Iota Sigma Pi
Guidelines for Starting a New Chapter
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- A
minimum of six women scientists (students, faculty, business professional)
who are ISP
members or who qualify for membership must petition for a charter.
Qualifications for membership and application forms may be found on the
ISP
website:
http://www.iotasigmapi.info/about.htm
- An
acting chapter liaison to be in charge of arrangements for obtaining the
charter should be named. She will communicate with the National Council
through the National Vice President and will handle all correspondences for
the chartering process. If the liaison is a student, she must provide the
name of a permanent faculty or staff member who will serve as a sponsor for
the chapter. This will ensure stability of the chapter.
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Petitioners must provide 12 copies of the final
petition with proper
signatures to the Vice President. Copies should include the signed petition
(with signatures of charter members and proposed name of the chapter) and
appropriate attachments for each prospective member: 1) application for
membership 2) individual membership fees 3) curriculum vitae for
professionals or transcripts for students.
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The petition should include general information on the region from which the
members will come (colleges, universities, research institutes and chemical
industries). The petition should include at least one paragraph describing
the element chosen to represent the chapter and a reason why it was chosen.
All chapters are to be organized as metropolitan chapters. If the
chapter is to be headquartered at a specific academic or industrial
institution, a proposed plan for how the charter members will outreach to
other institutions and chemists in the area must be included.
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Letters of recommendation for the establishment of the chapter from
Department Chairs and Deans of local area universities and colleges and
Industrial Department Leaders and/or Managers may be included with the
petition.
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The Vice President will review the petition and, if complete, send copies to
each member of National Council for approval.
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Officers (descriptions detailed in the
ISP
Rules and Regulations) must be selected prior to the installation and
initiation ceremony. The visiting National Council member will install the
officers at this ceremony.
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CONTACT QuynhGiao N.
Nguyen
for details before submitting any material.
The
National Vice President must receive the above information and documentation AT
LEAST one month prior to when you plan to have your official installation
ceremony. National Council must have time to review and vote on your petition,
membership applications must be processed and certificates made and sent out,
and plans made for a member of National Council to be present at your initiation
and installation ceremony.
National Council is very excited about your interest in Iota Sigma Pi! Please
feel free to contact Kathryn Louie with any questions!
Please send the above to the
National Vice President at:
QuynhGiao N. Nguyen
21000 Brookpark Rd
MS 106-5
Cleveland, OH 44135
216-433-6073 (w)
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