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Membership Process - The Basics


Beyond the Basics
  • What about grad students, alumni & eminent engineers?
    • What's different about the reports?
    • What documentation is needed?
  • Initiating your electee at a different chapter (or vice versa)
    • How to arrange for a student to be initiated at another chapter?
    • How to initiate a student for another chapter?
The Basics
  • Getting started - list of eligible students
    • How to get the list of eligibles
    • Privacy law issues or 'The registrar won't give out the names'

  • Now that you have your list - Report of Eligibility
    • How to Submit the Report of Eligibility
    • Notify candidates and following up
    • Hold an orientation meeting

  • Determining character
    • Don't over do it
    • Project work

  • What to do at election time - Report of Election/E-cards/Catalog Cards.
    • The election meeting
    • How to submit the Report of Election

  • Letting candidates know they're now electees.
    • Sending invitations and following up

  • Marking in a fitting manner - the Initiation ceremony.
    • Getting approval to hold your initiation
    • Be sure initiates know what to expect [What to expect at Initiation .doc | .pdf]
    • Practice, practice, practice

  • Finishing up the paper work - Report of Final Action/Rollbook signatures/fees.
    • What about the one's who couldn't/didn't make the initiation?
    • It's not over till ...
    • How to submit the Report of Final Action

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