53,548 new members in the United States Bahamas

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at a glance

• 53,548 new members in the United States
  Bahamas
• 25,601 new members in Asia-Pacific, South Africa,
  India, Malaysia and Canada
• 7 new chapters in the U.S.
• GK chapters logged 205,000 service hours
  internationally
• Chapter with most joins Ashford University
  (2886)
• Chapters with best response rates
• DeVry University New Jersey
• Pace University-Pleasantville Campus
• University of the Virgin Islands-St. Croix
• Wake Forest University

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2012 Joiner/Non-Joiner Statistics

• Top Three Reasons Members Joined
• Academic and Professional Recognition
• Build there resume and CV
• Access to job and internship opportunities
• Top Three Reasons Prospective Members Did Not
  Join
• Cost
• Benefits of membership did not seem valuable
• Not knowing any other Golden Key members

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2012 and beyond

• GK Benefits and other opportunities
• Pogram Expenditure
• GK Partners
• Spring Membership Drive
• Marketing Information
• Society Operations
• Scholarships
• Chapter Standards
• Key Chapters
• Service
• Annual Plan and Budget
• Society Elections
• 2014 Summits

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Member Benefits

• Graduate School
• Scholarships, grants, application fee waivers and
  guaranteed admission interviews
• QS World Grad School Tour and QS World MBA Tour
• Study Abroad
• Invitation to the International Scholar Laureate
  Program
• Bookmark the Study Abroad Search Engine to help
  you plan your upcoming experience.
  www.searchstudyabroad.com
• Consider applying for one of sixteen study abroad
  scholarships available only to Golden Key members
• Internships/Job Opportunities
• Golden Key Job Board
• Virtual recruiting events April 16, 2013

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Member Benefits

• GEICO
• All members could receive up to 8 more off your
  auto insurance with GEICO
• BofI Federal Bank, www.gkbankingcenter.com
• Rewards Checking comes with unlimited ATM
  reimbursements, free Bill Pay, free cash-back
  Purchase Rewards, mobile deposit, and free
  FinanceWorks money management software. There
  are no monthly maintenance fees and no minimum
  monthly balance.
• G Adventures
• Save 10 on travel anywhere in the world with G
  Adventures using group code, GKIHS10. Expires
  March 1, 2013. Golden Key has organized 4 private
  group trips for this summer. Join us to explore
  South Africa, the Galapagos Islands, Peru, or
  Costa Rica.
• The Princeton Review
• 200 off classroom, live online, small group
  instruction and packages
• 15 off tutoring
• T-Mobile
• All Golden Key members receive a 6 discount on
  new and current plans and a waived activation fee
  on T-Mobile products and services. Various
  product discounts are also available.
• Petersons Writing Assistant
• Receive a 10 discount on services to gain an
  edge on your next resume, essay or thesis.

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Program Expenditure

• The 2011 Annual Report with audited financials is
  available at www.goldenkey.org
• 1.32 was spent on programs for every 1
  collected in membership fees
• Over 86 of the Society funds are used to support
  GK programs and scholarships

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Golden Key Partners
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2013 Summit Sponsor
Better World Books is a long time partner of
Golden Keys. They work with chapters all over
the country to run book drives throughout the
year. This is a great way to help reuse and
recycle books while increasing funding for your
chapter.
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Spring Membership Drive

• Spring Membership Drive
• Updated versions of the email and letter have
  been sent to all advisors
• One advisor signature and Brad Raineys signature
  will be on the invitation
• The list of prospective members is sent to
  Shereen Ashtiani
• A complete membership drive contains a 60 day
  window
• NMRE should be scheduled after day 65

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Promoting Golden Key

• Online www.goldenkey.org
• Golden Key GIN and Chapter Websites
• www.goldenkeygin.com for all Q As!
• Golden Key is on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest.
  
• Be sure to check us out for updates, contests,
  etc.
• Golden Key Blog goldenkeyhq.wordpress.com
• On Campus -
• New Buzz Box materials
• Event bags and materials
• Networking and Service opportunities

