Anyone is permitted to attend meetings and volunteer at events, regardless of their membership status. However, to be considered an active member and consequently have active member privileges, a certain level of committment to the organization is required which is determined via the number of points acquired by a member throughout the semester. Below are the requirements for each of our four levels of membership:

 

• Honorary Membership, 0-4 points: Includes alumni, community members, or others, who are associated with the group but relatively inactive.

• Basic Membership, 5-9 points: Can be obtained by attending at least half of meetings and/or special events. Requires minimal to no outside volunteering or participation. Not eligible for an executive board position.

• Active Membership, 10-14 points: Can be obtained by attending more than half the meetings and special events. Eligible to run for an executive board position. Requires at least one volunteer activity per semester.

• Prime Membership, 15+ points: Can be obtained by attending the majority of meetings and events along with volunteering and outside submissions. Eligible to run for executive board position. Receives rewards at end of semester celebrations. Given first consideration for limited seating events, invitations, and freebies given out in the group.

 

Ways to Earn Points

 

• General Body Meeting attendance: 1 point

To receive credit, you must sign the sign-in sheet at the meeting.

• Special Event Attendance: 0.5 point

To get credit, you must sign the sign-in sheet during the event.

• Volunteering: 1 point per hour

To get credit, you must sign the sign-in sheet when you arrive and leave to record your time.

• Submitting a design: 1 or 2 points

Submit a t-shirt or flyer design for a special event! You receive one point for submitting and another point if your design is chosen, and more than one design may be chosen for each event.

• Answering questions posted to the Active Minds Page : 0.5 point

To encourage non-exec board member participation, we may post opinion questions for meetings/events/general information on our Facebook page or during a meeting. Your voices matter to us!

• Attending the Active Minds National Conference: 2 points per day

This is a 3 day annual event in November that takes place in DC every other year. Conference registration fees may be reimbursed by us with proper paperwork, but travel and accommodations are your responsibility.

• Submitting current events, news, or relevant information: 0.5 point

2 point limit per semester

• Volunteering for a planning committee: 1 or 2 points depending on the size of the event

One point for small events. More points depending on this size of the event, how long it takes to plan, and what role you play in planning.

• Completing MasonCares G8Keeper Training: 2 points

 

DEDUCTION: If you volunteer to set up/table and do not show up, you will receive a 1 point deduction. (Unless, of course, there is an emergency.)

 

*Points are cleared at each semester’s end