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Chapter Guidelines
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The Following Are Guidelines
for the Operation of Member Chapters |
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1. Name of Chapter
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 Each
chapter will be called the _____ Chapter of the National Residence Hall
Honorary (name selected by chapter). This allows each school to choose a
meaningful name and also permits schools with existing honoraries to easily
affiliate with NRHH. |
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2. Chapter Constitution
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Each
chapter must write and approve a constitution or set of operating
guidelines. These must be sent to the National Office to be reviewed and
approved. |
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3. Membership Limits
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In
order to endure the consistency from school to school, no more than one
percent of the current residence hall population, or 15, whichever is
larger, may be general members of NRHH at once. Once accepted into the
chapter, individuals are general members as long as they live in the
residence halls. Once general members leave the institution or move
off-campus, they become alumni. Alumni members do not count as part of the
one percent cap. If there are extraneous circumstances that a chapter cannot
limit its membership to one percent, please contact the National Director,
explain the situation, and request an exemption. |
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4. Membership, Nomination,
Selection |
Each
chapter should establish a membership nomination process consistent with the
purpose of NRHH. There are numerous methods to select new members for an
NRHH chapter. Many chapters distribute nomination forms to hall councils,
resident assistants, student residence hall organizations, and hall
directors. Individuals then nominate other students and submit their
nominations to the NRHH chapter. Some chapters allow self-nomination. After
the chapters receive the nominations, many send applications for members to
the nominated individuals. The individuals complete the application and
return it to the NRHH chapter. Application forms vary greatly from chapter
to chapter. Some applications ask for references while others ask for an
interview with the nominee.
Certain
selection processes include a screening committee composed of students and
hall directors who rate the applications prior to forwarding them onto the
NRHH chapter selection committee. Some chapters have their entire membership
review the application while others utilize only the Executive Board.
Student residence hall systems vary, therefore, NRHH leaves the method of
nomination and selection to the discretion of the individual chapters. If a
chapter would like additional information on other chapters’ selection
processes, please contact your RAD or the NSRO. We would be happy
to send samples from other chapters throughout the nation. |
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5. Minimum Membership Criteria
for Chapters |
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- Have lived in the residence halls for at least
one year prior to induction
- Have made a positive contribution to the
residence hall system
- Be in good standing at their school
- Have at least a 2.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale
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6. Chapter Requirements for
Affiliating With the National Office |
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Affiliation with the National
Office entitles a chapter to all the services that the National Office
provides. A chapter must be affiliated with the National Office to have
voting rights at the National NRHH Business Meeting. |
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- Payment of $25 annual dues (made payable to NRHH)
before the National NRHH Business Meeting
- Submission of an affiliation form
- Submission of an updated copy of the chapter
constitution
- Submission of an updated membership list and
officers
- Chapter must be in good standing with NACURH,
Inc.
- Chapter may not have any outstanding debts with
the NRHH National Office
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Note: Chapters that
postmark their affiliation materials on or before December 1st will receive
15 free NRHH membership certificates if they are requested on the
affiliation form. Chapters that do not affiliate before December 1st will
not receive free certificates. |
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Submit an OTM!
Take a moment out of your day
and recognize someone on your campus whose story deserves to be told to MACURH
and NACURH! Log onto http://otms.nrhh.org
and get to it! You never know if you or your nominee will be recognized on
the regional or national level(s)!
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MACURH Values Statement
"In providing student
resources, The Midwest Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls
values diversity, advocacy, integrity, recognition, service, development, and
community in an on-campus living environment."
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