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Chapter Officer Responsibilities

This information last updated: January 26, 2007 3:10 PM

President

  • Prepare meeting agendas and lead meetings
  • Appoint and establish necessary committees
  • Vote only in the case of a tie
  • Develop goals for the chapter with help from other officers and advisors
  • Submit Five Star Goal and Update Forms online
  • Oversee chapter projects
  • Oversee award entry preparation
  • Report successive officers to Headquarters

Vice President of Scholarship

  • Oversee all Honors Study Topic activities
  • Coordinate the chapter’s participation in the Honors Satellite Seminars
  • Encourage and recognize academic excellence
  • Coordinate the preparation of the Scholarship Hallmark Award entry

Vice President of Leadership

  • Direct the chapter in the use of parliamentary procedure for meetings
  • Oversee all leadership activities
  • Encourage the development of leadership skills
  • Coordinate the preparation of the Leadership Hallmark Award entry

Vice President of Service

  • Report the chapter to Headquarters as a Chapter of Service
  • Oversee all International Service Program activities
  • Develop activities that promote volunteerism and community service
  • Coordinate the preparation of the Service Hallmark Award entry

Vice President of Fellowship

  • Encourage scholarly fellowship at all levels of the Society
  • Implement strategies to increase membership acceptance
  • Enroll the chapter in the Pinnacle Scholarship Award Program
  • Coordinate the chapter’s member participation program

Secretary/Recording Officer

  • Take and present minutes at each chapter meeting
  • Maintain the chapter calendar of events
  • Maintain a record of chapter events, including photos, flyers and newspaper articles, for the Chapter Record Book
  • Compile and update contact information for members

Treasurer

  • Open and/or maintain a financial account for the chapter
  • Receive all money and write all checks
  • Keep a set of financial records to be audited and notarized at the end of the officer term
  • Present the chapter’s financial records at business meetings
  • File all financial records in the chapter’s official files at the end of each academic term

Note: Many colleges require that a chapter advisor approve expenditures. Officers should consult the advisor to determine the college’s policies on finances for campus organizations.

Public Relations Officer

  • Promote the chapter at all levels of the Society
  • Write and submit articles to campus and community newspapers
  • Produce issues of the chapter newsletter
  • Oversee the development and updates to the chapter website
  • Take photographs at all chapter events
  • Send chapter newsletters to the Chapter Programs Coordinator at Phi Theta Kappa Headquarters

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