Golden Key - Louisiana State University
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OFFICERS
President – Karoline Dreher
Vice President – Roshan Pandey
Vice President of Service – Kristi Harrison
Vice President of Membership – Cho Li
Secretary – Rachel Dianiska
Historian – Caitlin Wiley
Webmaster – Erin Percevault
Office located in room 464 in LSU Student Union.
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
SUCCESS OVER THE YEARS
Collected over 1000 books for Better World Books
Donated over 200 books to East Baton Rouge Parish School Board for EveryBody
Reads
Donated over 100 books to children at Our Lady of the Lake Hospital for Christmas
Donated dozens of canned goods for Canapalooza
Gave out over $500 in chapter scholarships
Heard from various speakers talk about service, leadership and career-building
opportunities
HOW DO I GET INVOLVED?
Earn member points
Attend meetings
Apply for office
Help recruit new members
Apply for scholarships
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
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
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 in book collection for an entire semester
2 points
Attending a general meeting
1 point
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
SCHOLARSHIPS
$250 chapter scholarship will be given out at the end of the semester
Deadline to apply is Wednesday, November 14th by noon
Scholarship application will be posted online
Over $600,000 worth of scholarships available through head quarters!
Visit www.GoldenKey.org for more information.
BETTER WORLD BOOKS
Semester long book drive
Profits
Chapter scholarships
Invisible Children
Getting Involved
Volunteer to help publicize book drive
Hang up fliers around campus
Help package books when it is time for shipping*
SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES
Sept. 10 – 14: Volunteer with the LSU Childcare Book Fair
Oct. 27: “Make a Difference Day” women’s build with Habitat for Humanity
Nov. 5 – 10: Homecoming Canapalooza
Nov. 16: Boys & Girls Club Thanksgiving Event
ONGOING SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES
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
Wegivebooks.org
Read children’s books online
10 books = 1 service point
Ongoing service opportunity
ADULT LITERACY ADVOCATES
Tutor adult students who are working to improve reading, writing, English, and testtaking 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
ongoing
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
REGIONAL & INTERNATIONAL SUMMITS
Exciting opportunity for Golden Key members!
UPCOMING MEETINGS
2nd General Meeting – Wednesday, September 26
3rd General Meeting – Thursday, October 18
4th General Meeting – Monday, November 12
Speaker topics to be announced!
Possible social event this semester… Trivia Night? Stay tuned.
*All meetings will be held at 6:00 PM in 241 Himes Hall unless further notice is
given.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Facebook – Golden Key at LSU
Twitter - @GoldenKeyLSU
Flickr - goldenkeylsu
YouTube – Golden Key at LSU