Golden Key
September 7, 2011
Welcome
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Food
Sign-In Sheet
Member Survey
Cards for Troops Overseas
Care Package Collections
Officers
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President – Amanda Price
Executive Vice President – Andrew Hart
Communications & Planning – Elena Khoutorova
Secretary – Karolina Ellard
Treasurer – Mytrang Do
Webmaster – Xinmei Guo
Social Chair – Danielle Despanie
What is Golden Key?
• Who are we?
• Collegiate Honor Society
• Non-profit
• International
• What do we promote?
• Academics
• Leadership
• Service
• Who can join?
• Invitation only
• Top 15% of upperclassmen
Last Year
• Collected over 500 books for Better World Books
• Donated over 200 books to East Baton Rouge Parish School
Board for EveryBody Reads
• Donated over 50 books to children at Our Lady of the Lake
Hospital for Christmas
• Donated dozens of canned goods for Canapoolza
• Gave out over $300 in chapter scholarships
• Heard from various speakers talk about service and careerbuilding opportunities
How Do I Get Involved?
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Earn member points
Attend meetings
Apply for office
Join a committee
Help recruit new members
Apply for scholarships
Compete in our t-shirt design contest
Participate in our book drive
Participate in service events
Member Points Rewards
• Active Member – 6 points
• Invitation to End of Year Banquet
• Free Golden Key T-shirt
• Silver Member – 12 points
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Invitation to End of Year Banquet
Free Golden Key T-shirt
Eligible for scholarship consideration
Discount on honor cords (50% off)
• Gold Member – 18 points
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Invitation to End of Year Banquet
Free Golden Key T-shirt
Framed Gold Member Certificate
Eligible for scholarship consideration
Free Honor Cords
Member Points Opportunities
• 4 points
• Participating on the book collection committee for an entire
semester
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• Attending a general meeting
• 1 point
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Attending a social event
Doing one hour of service through Golden Key
Doing five hours of service outside Golden Key
Bringing in five items for collection events such as can goods or
care package items
• Donating one textbook
• Donating five non-textbooks
Upcoming Events
• 2nd General Meeting – Wednesday, September 21
• Getting into Graduate School
• Game Night Social – Thursday, September 29
• E134 Howe-Russell
• 3rd General Meeting – Wednesday, October 19
• Making Your Resume Stand Out
• 4th General Meeting – Wednesday, November 2
• TBA
• 5th General Meeting – Wednesday, November 16
• TBA
All meetings will be held at 5:30 PM in E130 Howe-Russell
unless further notice is given
Vacant Offices
• Vice President of Membership
• Responsible for membership drive
• Responsible for alumni and honorary membership involvement
• Historian
• Responsible for taking pictures at event
• Responsible for compiling scrapbook showcasing the year
• Newsletter Editor
• Responsible for writing articles for website
• Responsible for compiling bi-semesterly newsletters for members
• Public Relations Director
• Responsible for publicizing the organization
• Responsible for communications with guest speakers
How to apply
• Go online to the Campus Life website at
http://www.lsu.edu/campuslife/
• Click “Find a Student Organization”
• Click the student login link and login to PAWS
• Click Registered Student Organizations
• Search for Golden Key and click to continue to our page
• Go to documents and download the application form
• Email the completed form to goldenkeyatlsu@gmail.com by
Wednesday, September 14 by noon
Committees
• Chapter Development Committee
• Book Collection Committee
• Literacy Awareness Committee
Scholarships
• $250 chapter scholarship will be given out at the end of the
semester
• Deadline to apply is November 16th by noon
• Scholarship application will be posted online
• Over $600,000 worth of scholarships available through head
quarters
T-Shirt Design Contest
• Design a chapter t-shirt
• Winner will have their design put on t-shirts and sold for $5
per shirt
• Winner will also receive a reward (either scholarship or gift
card)
• Deadline for submission is Friday, October 21st by noon
• Submit all design ideas to goldenkeyatlsu@gmail.com or bring
to the Golden Key office in the Student Union during office
hours
Better World Books
• Semester long bookdrive
• Profits
• Chapter scholarships
• Invisible Children
• Getting Involved
• Sign up for our book collection committee
• Volunteer to help publicize book drive
• Help package books when it is time for shipping
Service Opportunities
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Reading Online Books
Volunteers in Public Schools
Greater Baton Rouge Literacy Coalition
EveryBody Reads
EveryBody Counts
Big Buddy Teen Programs
Louisiana Book Festival
Hands on Baton Rouge
Fall Fest
Homecoming
Volunteer LSU
City Year
Reading Online Books
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Wegivebooks.org
read children’s books online
10 books = 1 service point
Ongoing
Adult Literacy Advocates
• Tutor adult students who are working to improve reading,
writing, English, and test-taking skills
• Teach English as a Second Language (ESL) to non-native
English speakers twice per week
• Volunteers will attend training and then set schedule with the
student
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EveryBody Reads
• Read to a student twice a month throughout the school year
at East Baton Rouge Parish School
• 2 times per month throughout the school year
EveryBody Counts
• Provide individualized math assistance to 2nd and 3rd graders
throughout the school year at East Baton Rouge Parish School
• 1 time per week throughout the school year
Big Buddy Teen Program
• Tutor middle and high school students
• $150 for a 2-day/wk commitment and $300 for a 4 day/wk
commitment, 1 hr/day for the 3 months of service.
• Oct.-Dec., Jan.-Mar., 1 hr/day, 2 or 4X/week
Light the Night Walk
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Sunday, September 25, 2011 at 7 pm
LSU (Highland Rd & Stadium Dr)
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Shifts: 10a-1p, 3p-7p, 7p-10p
Louisiana Book Festival
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Saturday, October 29, 2011
9a-5p
Escorting authors
Guiding visitors
Selling refreshments
Working with children in the Young Readers Pavilion
Assist with face painting children’s faces