Golden Key International Honour Society
University of Michigan Chapter
Executive Board Positions and Responsibilities
President
 Represents the UM chapter at all events
 Serves as the primary liaison between the UM chapter and Golden Key International
Headquarters, the campus community, etc.; also between board & general members
 Ensures fulfillment of all Golden Key Chapter Standards, especially in terms of
overseeing Sophomore Recognition & the Induction Ceremony
 Delegates responsibilities to the executive board
 Meets regularly with the advisor and the executive board
 Plans the calendar of events for each semester (coordinates social/service events
with the Events Co-Directors)
 Prepares agendas for executive board/mass meetings
 Organizes attendance at Regional/International Conferences
 Re-registers Golden Key with MSA at beginning of Fall Term
 Stays in close contact with regional and international representatives
 Organizes subsequent executive board interviews/transitions
Vice
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President of Membership
Registers for and manages Festifall
Runs Membership Drive in early Fall
Sends emails/notices to prospective new members
Books rooms for large events/meetings
Assists greatly with Sophomore Recognition duties
Secures Diag Board/Banners through SORC Lottery and organizes their completion
Treasurer
 Manages all financial transactions through SOAS
 Completes applications for MSA student group funding
 Organizes fundraising events for the chapter
 Keeps executive board apprised of financial situation
 Arranges for sales of Golden Key graduation items (stoles, honor cords, medallions)
 Submits Semi-Annual Financial Reports to Headquarters by December 1 and June 1
 Looks into corporate scholarships for the chapter
Secretary
 Records and distributes minutes from executive board/mass meetings
 Maintains and updates all Golden Key email groups
 Keeps track of members’ Lock & Key Points through sign-in/attendance sheets
 Forwards emails from the Co-Events Directors and affiliated Golden Key
organizations to the mass membership
 Informs executive board of potential number of Distinguished Members at the end of
each term (for graduation item purchases)
 Assembles programs for Sophomore Recognition & Induction Ceremony
Events Co-Directors
 Plan member service (at least three) and social (at least two) events each semester
 Plan executive board service and social events
 Arrange for food at general meetings
 Serve as liaison to other Golden Key chapters/plan events to do with sister chapters
 Plan a Golden Key group trip with the President
Director of Professional Development
 Maintains Golden Key connections to UM faculty and staff by planning Honorary
Member events/initiatives (at least one event per semester, invitations to Inductions,
etc.)
 Provides academic opportunities for members in terms of arranging for
speakers/workshops (ex. Business School/Medical School Admissions speaker,
Kaplan exam prep workshops)
 Keeps in close contact with Golden Key Honorary Members and external professional
contacts
 Create a networking opportunity for Golden Key members
Newsletter Editor
 Publishes a newsletter/informational document for each mass meeting
 Distributes newsletter to Honorary Members with assistance of Director of
Professional Development
 Encourages members to submit Concepts Articles for publication
Historian
 Obtains all Golden Key related material (minutes, agendas, newsletters, pictures,
etc.) for an end-of-the-academic year scrapbook
 Completes Chapter Activity Forms for all events (with help of Events Co-Directors,
President, Director of Professional Development)
 Maintains Golden Key digital camera: takes pictures at all events
 Works with Webmaster to update pictures on the chapter website
Webmaster
 Updates chapter website regularly (www.umich.edu/~gknhs)
o Meetings and News (with assistance of President)
o Events (with assistance of Events Co-Directors)
o Pictures (with assistance of Historian)
o Minutes and Member Lock & Key points (with assistance of Secretary)
o Newsletters (with assistance of Newsletter Editor)
o Honorary Members Listing (with assistance of Director of Professional
Development)
o Executive Board Profiles
 Ensures that the chapter website is consistently linked to Golden Key International
page (www.goldenkey.org)
ALL EXECUTIVE BOARD
 Attends monthly executive board and general meetings
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Participates in service/social events, Regional and International Conferences,
Sophomore Recognition and Induction Ceremonies