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OFFICERS

President – Karoline Dreher

Vice President – Roshan Pandey

Vice President of Service – Kristi Harrison

Vice President of Membership – Cho Li

Secretary – Rachel Dianiska

Historian – Caitlin Wiley

Webmaster – Erin Percevault

Office located in room 464 in LSU Student Union.

WHAT IS GOLDEN KEY?

Who are we? Collegiate Honor Society Non-profit International

What do we promote? Academics Leadership Service

Who can join? Invitation only Top 15% of upperclassmen

SUCCESS OVER THE YEARS

Collected over 1000 books for Better World Books

Donated over 200 books to East Baton Rouge Parish School Board for EveryBody Reads

Donated over 100 books to children at Our Lady of the Lake Hospital for Christmas

Donated dozens of canned goods for Canapalooza

Gave out over $500 in chapter scholarships

Heard from various speakers talk about service, leadership and career-building opportunities

HOW DO I GET INVOLVED?

Earn member points

Attend meetings

Apply for office

Help recruit new members

Apply for scholarships

Participate in our book drive

Participate in service events

MEMBER POINTS REWARDS

Active Member – 6 points Invitation to End of Year Banquet Free Golden Key T-shirt

Silver Member – 12 points Invitation to End of Year Banquet Free Golden Key T-shirt Eligible for scholarship consideration Discount on honor cords (50% off)

Gold Member – 18 points Invitation to End of Year Banquet Free Golden Key T-shirt Framed Gold Member Certificate Eligible for scholarship consideration Free Honor Cords

MEMBER POINTS OPPORTUNITIES

4 points Participating in book collection for an entire semester

2 points Attending a general meeting

1 point Attending a social event Doing one hour of service through Golden Key Doing five hours of service outside Golden Key Bringing in five items for collection events such as can goods or care

package items Donating one textbook Donating five non-textbooks

SCHOLARSHIPS

$250 chapter scholarship will be given out at the end of the semester

Deadline to apply is Wednesday, November 14th by noon Scholarship application will be posted online

Over $600,000 worth of scholarships available through head quarters!

Visit www.GoldenKey.org for more information.

BETTER WORLD BOOKS

Semester long book drive

Profits Chapter scholarships Invisible Children

Getting Involved Volunteer to help publicize book drive

Hang up fliers around campus Help package books when it is time for shipping*

SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES

Sept. 10 – 14: Volunteer with the LSU Childcare Book Fair

Oct. 27: “Make a Difference Day” women’s build with Habitat for Humanity

Nov. 5 – 10: Homecoming Canapalooza

Nov. 16: Boys & Girls Club Thanksgiving Event

ONGOING SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES

Reading Online Books

Volunteers in Public Schools

Greater Baton Rouge Literacy Coalition

EveryBody Reads

EveryBody Counts

Big Buddy Teen Programs

Louisiana Book Festival

Hands on Baton Rouge

Fall Fest

Homecoming

Volunteer LSU

City Year

READING ONLINE BOOKS

Wegivebooks.org

Read children’s books online

10 books = 1 service point

Ongoing service opportunity

ADULT LITERACY ADVOCATES

Tutor adult students who are working to improve reading, writing, English, and test-taking skills

Teach English as a Second Language (ESL) to non-native English speakers twice per week

Volunteers will attend training and then set schedule with the student

ongoing

EVERYBODY READS

Read to a student twice a month throughout the school year at East Baton Rouge Parish School

2 times per month throughout the school year

EVERYBODY COUNTS

Provide individualized math assistance to 2nd and 3rd graders throughout the school year at East Baton Rouge Parish School

1 time per week throughout the school year

BIG BUDDY TEEN PROGRAM

Tutor middle and high school students

$150 for a 2-day/wk commitment and $300 for a 4 day/wk commitment, 1 hr/day for the 3 months of service.

Oct.-Dec., Jan.-Mar., 1 hr/day, 2 or 4X/week

REGIONAL & INTERNATIONAL SUMMITS

Exciting opportunity for Golden Key members!

UPCOMING MEETINGS

2nd General Meeting – Wednesday, September 26

3rd General Meeting – Thursday, October 18

4th General Meeting – Monday, November 12

Speaker topics to be announced!

Possible social event this semester… Trivia Night? Stay tuned.

*All meetings will be held at 6:00 PM in 241 Himes Hall unless further notice is given.

SOCIAL MEDIA

Facebook – Golden Key at LSU

Twitter - @GoldenKeyLSU

Flickr - goldenkeylsu

YouTube – Golden Key at LSU