Resource Document Descriptions
These chapter planning and development documents are commonly used at the D15 leadership conferences. You also can use them at officer retreats and other planning meetings.
Conference Handouts
Conference Handouts (Adobe Acrobat, <0.1MB) contains what you should bring to the upcoming District Conference
Initiation Cycle Info
Initiation Cycle Process (PowerPoint, 0.8 MB) describes required and suggested steps for an initiation cycle. Includes examples of online reporting.
Top 10 Initiation Problems lists common problems encountered when preparing and running an initiation ceremony. Includes suggestions on how to avoid problems.
Planning Your First Meeting contains tips and an exercise for properly organizing and executing the very important first meeting of the school year. Why is this so important? It’s where you give members and/or candidates their first impression about your plans for TBP--and they decide whether or not to participate.
Tau Beta Pi Programs
TBP National Programs contains a summary of TBP programs offering money, recognition, and/or other benefits to members and chapters
Example GIG proposal contains a winning Greater Interest in Government proposal submitted by CA U (CSU Sacramento) in 2003
Chapter Improvement
Setting Chapter Goals contains a worksheet on how to identify and set goals appropriate for your chapter’s size and level of activity
Activities on a Tight Budget contains step-by-step instructions for brainstorming and developing chapter activities that don’t require money. Also contains the instructions from the leadership conference workshop for use during your planning meetings or officer retreats.
Motivating Members (coming soon) contains tips for member motivation and a process for systematically improving participation from members and candidates
Improving Chapter Image contains step-by-step instructions for brainstorming and developing chapter activities that will bolster your chapter’s image. Also contains instructions from the leadership conference workshop for use during your planning meetings or officer retreats.
Robert’s Rules Module contains a short skit demonstrating how to use Robert’s Rules of Order--the rules of deliberation used at the TBP Convention and legislative/deliberative assemblies in general
TBP Chapter Resources
RESOURCE DOCUMENTS
(descriptions on lower right)
Initiation Cycle Info
Tau Beta Pi Programs
Chapter Improvement
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‣Motivating Members (coming soon!)
ONLINE RESOURCES
