Golden Key Executive Board Meeting Minutes
Wednesday, September 1, 2004
HHH 101
7:15pm
- Reviewed new chapter standards to receive silver, bronze, or gold status. Let's go for the gold!
- Country specific initiative- “Help America Vote College Program”
- reach out to get college students to be poll workers
- committee of six people should be formed
- visit www.EAC.gov for more info.
- Goals for 2004-2005
- Increase attendance and participation through 3-4 service events, collaboration with other Honors Societies, fun activities, a point award system, and FOOD!
- Improve the initiation ceremony to increase attendance by inductees and parents. Plans are to change date to a Sunday and have a raffle at the event.
- Increase the budget of the organization to provide bigger scholarships and money for conferences.
- Semester dates for 8:15 Executive Meetings: Oct.4, Nov.1, and Nov.29
- First general Member meeting on Sept. 14 at 8pm
- bowling and ice cream
- info. handout
- tally for best days for general meetings
- arrangements underway by Jennifer
- Exec board bonding activities
- crop walk- Oct.10
- ropes coarse- Rachel will look into that
- rock climbing
- Service
- Volunteer at Hillcrest Elementary school- reading and activities with students- plans underway by Rachel and Jane
- Safe and Sound- Activity for Nov. or Dec. on a Wednesday or Friday. Get pizza donated and play games.
- Community table- Activity for Nov.
- Relay for Life
- Pumpkin Carving at Fanny Hill
- Fun Activities for general meetings
- index card game
- make cards (Christmas, valentine's, etc)
- letters to service people
- Gain more recognition on campus by delivering donuts to academic departments
- Learning opportunities for members
- resume building workshop through career services
- on-line resources include guidebooks for careers at Goldenkey.org
- System of awards and points
- 10 points a year is needed to be considered an active member, thus making a member eligible for scholarships
- after a person has achieved 10 pts. there will be prizes for certain levels of participation. Ideas include a free dinner, raffle, and free graduation cords.
- attending a meeting = 1 pt
- joining a committee = 1pt
- being an officer = 2pts
- participating in a service or social activity = 2pts
- going to a conference = 4pts
