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Chi Sigma Iota International

20082009 CHAPTER ANNUAL REPORT SUMMARIES

Submitted 10/10/2009 Casey A. Barrio Minton, Fellows Mentor Committee Chair

Contents

Annual Plan Area Summary Prepared By:

(F= Fellow)

Chapter Page

Cha ities pter Activ

Initiations Amanda Healey (F) Omega Delta 2

Business Meetings Kelly Emelianchik (F) Omega Delta 3

Workshops Amanda Healey (F) Omega Delta 5

Social Events Kelly Emelianchik (F) Omega Delta 7

Newsletters Amanda Healey (F) Omega Delta 10

Other Activities Kelly Emelianchik (F) Omega Delta 12

Funding

Chapter Dues Amanda Healey (F) Omega Delta 14

Other Funding Methods Kelly Emelianchik (F) Omega Delta 15

Other

Web Page Status Amanda Healey (F) Omega Delta 16

Greatest Accomplishment Kelly Emelianchik (F) Omega Delta 18

CSI International 2008‐2009 Annual Report 1

Chapter Initiations, 2008 – 2009

Amanda Healey, Fellow, Omega Delta, Old Dominion University

Total Chapters Reporting = 162

Representing 100% of chapters submitting annual reports and approximately 61% of total active chapters (264 at the time of this report)

Number of Initiations

Initiations N % 0 4 2.5

1 135 832 21 13.23 2 1.3Chapters not reporting 0 0

135

21

2

4

0

1

2

3

0

Not Reporting

Number of Initiations

Of the 162 chapters reporting in the initiation category, most held only one initiation. All but 29 of these initiations were held in the spring semester. Twenty‐one of the chapters that held two initiations had one each semester. One chapter held three initiations as new members joined so that one member was initiated at each informal ceremony. The other chapter that held three initiations conducted one in the Fall and two in the Spring.

Most chapters had initiations with a guest speaker and food service in the evening. Guest speakers included Drs. Colleen Logan and Courtland Lee. Some chapters reported holding an award ceremony or social event in addition to inducting new members. Many initiations were held at faculty member homes or university event centers. Chapters also reported creative ideas for induction ceremonies such as having a picnic at a local park, offering games, running a toy drive, slide shows, auctions, and live music. A few chapters reported conducting initiations that had a social ju


stice/advocacy theme.

Only 67 chapters provided the number of new inductees for the year, which averaged 18 and totaled 1274. Requesting this specific information might be of interest for future annual reports.

Chapter Business Meetings, 20082009

Kelly Emelianchik, Fellow, Omega Delta, Old Dominion University

Total Chapters Reporting=159, representing 98.14% of chapters submitting annual reports and 60% of total active chapters.

Frequency of Chapter Business Meetings

Meetings N %0‐5 75 47 6‐10 44 28 11‐15 24 15 16+ 2 1 Not reporting 14 9

0 20 40 60 80

N/A

16+

11‐15

6‐10

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ters

Business Meetings

Of the 159 reporting chapters, 117 maintained an active meeting schedule ranging from regular meeting times to as‐needed meetings on and off campus. Meetings took place in various locations, which included: restaurants, campus, coffee shops, faculty homes, students homes, and the library. Among all the meetings, there were many meetings that were listed under the business meeting category, but had various other functions. Many business meetings appeared to be included within the general monthly/bi‐monthly meeting. Meetings were open to all members, executive council meetings, faculty advisor meetings, and some meetings open to nonmembers. It is suggested that a definition of business meeting is provided to get a more accurate number of

place. Themes that em ded:


business meetings that took erged within the business meetings inclu

Discussion of chapter plans Membership recruitment/involvement Planning community events Discussion of professional development events Fundraising ideas Officer elections

Social events Orientation/introduction of new officers National organization concerns Event planning Discussion of newsletter Committee membership/planning Workshop and seminars Advocacy issues and ideas Community involvement Faculty and university involvement


Chapter Workshops, 2008 – 2009



Representing 93% of chapters submitting annual reports and 57% of total active chapters

Number of Chapter Workshops

Workshops N % Chapters reporting no workshops 35 18%

1 to 3 105 68%4 to 6 7 7%7 to 9 3 1%Chapters not reporting 4 3%

35

3

7

105

4

0 20 40 60 80 100 1

No Workshops

7 to 9

4 to 6

1 to 3

Not Reporting

20

Of the 150 chapters that reported in the workshop category, 115 chapters had workshops and 35 chapters did not. The average amount of workshops per chapter for the 2007 ‐2008 year was 1.5, ranging from 1 to 9 workshops. The majority of chapters held only one workshop.

Chapters

Workshop themes based on 160 total workshops


Workshop Theme N %Clinical Interventions, Theory and Practice 43 26Student Oriented / Professional Exam Prep 24 15Conducting, Writing, and Presenting Research 14 9Professional Development & Leadership 18 11Multicultural, Advocacy & Societal Issues 9 6Other (including ethics, sexuality, and job search) 14 9Not Specified/No Workshops Conducted 38 24

Clinically themed workshops were most frequent. This theme included trainings on specific counseling theories and populations, play therapy, substance abuse, trauma, self injury and supervision topics. Student oriented workshops were also popular. Many chapters organized workshops to help prepare fellow students for the NCE, licensure exams, and comprehensive exams. The student oriented theme also included APA workshops geared towards writing graduate student papers, practicum/internship panels, mentorship workshops, and student orientations to the profession and program. Chapters also offered workshops on research providing information on how to develop papers into manuscripts, writing for journals, and presenting results at conferences. Professional development and leadership workshops were also provided to students and the surrounding communities and included topics such as: how to start a private practice, finding supervisors, leadership retreats, and panels on counselor experiences. Many chapters also reported on creating multicultural and advocacy oriented workshops, legal and ethical workshops, and workshops on issues pertaining to sexuality and violence. In addition, some chapters reported collaborating with other organizations and nearby chapters to co‐sponsor/facilitate larger events.


