A Brief Guide for Chapters

  A
Brief Guide for Chapters




(Complete Chapter Manual for Secretaries and Presidents follows)

The officers of a Chapter are a President and a
Secretary. The President may be either a student or a
faculty member. The Secretary must be a faculty member and, for
the sake of continuity, the Secretary should be a person who is
likely to be at the school for a considerable period of time.


PLEASE NOTIFY THE CENTRAL OFFICE IMMEDIATELY OF ANY
CHANGE IN OFFICERS,

ESPECIALLY IF THERE IS A NEW CHAPTER
SECRETARY.
 
CHECK LIST OF CHAPTER SECRETARY
RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Send in Annual
Report Form
;
2. Order certificates and seals (at least four weeks prior
to date needed);

3. Register Inductees
using the "Induction Registration Form"
;
4. Trigger payment of Annual Dues;


Mailings from CLS during the year.

(All mailings are sent to the Chapter Secretary)
Spring Mailing (around May 1st).
Contents:
Invoice for dues for the next school year. (Schools
have requested it be sent in the spring, but it is not due until
September, and is for the year that follows.
Due September 15th annually;
 
Annual Report Form
for the year that is concluding. Lists officers for next year, and
other data. Due July 1st annually;
 
Ten Year Report list (to make schools aware of the
timing of this responsibility. Sent one and two years ahead of
their 'due date'.
 
Order Form (for pins,
certificates and seals). Please order at least three weeks prior
to date needed;
 
Induction Registration
Form
. Required of schools every year to complete the
induction process;
Cum Laude Paper information. (New in 2003). Information about
this program that recognizes superior scholarship. Copy sent to
Head of School/Principal as well.
 
Ten Year Mailing (to some
schools): April 1st mailing regarding Ten Year Reports,
with forms to fill out. Sent only to schools that have Ten-Year
Reports due the coming fall. (A copy of this mailing is sent to
the head of School/Principal as well - in March.)
 
Induction Booklets 'Welcome to Cum Laude'. A
three-year supply is sent (gratis) to all chapters in the fall
every three years (2008, 2011, etc.). We ask Chapters to store and
distribute these to inductees only. We base each school's
allocation on reported induction numbers, and cannot supply
extras. Chapters must register their inductees to receive
Induction booklets.
 
Chapter
Secretary Information

The Society provides a Handbook of Information to the Chapter
President and the Chapter Secretary, sending a revised version every
three years (Schedule: 2008, 2011, etc.). Additional Handbooks may be
ordered if necessary, although the supply is limited.