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2012 Scholarship Overview This does not include
local chapter scholarships
Region Number of Awards Granted
US Region 1 16
US Region 2 17
US Region 3 31
US Region 4 12
US Region 5 12
US Region 6 7
US Region 7 20
US Region 8 10
US Region 9 23
US Region 10 8
Global 2
Canada 65
Asia Pacific 28
South Africa 6
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Some of the scholarships won in Region 3
Alumni Professional Development Grant
Georgia State University - 1000 Community
Service Scholarship Universidad de Puerto
Rico, Recinto de Rio Piedras - 2000 A Visual
and Performing Arts Scholarship
Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Rio
Piedras - 1000 Regional Advisor of the Year
University of Miami - 1000 Geico Scholarship
Florida International University and
Florida State Univ. - 1000 each Golden Key
Research Grant Florida International
University, Florida State University (x2),
University of Florida, University of Alabama -
1000 each
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Continued
Regional Student of the Year University of
the Virgin Islands, St. Thomas - 1000 Study
abroad Scholarship Georgia Southern, Georgia
State University, University of South
Alabama, Florida International University -
1000 Undergraduate Achievement Award
Univ. of Georgia, Univ. of Alabama (x2), Univ. of
Alabama at Birmingham, Univ. of Central
Florida, Univ. of Florida (x2) -
5000 Asia-Pacific Travel Grant - Univ. of
Central Florida, Univ. of Virgin Islands, St.
Croix, Kennesaw State University, Georgia
Gwinnett College - 2500 Graduate Scholar Award
Nova Southeastern University and University
of Georgia - 10,000
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One Million Dollars in Scholarships!

• 500 Chapter Scholarships 
• Available January 1-October 1, 2013
• Must request by the chapter by
• October 1, 2013
• Chapter Scholarship Form in Toolkit
• Graduate Scholarships
• At least five (5) 20,000 and at least ten (10)
  10,000 scholarships are awarded for each
  deadline
• More scholarship information can be found at
  goldenkey.org. Apply for as many as you can.
  There are scholarships there for everyone no
  matter what your major or current year of study.

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New Scholarship Highlights

• Golden Key Community Service Award
• Scholarship amounts increased from (5) 1,000 to
  (5) 2,000 awards.
• Commitment to Service Scholarships
• Recognizes members who are actively engaged in
  the military or work in public service. Service
  members eligible include Military, Police
  Officers, Firefighters. Minimum (5) 1,000
  awards available.
• Emerging Scholar Award
• Recognizes outstanding sophomore members who have
  made a difference in their chapter. Currently
  enrolled as a full-time sophomore student, in an
  undergraduate degree granting program at an
  accredited institution at the time of
  application. Minimum (5) 1,000 awards
  available.
• Outstanding Member Award
• Recognizes chapter officers that have gone above
  and beyond in promoting Golden Key on their
  campus and within their community. Chapter
  officers who have served a one year term are
  eligible. Minimum (3) 1,000 awards available.

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Additional Scholarships

• Outstanding Alumni Award
• Recognizes Golden Key Alumni that have gone above
  and beyond in promoting Golden Key within their
  community. At least (3) 1,000 awards available.
  
• Travel grants are available for summits around
  the world.

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Chapter Standards

• Activities centered around GKs three pillars
  Academics, Leadership and Service
• Goal oriented Bronze, Silver and Gold
• Key Chapter - Deadline is June 1, 2013 at 1159pm
  EST
• Reminders for reporting
• No hours for info sessions
• Please report individual service hours
• (10 people doing 3 hours of service 30
• Hours, not 3 hours by the chapter).
• Event Assessment mandatory on reports

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Service

• GK Fact Chapters are volunteering an average of
  500 hours a day!
• Region 4 and 8 are currently reporting the most
  service hours in the country.
• Top reporters
• University of Alaska Fairbanks
• University of Louisville
• The College of New Jersey
• University of Arkansas
• Stony Brook University

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Annual Plan and Budget

• 2014 annual plan and budget will be available
  August 1, 2013
• Record everything now
• Plan ahead
• Fundraising resources
• Tax ID
• Chapter Toolkit

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2013 Society Elections

• The following positions will be elected
• International Leadership Council Secretary
• International Leadership Council Alumni Member
• International Leadership Council Student Member
• Council of Advisor for Regions 1, 5, 7, 8 and 10
• All Council of Student Members representatives
• Additional information will be provided in the
  February 21st e-newsletter

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REGION 3

• Georgia Florida
• Alabama The Bahamas
• Puerto Rico The Virgin Islands
• A total of 44 chapters - Region 3 is the largest
  region in the US. There were over 8000 new
  members in Region 3 for 2012.
• We just added a new chapter at Mercer University
  in Macon, GA.

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2014 Regional Summit Bidding ProcessWould your
chapter like to host the next regional summit?

• February 18 Information on the bidding process
  will be provided to all chapters via the Golden
  Key website.
• April 30 Host chapter Application is due.
• May 30 The official bid is due. It must include
  the original, signed copy of the Host School
  Acknowledgement Form.
• July 31 Host chapters are announced via the
  Golden Key website.

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International Summit

• Boston, Massachusetts
• July 31-August 3, 2014

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