Chapter
resources
Operations at the chapter level are a vital part of Mortar
Board’s success. Chapter members, officers and advisors
can all benefit from thoroughly preparing themselves using Mortar
Board’s publications and online tools.
Please download any resources you need and be sure to add enews@mortarboard.org to your e-mail address book so that you receive the Mortar Board INK e-newsletter throughout the academic year. Mortar Board communicates with chapter officers members strictly by e-mail and infrequently mails information to chapters.
Enhance your leadership at the 2010 Mortar Board National Conference
Register by May 15 for the experience of a lifetime
At the 2010 Mortar Board National Conference (July 23-25) you will
- enhance your leadership skills;
- learn how to run a collegiate chapter of Mortar Board;
- get acquainted with other scholar-leaders across the United States;
- meet distinguished and award-winning Mortar Board alums;
- rub elbows with the national leadership of Mortar Board;
- explore personal and professional development topics that will benefit you;
- share great ideas with other Mortar Board chapters; and
- have a total blast!
One delegate from your chapter can attend for free*
If you are a collegiate chapter president for the 2010-2011 academic year, you are an official delegate to the 2010 Mortar Board National Conference! Official delegates are the only members entitled to vote on Mortar Board governance and the only ones to elect members of the National Council. As an official delegate, your way to the 2010 National Conference (travel, lodging and conference registration) is paid for by Mortar Board, Inc.
What’s more, you will develop competencies in leadership; enhance your personal skills in campus protocol, etiquette and even résumé-writing; and grow in knowledge and understanding of a large national honor society—Mortar Board! These growth opportunities at the Mortar Board National Conference are open to other members of your chapter too. Invite others of your executive officer team to attend as well.
Each chapter must send an official delegate in order to remain in good standing nationally. This delegate is typically the new chapter president, but can be another chapter officer or member in his/her absence. The deadline to register is May 15.
A unique learning and leadership opportunity
There is much more to a Mortar Board National Conference than business meetings! You will be engaged from morning ‘til night in sessions that will advance your role as the “leader of leaders” in your collegiate chapter of Mortar Board. Best of all, you will be doing all this with other scholar-leaders, so you will be challenged intellectually and connected to an awesome network of talent.
Registration fees
There are fees for additional chapter attendees, chapter advisors and alumni attending the conference, as well as late fees for those registering after May 15:
- Official voting delegate: Paid by Mortar Board, Inc.
- Additional chapter attendees: $245 (includes hotel accommodations, does not include travel)
- Chapter advisors (includes hotel accommodations, does not include travel):
- Regular registration - $310
- Late registration - $245
- Late fee for registrations received after May 15: $75
Registration is open through May 15 at www.mortarboard.org/conference. Please share this information with your chapter’s new president or official delegate in a timely manner. The deadline to register is May 15. Registrations received after the May 15 deadline will incur a late penalty fee of $75 to be paid by the attendee.
*Chapter delegates choosing additional options, such as single rooms or optional entertainment options, are responsible for those fees. Chapter and advisor attendees are responsible for arranging their own travel and covering associated travel costs.
Know the proper dues amount
The national membership fee to join Mortar Board is $75. Each chapter may award one Coral Vanstrum Stevens gift membership to waive $75, either to one member or as a discount for several members. The local chapter may charge additional
fees for operational purposes. Additionally, each chapter must pay a $200 conference fee each year to help offset the conference costs.
Don't forget! Each chapter can use one Coral Vanstrum Stevens Gift Membership of $75 for one or more members who are unable to pay national membership dues. This can be used by checking the appropriate box in "Form III" of the OMR. No additional paperwork is necessary.
Important chapter handbooks:
- Officer & Advisor
Handbook - This complete guide for Mortar Board chapters provides information on the society, outlines national responsibilities, includes individual officer guides, lists national deadlines and has a frequently asked questions section. It should be downloaded and read by all chapter officers and advisors.
- Membership Selection Handbook - This thorough guide contains all the necessary information for the selection of new members, beginning with recruitment through initiation and orientation. All officers and members should be familiar with this process, but it is incredibly important for chapter presidents, advisors, vice presidents and membership chairs to read this booklet thoroughly. Additionally, all information and resources pertaining to membership selection are available at www.mortarboard.org/membership.
For additional chapter assistance, please be sure to:
Reinvigorate recruitment with the "10 in '10" initiative
For the 2009-2010 academic year, chapters are being presented with a “10 in ‘10” challenge to make a goal that will increase the number of applicants for each chapter by 10 percent.
While this goal is related to membership, it is also closely affiliated to campus visibility. By utilizing various publicity tactics, from holding more campus events to publicizing the chapter on Facebook, campus visibility can be attained in a number of ways. For visibility tips, please review the Officer & Advisor Handbook or view this help page.
Based on the numbers reported by your chapter in 2009, Mortar Board hopes that your chapter will make it a local goal to increase campus visibility and membership recruitment, and therefore receive 10 percent more applications. If you do not know the number of applications received in 2009, please contact your section coordinator or the National Office.
- Increase 50 applications to 55
- Increase 75 applications to 83
- Increase 150 applications to 165
- Increase 200 applications to 220
According to Article VI, Section 1.2 of the Mortar Board Bylaws, "the maximum membership of a collegiate chapter shall be 50 members or 1.5 percent of the student body with junior standing, whichever is greater." Your chapter is encouraged to calculate its maximum number to use as a goal. You may also decide to petition to exceed that membership goal**.
** If receiving more applications means that your chapter feels comfortable selecting a larger class, please be sure to submit the Petition for Chapter Size Exception.
