President

1. General duties

a. Chapter leadership

(1) Provide role model of enthusiasm, integrity, fairness.
(2) Lead membership in defining and pursuing goals and objectives of chapter.
(3) Delegate responsibilities: ensure that all members are assigned a task or place on some committee and participate in the activities and work of the chapter.

b. Chapter meetings

(1) Call meetings to order and preside at meetings.
(2) Announce the business before the chapter.
(3) Preserve order and decorum.
(4) Be familiar with parliamentary procedure.

2. Specific duties

a. Following election and before end of spring term

(1) Receive thorough orientation from preceding president and from faculty advisor(s). Ensure that predecessor turns over to you all necessary chapter materials, including president's notebook. President's notebook should contain all forms and materials for operating the chapter at the local and national levels, including National Office forms and mailings, copies of minutes of past meetings, membership roll, list of committees, chapter budgets, reports of chapter activities, and any other notes or materials found to be helpful in carrying on the duties of chapter president.
(2) Confirm with faculty advisor(s) and outgoing officers that accounts from academic year are cleared and that all reports have been submitted to National Office.

(a) Registration materials (form, cards, fees) sent to National Office
(b) All supplies ordered from National Office paid for
(c) Chapter activities report - at least one per year submitted to National Office
(d) Report of new officers to National Office
(e) All other chapter bills paid

(3) Study and follow Psi Chi Chapter Handbook (see Section 2.3).
(4) Become familiar with resources, both local and national.
(5) Plan meeting to prepare for upcoming academic year.

b. Beginning with fall term and continuing through year

(1) Be sure that Psi Chi has met requirements for campus recognition with dean of students (or similar office) and student government.
(2) Survey campus needs and individual members' talents in planning service and leadership projects.
(3) Plan a retreat or kick-off meeting in late summer or early fall so members can become acquainted with each other, and goals and objectives for year can be established.
(4) Involve all members on committees and in activities and delegate and assign responsibilities. Always follow up.
(5) Keep list of objectives with dates and deadlines.
(6) Establish regular meeting times

(a) for entire chapter
(b) for officers and advisor(s)

(7) Determine if extra funds are necessary and plan fundraising functions.
(8) Make appointment early in the year with president of your college or university and with dean of students

(a) Offer services of your chapter to assist with projects.
(b) Invite president and/or dean of your institution to speak at a meeting or other event.
(c) Describe Psi Chi, its goals, and its accomplishments at your chapter and at the national level (check Eye on Psi Chi for national and chapter activities).

(9) Be prepared to represent Psi Chi whenever the occasion arises.
(10) Ensure that the chapter participates in national Psi Chi elections.

c. Before end of spring term

(1) Ensure that all required forms have been sent to the National Office, including the year-end chapter report.
(2) Ensure that all new officers have received officer materials from their predecessors and that they are comfortable with their working knowledge of their duties and responsibilities.

Vice-President

1. Receive thorough orientation from preceding vice-president. Ensure that predecessor turns over to you all necessary chapter materials, including vice-president's notebook. Vice-president's notebook should contain membership roll, records of past programs and activities, information about obtaining facilities, a list of chapter committees, and all other past records and materials necessary or helpful to the vice-president for carrying out the vice-president's duties.
2. In absence of president, or at request of president, perform president's duties.
3. Serve as program chair for chapter.

a. Introduce speakers at meetings and programs.
b. Obtain facilities for meetings and programs.
c. Ensure that all meetings and programs are properly publicized.

4. Assist chairs of committees.
5. Assist secretary in preparing report of chapter activities to send to National Office.
6. Keep in close contact with president and faculty advisor(s).
7. Organize nomination and election of chapter officers, preferably at the end of fall term or beginning of spring term to allow new officers to work with incumbent officers and become familiar with duties of office.
8. Orient successor and turn all materials over to that person, including vice-president's notebook. 

Secretary

1. Receive thorough orientation from preceding secretary. Ensure that predecessor turns over to you all necessary chapter materials, including secretary's notebook. Secretary's notebook should contain membership roll, copies of registration materials and forms, copies of minutes of past meetings, attendance records, list of chapter committees, copies of past correspondence, records and reports of chapter programs and activities, all forms and materials for operating the chapter at the local and national levels, and any other notes or materials found to be helpful in carrying on the duties of chapter secretary.
2. Take and record minutes of each meeting.

a. Distribute copies of minutes or make copies available to all members.
b. Keep accurate roll of members' attendance at meetings.

3. Prepare an order of business for the president.
4. Keep a list of all committees of the chapter.
5. Have custody of all papers of the chapter not in the custody of the other officers or the faculty advisor(s).
6. Sign the chapter's order to the treasurer for the disbursement of any of the chapter's funds.
7. Carry on necessary correspondence.
8. Notify all members and advisors of place and time of meetings, elections, inductions, and other chapter activities.
9. See that registration cards are properly filled out, prepare registration forms, and ensure that registration materials are sent to the National Office at least two weeks prior to all inductions.
10. Prepare report of chapter activities and election of new chapter officers and send to the National Office for publication in Eye on Psi Chi.
11. Receive and distribute all materials from the National Office, including copies of Eye on Psi Chi.
12. Orient successor and turn all materials over to that person, including secretary's notebook. 

Treasurer

1. Ensure that former treasurer turns over to you all officer materials, including the treasurer's notebook and permanent-bound accounting book. If a treasurer's notebook and permanent-bound accounting book are not being used, establish and start using them.

a. Treasurer's notebook should contain all forms and materials for operating chapter at the local and national levels, past and current chapter budgets, and any other notes or materials found to be helpful in carrying on the duties of chapter treasurer.
b. Permanent-bound accounting book should contain records of all financial transactions (income and expenditures) of the chapter, including membership fees, dues, orders for supplies and special certificates, payment of bills, etc.

2. Verify information concerning Psi Chi funds, deposits, and accounts, and change signature on all financial accounts from predecessor to yourself.
3. Confirm with predecessor that the year-end Chapter Financial Report has been filed with the National Office for previous year.
4. Establish working budget with your chapter.
5. Collect all fees and dues. All membership fees should be collected and deposited in time for one check or money order to be obtained and sent to the National Office no later than two weeks before the induction of new members is to take place.
6. Pay all bills promptly. Ensure that all disbursements of chapter funds are made on order of the chapter.
7. Report to chapter on a regular basis, including an end-of-the-year report. The financial records should be kept up to date and readily available for observation by advisors, officers, and members of the chapter. Because of the importance of keeping these records accurate and safe, always keep them in a secure location in the department or chapter office. They should not be taken home or carried about casually.
8. Complete pink tax form (Group 990) and the year-end financial report for current year and file with the National Office.
9. Orient successor and turn all materials over to that person, including treasurer's notebook and permanent-bound accounting book. Ensure that all records are in order before turning them over to successor. With new treasurer, change signature on all financial accounts.

Historian

1. Compile chapter history as it is made.
2. See that photographs are taken at Psi Chi events
3. Collect clippings and important correspondence.
4. Prepare scrapbook detailing events of the year.
5. Promote awareness of anniversaries and past events and successes.
6. Ensure that the chapter's historical records are properly preserved.

Publicity/Public Relations