Opportunities for involvement

Mortar Board offers numerous opportunities for involvement at multiple levels: 

National Involvement

• Chance to serve as a conference assistant
• Ability to become a part of the influential National Council
• Maintain communications and oversee collegiate chapters as a section coordinator
• Use unique skills as a national committee member or chairperson
• Apply for Mortar Board’s summer internship, where you can learn all about how the national organization functions and assist with preparations for the annual national conference

Alumni Involvement

• Become an alumni sustaining member
• Join an alumni chapter near you
• Start a new alumni chapter in your area
• Become a chapter advisor
• Attend the national conference
• Get listed in Mortar Board’s Career and Graduate School Network to help students in your area learn about your career or help those moving to your area adjust to the city

Chapter involvement

• Become an officer for your chapter
• Alumni can support a nearby chapter by getting on their mailing lists and attending their events and programs
• Become a chapter advisor or administrative liaison
• Serve as a consultant for a collegiate chapter to assist with selections, publicity, event planning and more
• Collegiate members can serve as a chapter’s official delegate to the annual national conference or attend as a non-voting delegate

National Conference

• Attend the national conference, held July 24-26, 2009 in Chicago and benefit from the well-known speakers, network with Mortar Board members from across the nation, and mingle with alumni and national representatives
• Experience targeted programming that is specific to your interests and will help enrich your chapter
• Apply to be a conference assistant and help with the behind-the-scenes planning, interact and advise delegates and enjoy social outings
• Learn about becoming a conference presenter or sponsor to connect with collegiate and alumni members of Mortar Board
• Get to know students from chapters across the nation at interactive sessions and social events