Alpha Xi Sigma Officers
To be announced
President
Vice President for Scholarship and Transfer
Vice President for Fellowship and Service
Vice President for Public Relations
Treasurer
Secretary
Qualifications for Officer Positions
*be a member of PTK
*be in good standing with the college
*have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5
*be enrolled full time (minimum of 12 credit hours)
Officer Responsibilities
President
Duties: Preside over all meetings; Appoint and establish any necessary committees; Serve as ex-officio member on all committees; Present business to the organization; Represent the organization at all times; Appoint a committee to review and/or revise the chapter bylaws annually; Appoint a committee to prepare the Annual Report to be sent to Headquarters each spring. The President may vote only in the case of a tie.
Vice President for Scholarship and Transfer
Duties: Facilitate scholarship trainings; Collaborates with transfer schools with the goal of bringing representatives to general meetings to discuss transfer process/PTK scholarships available at their institutions; Facilitates trainings on how to transfer successfully; Contribute to all executive board and general membership meetings; Contribute to chapter events; Contribute to the College Project Committee and/or Honors in Action Committee; May oversee the successful transfer of eligible students matriculating to Hudson Valley Community College from a different Phi Theta Kappa chapter.
Vice President for Fellowship and Service
Duties: Coordinates service events both on and off campus in collaboration with community members; Coordinates and executes all fellowship events that are inclusive for all PTK members; Contribute to all executive board and general membership meetings; Contribute to chapter events; Contribute to the College Project Committee and/or Honors in Action Committee.
Vice President for Public Relations
Duties: Keep a full record of chapter functions; Draft and submit press releases whenever possible to all area newspapers; Assist in the maintenance of the chapter website and social media; Submit to Regional Coordinator and Headquarters reports of chapter activities and Five-Star Chapter Update forms.
Treasurer
Duties: Make all necessary deposits at the student activities office and account for all fundraised money; Keep a set of books (i.e. spreadsheet) which shall be audited by the chapter advisor and notarized reflecting all chapter expenses before the office is relinquished; Make a report of finances at each business meeting; Chair the fundraising committee for Alpha Xi Sigma; Contribute to all executive board and general membership meetings; Contribute to chapter events; May contribute to the College Project Committee and/or Honors in Action Committee.
Secretary
Duties: Take attendance at meeting; Take and read the minutes of meetings; Maintain records of the meeting minutes; Compose agendas for both executive and general meetings to ensure that Robert’s Rules of Order are employed regularly to see the productivity of the society; Communicate regularly with all committee chairs and officers to provide updates to the general membership as well as gather necessary items for the meeting minutes and agendas; Chair the committee to prepare the Annual Report to be sent to Headquarters each spring; May collaborate with the VP of Public Relations to publish chapter news in the campus chronicle or feasible news sources including, but not limited to, the Hudsonian.