFFICERS ATTEND –VICE PRESIDENT SERVES AS CHAIR –ALWAYS PLAN EXECUTIVE MEETINGS PRIOR TO CHAPTER MEETINGS –DISCUSS AGENDA ITEMS –OFFICERS ON SAME PAGE –FACILIATE DISAGREEMENTS –DELEGATE WORK

3. STEP TWO PLAN AND IMPLEMENT AN AGENDA PLAN AND IMPLEMENT AN AGENDA –WHY IS AN AGENDA IMPORTANT?  TO RUN EFFECTIVE MEETINGS  DISCUSS ONE ITEM OF BUSINESS AT A TIME  BE ORGANIZED  HELPS COVER ALL ITEMS THAT NEED TO BE DISCUSSED  LETS MEMBERS KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT

4. MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING HELPS UPDATE MEMBERS WHO DID NOT ATTEND HELPS UPDATE MEMBERS WHO DID NOT ATTEND KEEPS MEMBERS ON TASK WITH DUTIES KEEPS MEMBERS ON TASK WITH DUTIES SERVES AS REMINDER OF PREVIOUS DECSIONS AND MOTIONS SERVES AS REMINDER OF PREVIOUS DECSIONS AND MOTIONS

5. OFFICER REPORTS TREASURER’S REPORT TREASURER’S REPORT INFORMS MEMBERS OF CHAPTER’S FINIANCES REPORTER’S REPORT ALLOWS REPORTER TO SHARE MEDIA AND SCRAPBOOKING PROGRESS

6. P O A REPORT VICE PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT KEEPS MEMBERS INFORMED OF EVENTS STATED IN THE P O A KEEPS MEMBERS INFORMED OF EVENTS STATED IN THE P O A REMINDS CHAPTER OF GOALS AND OBJECTIVES REMINDS CHAPTER OF GOALS AND OBJECTIVES HELPS KEEP EVENTS ON TASKS AND SUCCESSFUL HELPS KEEP EVENTS ON TASKS AND SUCCESSFUL

7. SPECIAL FEATURES GUEST SPEAKERS GUEST SPEAKERS VIDEOS VIDEOS TEAM- BUILDING TEAM- BUILDING ACTIVITES ACTIVITES

8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS TO COMPLETE BUSINESS TO COMPLETE BUSINESS FINALIZE CHAPTER DECSIONS AND MOTIONS FINALIZE CHAPTER DECSIONS AND MOTIONS

9. COMMITTEE REPORTS STANDING, SPECIAL, ASSIGNED STANDING, SPECIAL, ASSIGNED COMMITTEES WITHOUT THE POWER TO ACT NEED TO REPORT BACK TO CHAPTER COMMITTEES WITHOUT THE POWER TO ACT NEED TO REPORT BACK TO CHAPTER INFORMS ALL CHAPTER MEMBERS OF ANY COMMITTEE DESCISIONS INFORMS ALL CHAPTER MEMBERS OF ANY COMMITTEE DESCISIONS

10. NEW BUSINESS INTRODUCES NEW ITEMS OR EVENTS TO THE CHAPTER INTRODUCES NEW ITEMS OR EVENTS TO THE CHAPTER ALLOWS CHAPTER TO CONTINUE BUILDING EVENTS ALLOWS CHAPTER TO CONTINUE BUILDING EVENTS ALLOWS ALL MEMBERS TO DISCUSS ON ANY NEW BUSINESS OR UPCOMING EVENTS ALLOWS ALL MEMBERS TO DISCUSS ON ANY NEW BUSINESS OR UPCOMING EVENTS

11. DEGREE CEREMONIES GREENHAND, CHAPTER, HONORARY GREENHAND, CHAPTER, HONORARY ALLOWS CHAPTER TO HANDLE BUSINESS BEFORE CEREMONIES ALLOWS CHAPTER TO HANDLE BUSINESS BEFORE CEREMONIES

12. CLOSING CEREMONIES NEEDS TO BE DONE EVERY MEETING NEEDS TO BE DONE EVERY MEETING ROTATE CHAPTER AND GREENHAND OFFICERS ROTATE CHAPTER AND GREENHAND OFFICERS DEMONSTRATES OFFICER’S ORGANIZATION DEMONSTRATES OFFICER’S ORGANIZATION

13. ENTERTAINMENT COULD BE USED AS A RECRUITMENT METHOD COULD BE USED AS A RECRUITMENT METHOD REWARDS MEMBERS WHO ATTEND REWARDS MEMBERS WHO ATTEND –REFRESHMENTS RECREATIONACTIVITES

14. PLANNING THE MEETING EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE –SET DATE, TIME, AND LOCATION OF MEETING  BE CONSISTENT  BE CONVIENENT  BE CONSIDERATE