Hello everyone,
Welcome to the UT Austin SIA/AKD blog. We will be updating this site often with information about our organization and meetings. One major goal of this blog is to allow those of you who are unable to come to our meetings on occasion a place to catch up on our activities. The information below is from our first meeting:
AKD PRESIDENT
Congratulations on being elected President of Alpha Kappa Delta, Sociology Honor Society! You will play an integral role in the organization's success here at UT. All officers work together and collaborate to conduct meetings and plan events but each officer has a unique role that ensures that members enjoy being a part of AKD. Here are some of the duties that you will be expected to perform as president:
- Serve as the official representative of AKD within the organization and throughout activities on campus
- Manage all affairs of AKD and work with the Vice President to ensure that all officers are efficiently serving in their positions; assign work to individual officers as necessary
- Develop a strong working relationship with Academic Advisors Jackie Dana and Debbie Rothschild, who will be an invaluable asset to your service as president of AKD
- Lead planning of events/meetings and attend all general body meetings
- Coordinate with leaders of Sociology in Action
- Become well-versed in AKD chapter information and logistics
- Oversee e-mail correspondence between members and officers; the secretary should handle responding to member inquiries but the President should ensure that all member needs are being addressed
- Consult with ALL officers and fill in ANY gaps in the organization
Best of luck serving as President of AKD! If you have any questions, feel free to contact your fellow officers or SOC advisor, Jackie Dana.
AKD VICE PRESIDENT
Congratulations on being elected Vice President of Alpha Kappa Delta, Sociology Honor Society! You will play an integral role in the organization's success here at UT. All officers work together and collaborate to conduct meetings and plan events but each officer has a unique role that ensures that members enjoy being a part of AKD. Here are some of the duties that you will be expected to perform as vice president:
- Support President in every capacity; specifically in planning and making appearances on behalf of the organization, especially in the President's absence
- Coordinate with leaders of Sociology in Action
- Be aware of logistics concerning organization registration, training sessions, and relations with the Student Services Building
- Reserve rooms for club meetings and register for tables for recruitment or advertisement
- Maintain "Member Binder" with member information sheets/contact information so that every officer has access to it when needed.
Best of luck serving as Vice President of AKD! If you have any questions, feel free to contact your fellow officers or SOC advisor, Jackie Dana
AKD SECRETARY
Congratulations on being elected Secretary of Alpha Kappa Delta, Sociology Honor Society! You will play an integral role in the organization's success here at UT. All officers work together and collaborate to conduct meetings and plan events but each officer has a unique role that ensures that members enjoy being a part of AKD. Here are some of the duties that you will be expected to perform as secretary:
- Create a calendar at the beginning of each semester after consultation and event planning with other officers. This calendar should include general body meeting information (time and place), officer meeting information, event information, deadlines (specifically for AKD member fees), AKD Essay contest deadlines for submissions and judging, Honors Banquet date/time.
- Design/update board in downstairs Burdine. Maintaining this board is integral in recruitment efforts, advertising, and as a source of information for AKD members. A properly updated and informative board will not only be of assistance to members but will certainly relieve stress for officers, who will be able to rely on informed and involved membership.
- Create meeting agenda for both officer meetings and general body meetings. This agenda will consist of topics to be discussed at each meeting and will specify who will speak about different topics. In terms of officer meetings, the agenda will facilitate event planning and ensure that all officers are aware of their responsibilities.
- It will also be helpful to "keep minutes" at officer and general body meetings. The secretary should take notes at all meetings so that everyone's ideas are recorded.
- Answer e-mail inquiries and send e-mail announcements to members
Best of luck serving as Secretary of AKD! If you have any questions, feel free to contact your fellow officers or SOC advisor, Jackie Dana.
AKD TREASURER
Congratulations on being elected Treasurer of Alpha Kappa Delta, Sociology Honor Society! You will play an integral role in the organization's success here at UT. All officers work together and collaborate to conduct meetings and plan events but each officer has a unique role that ensures that members enjoy being a part of AKD. Here are some of the duties that you will be expected to perform as treasurer:
- Attend a financial training information session at the beginning of your term and fill out the necessary paperwork to access AKD funds
- Collect all AKD member dues (and record receipts for members and for AKD records) at the beginning of each semester and send them to the national organization
- Be responsible for correspondence with national organization and certificates/cords to be awarded at the spring Banquet (or earlier for seniors graduating in the Fall)
- Consult with Secretary to send reminder e-mails to graduating seniors, who need to pay dues and/or pick up their graduation cords
- Coordinate with the Vice President and Public Relations officers for fundraising projects and events
- Take care of any funding issues that may surface during the course of your term and familiarize yourself with the financial services of the Student Organization center at the Student Services Building
Best of luck serving as Treasurer of AKD! If you have any questions, feel free to contact your fellow officers or SOC advisor, Jackie Dana.
