Transcript Golden Key - Louisiana State University

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?
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Earn member points
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Attend meetings
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Apply for office
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Help recruit new members
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Apply for scholarships
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Participate in our book drive
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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
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Sept. 10 – 14: Volunteer with the LSU Childcare Book Fair
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Oct. 27: “Make a Difference Day” women’s build with Habitat for Humanity
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Nov. 5 – 10: Homecoming Canapalooza
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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
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2nd General Meeting – Wednesday, September 26
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3rd General Meeting – Thursday, October 18
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4th General Meeting – Monday, November 12
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Speaker topics to be announced!
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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
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Facebook – Golden Key at LSU
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Twitter - @GoldenKeyLSU
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Flickr - goldenkeylsu
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YouTube – Golden Key at LSU