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