AKD PUBLIC RELATIONS
Congratulations on being elected Public Relations Coordinator of Alpha Kappa Delta, Sociology Honor Society! You will play an integral role in the organization's success here at UT. All officers work together and collaborate to conduct meetings and plan events but each officer has a unique role that ensures that members enjoy being a part of AKD. Here are some of the duties that you will be expected to perform as public relations coordinator:
- Create/design flyers for upcoming meetings and events (especially at the beginning of the semester to recruit new members and for events such as the Essay Contest)
- Serve as the officer contact for individuals external to the organization. For example, you would::
- Contact guest speakers for movie nights
- Contact speakers for career information sessions
- Contact professor guest speakers
- Acquire permission to make announcements in classrooms regarding upcoming events/meetings
- Coordinate with secretary to answer any inquiries (via e-mail) specific to your duties
Best of luck serving as Public Relations Coordinator of AKD! If you have any questions, feel free to contact your fellow officers or SOC advisor, Jackie Dana.
AKD TRANSITION SPECIALIST
Congratulations on being elected Transition Specialist of Alpha Kappa Delta, Sociology Honor Society! You will play an integral role in the organization's success here at UT. All officers work together and collaborate to conduct meetings and plan events but each officer has a unique role that ensures that members enjoy being a part of AKD. Here are some of the duties that you will be expected to perform as transition specialist:
- Attend all AKD meetings and as many Sociology in Action meetings as possible
- Be knowledgeable about all AKD officer positions and help coordinate relations between officers; fill in any necessary gaps
- Coordinate with Sociology In Action officers and recruit talented individuals to participate in AKD
- Help SIA members learn more about AKD; serve as bridge between AKD and SIA
- Serve as officer in charge of any SIA/AKD affiliated events; be knowledgeable about both clubs and their dynamics
Best of luck serving as Transition Specialist of AKD! If you have any questions, feel free to contact your fellow officers or SOC advisor, Jackie Dana.
AKD GRADUATION COORDINATOR
Congratulations on being elected Graduation Coordinator of Alpha Kappa Delta, Sociology Honor Society! You will play an integral role in the organization's success here at UT. All officers work together and collaborate to conduct meetings and plan events but each officer has a unique role that ensures that members enjoy being a part of AKD. Here are some of the duties that you will be expected to perform as graduation coordinator:
- Along with AKD Treasurer, serve as contact with national office to ensure that inductee cords and certificates are received and distributed at the Spring Banquet
- Following the acknowledgement of essay contest winners, you must order plaques for the winners to be presented at Spring Banquet (information pertaining to where/when orders are taken will be provided to you from previous officers/academic advisors)
- Write and distribute invitations to the Spring Banquet for all members, relevant faculty, and guests. You will inevitably have to coordinate with other officers to determine who will be invited.
- Handle RSVP information concerning Spring Banquet and assist extensively in banquet planning
Best of luck serving as Graduation Coordinator of AKD! If you have any questions, feel free to contact your fellow officers or SOC advisor, Jackie Dana
AKD RECRUITING SPECIALIST
Congratulations on being elected Recruiting Specialist of Alpha Kappa Delta, Sociology Honor Society! You will play an integral role in the organization's success here at UT. All officers work together and collaborate to conduct meetings and plan events but each officer has a unique role that ensures that members enjoy being a part of AKD. Here are some of the duties that you will be expected to perform as recruiting specialist:
- Serve as officer in charge of recruiting new members to AKD—this will require you to work closely with both the Public Relations and Transition Specialist officers
- Work with Vice President to reserve tables for advertisement on West Mall, especially at the beginning of the semester
- Coordinate classroom announcements with the Public Relations officer at the beginning of the semester. AKD officers should make announcements as early as possible in the semester to SOC317L, 317M, 379M courses to recruit as many upper classmen as possible
- Develop working relationship with Academic Advisors Jackie Dana and Debbie Rothschild to most effectively serve in your position.
Best of luck serving as Recruiting Specialist of AKD! If you have any questions, feel free to contact your fellow officers or SOC advisor, Jackie Dana.
AKD HISTORIAN/EDITOR
Congratulations on being elected Historian/Editor of Alpha Kappa Delta, Sociology Honor Society! You will play an integral role in the organization's success here at UT. All officers work together and collaborate to conduct meetings and plan events but each officer has a unique role that ensures that members enjoy being a part of AKD. Here are some of the duties that you will be expected to perform as historian/editor:
- Take pictures at general body meetings, officer meetings, and AKD events to post on the AKD board (in consultation with AKD secretary) and to create a club scrapbook
- Create monthly newsletter to distribute to members to inform them of upcoming events. Newsletter should be (at least) front/back. Front side describes upcoming events or highlights an interesting course/professor. Back side is calendar of the month with member meeting dates, SIA and AKD events.
- Maintenance (with Secretary) of club website
- Make copies of necessary items for the club meetings.
- Develop working relationship with Academic Advisors Jackie Dana and Debbie Rothschild to most effectively serve in your position.
Best of luck serving as Historian/Editor of AKD! If you have any questions, feel free to contact your fellow officers or SOC advisor, Jackie Dana
