Tri-Alpha Honor Society
Tri-Alpha Executive Board
Current Board
Mariah Serna: President
Leah Minero: Treasurer
Ignacio Agoodie: Secretary
Jennifer Wadley: Historian
Roles
President
The president is the presiding officer at chapter meetings of Alpha Alpha Alpha. As your chapter’s president, you will be planning, organizing, and carrying out responsibilities associated with your role as the chapter’s chief executive officer. Most members will help you succeed if the tasks and expectations are clearly defined, reasonable, and the members share appropriate interest and skill. Remember, planning and preparation count, and enthusiasm is contagious. The duties are generally as follows:
- To open the meeting at the time scheduled by taking the chair and calling the members to order; to announce the business before those assembled in the order in which it is to be acted upon; to recognize members entitled to the floor; to state and to put to vote all questions which are regularly moved, or necessarily arise in the course of the proceedings, and to announce the result of the vote
- To prepare the vice president to preside in your absence
- To meet with the advisor(s) to set goals for the year and to plan induction ceremonies
- To appoint persons and delegate tasks for the success of your chapter, then to
monitor and ensure that the tasks are successfully completed - To assist in the recruitment of new members
- To assist in recruitment of new officers and in the training of the new officers
- To work with the chapter advisor(s) and officers on annual reports for the National Office.
Vice President
The role of vice president is an important one. Sometimes it happens that the president is prevented from carrying out the duties of their office for various reasons. A well organized and properly operating chapter should have a properly trained vice president who is prepared to administer the chapter in the absence of the president. The main duty of the vice president is to assist the president and other chapter officers in completing their duties. It is also the vice president’s job to effectively contribute to the chapter’s operations. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Preside over meetings in the absence of the president.
- Gather material for and help edit a chapter newsletter, on a schedule determined by the officers and advisor(s)
- Attend all chapter meetings; take attendance if the secretary is not available.
- Attend the chapter’s officers’ directors meetings.
- Become thoroughly acquainted with the president’s duties so you can assist the president
- Work with chapter secretary and treasurer to ensure member roster and dues are updated by the appropriate dates.
- You, as vice president, are as responsible as the president in executing the president’s functions and duties properly.
Secretary
The secretary is the recording officer of the chapter and custodian of records except those which are specifically assigned to the treasurer or historian. The secretary and historian should work closely together to ensure that all records are kept and that both are aware of what the other has maintained. These records are open, however, to inspection by any member at reasonable times.
In addition to keeping the records of the society and the minutes of the meetings, it is the duty of the secretary to keep a register, or roll, of the members and to call the roll when required; to notify officers of their appointment. The secretary should also keep one book in which the by-laws, rules of order, and standing rules should all be written, leaving every other page blank; and whenever an amendment is made to any of them, in addition to being recorded in the minutes it should be immediately entered on the page opposite to the article amended Duties include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Send out proper notices of all called meetings, and of other meetings when necessary
- Conduct the correspondence of the society, except as otherwise provided
- Make an agenda for meetings, which the president/chairperson will use as a
guide - Collate and write the annual report, working with the other officers
- Circulate approved minutes
- Keep a record of past and upcoming activities
- Assist in the preparation of the chapter’s induction ceremony program
Treasurer
The treasurer is in control of the chapter’s money, its collection, and disbursement. The treasurer is responsible for keeping accurate books that will enable them to give a full financial report whenever requested. The treasurer should do their best to see that everything is done meticulously so that there are no doubts about their integrity. It should be noted that the treasurer’s records always should be open to inspection by the chapter’s officers or advisor(s).
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Collect member dues.
- In coordination with the secretary, forward dues, the invoice, and your chapter’s Membership Roster to the National Office.
- Prepare the chapter’s budget, present it to the board for approval, and ensure that chapter activities adhere to the budget.
- Maintain accurate financial records throughout the year to be reviewed at any
time by members, other officers, or administration. - Transact business through a bank or institutional account.
- Inform the chapter of its financial strengths and weaknesses.
- Reconcile bank statements.
- Bill members for unpaid dues.
- Deposit chapter funds.
- Understand school and chapter policies regarding student financial accounts relating to school organizations.
Historian
The historian is the steward of the chapter’s history. The historian provides support for the secretary in keeping records of the chapter. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Compiling a year-end scrapbook, to include chapter advertisements, newsletters, newspaper articles, event programs, ticket stubs, copies of the induction ceremony program, and photos. The scrapbook can be a simple collection of material or a professional-level bound book with high-quality scans.
- Take pictures at events, except for the induction ceremony, where the historian will be participating. In this case, the historian works with the advisor(s) to secure a photographer for the event. It all depends on the historian’s imagination, technological knowledge and budget.
- The historian creates and maintains the chapter’s record book, into which the historian writes all pertinent information in the book, such as the year’s officers, programs, and award winners. All information should be double-checked for accuracy. If ever the record book is lost or misplaced, the historian starts a new one.
Time Commitment:
This is a volunteer position for current undergraduate and graduate student members of the Tri-Alpha Honor Society. The Executive Board members should plan to be involved for at least 15-20 hours throughout each semester.