Social Events, 20082009


Total Chapters Reporting=148, representing 91.3% of chapters submitting annual reports and 55.8% of total active chapters.

Number of social events reported (n = 151)

Number of Social Events N %0 14 101 47 312 41 283 16 114 11 75 3 26 – 9 8 5Not specified (integrated) 3 2Not reporting 8 5

47

41

16

11

3

8

3

22

1

3

5

Not specified

Num

ber of social events

Number of chapters reporting

Calculating number of events per chapter was difficult because many chapters did not specify the number of events or referred to social aspects of various chapter workshops, initiations, and fundraisers. Many chapters also included multiple activities into one yearly event, which made it difficult to classify. The chapters included several events that were listed in other areas, such as workshops and business meetings. The integrated events encompassed a large portion of events that take place. It may be helpful to provide all chapters with a guideline of social events and to tally the number in each category and add any additional social events.


Types of social events reported (n=257)

Types of Social Events N %Dinners/Parties/Meet & Greets 32 12Welcome/Orientation 18 7Holiday Events 19 7Mixers/Socials 80 31Recreational Events 20 8Initiation 20 8End of Semester/Graduation 14 6Integrated 41 16Awards 3 1Teambuilding 3 1Service/fundraising events 7 3

Bar Chart of Social Events

Dinners/Parties/Meet & Greets: These events were held for the main purpose of socialization and getting to know fellow students. Examples of these events included picnics/cookouts, potluck dinners, football tailgatin


g parties, meet and greet/happy hour events, dinners, and sporting events.

Welcome/Orientation: Welcome events were held at the beginning of fall and spring semesters to welcome returning students and faculty from breaks and orient new students to CSI and programs.

Welcome and orientation also included information that is given on CSI and the counseling program literature.

Holiday Events: Holiday events centered around Halloween, Christmas/Winter Holiday, fall break, and spring break. Examples of holiday events include Halloween costume contests, dinners, cocktail socials, and parties.

Mixers/Socials: The mixers and socials category includes new member mixers, mentor mixer, receptions, and formal/semi‐formal socials.

Recreational Events: The recreational events category includes events that involve recreational activities such as bowling, laser tag, movie nights, soccer, and other recreational activities that CSI members took part ties. in. Many of these events were held off‐campus at various recreational facili

Initiation Events: The initiation category includes social events in recognition of CSI initiation ceremonies, honoring new inductees, honoring new officers, honoring past officers, and honoring award winners.

End of Semester/Graduation: End of semester events took place to alleviate stress related to finals and recognize the accomplishments of CSI members during the semester. These events often coincided with graduation ceremonies to celebrate the graduation of CSI members from counseling programs.

Integrated: Integrated events included social components as part of another CSI event. Examples include social time integrated into business meetings, social times at conferences, classroom socials, fundraising, graduation events, award ceremonies, and community events.

Note: Categories are not mutually exclusive; some chapters reported one event in multiple categories. The number of types of events is much higher than the actual number of events that took place.


Chapter Newsletters, 2008 – 2009




F s requency of Chapter Newsletter N %

Chapters reporting no newsletter 74 55.3

1 per year 19 14 2 per year 26 19 3 per year 10 7.5 4 per year 5 3.5 5 per year 0 0 6 per year 1 .7 Each Semester/Term 16 12 Chapters did not report frequency 0 0 Chapters not reporting 26 18

74

16

1

0

5

10

26

19

26

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 8

No Newsletter

Per Semester

6 per year

5 peryear

4 per year

3 per year

2 per year

1 per year

Not Reportin

0

g

Chapters


Of the 162 chapters that submitted annual reports, only 38% (n = 61) reported having a chapter newsletter. Of the chapters that do not have newsletters, several reported that they were working on developing one. Some chapters reported either passing out informational flyers at orientations or other gathering or providing e‐mail blasts to members as their preferred way of disseminating chapter information and did not plan to create a newsletter. One chapter stated is used a facebook page to provide chapter information to its members.

Forty‐four chapters reported the length of their newsletters. On average, newsletters were 6.2 ages long. The range of newsletters was between 1 and 16. The mode was 8. p


The reported means for distribution of newsletters was by paper (n =38) and electronically (n =5), which included e‐mail and website postings. It was assumed that a newsletter was printed if the report used the words “published,” “printed,” or “distributed” to describe how they disseminated the publication. Many of the chapters (n = 18) did not report clearly how the newsletter was disseminated to chapter members. One chapter included their newsletter in a larger departmental newsletter, and one chapter reported using a list serve. A large number of chapters that reported having a newsletter did not report how it is distributed (n =18). Chapters reported including items such as election information, upcoming chapter events, Sudoku puzzles, information about creative or innovative counseling techniques, and highlights about specific members. Many reported publishing articles produced by students, faculty, and alumni members on various topics related to the counseling profession.

Newsletter Type (n = 60) N %Paper 38 Electronic Only 5 Did not report type of newsletter 18

Other Chapter Activities, 20082009


Total Chapters Reporting=136, representing 84% of chapters submitting annual reports and 51.3% of total active chapters.

Frequency of Other Chapter Activities

Number of other events reported (n=148)

Other Activities N (events) %Professional Development 28 19Chapter Development 22 15Department/Regional 13 9National 15 10CSI International 2 1Community 36 24Advocacy 11 7None 21 14

Bar Chart of Other Activities


Twenty‐one chapters reported no additional activities than what is previously reported. The remaining 92 chapters report multiple events for the year. Many events that took place held multiple purposes. For the remaining 92 chapters responding the activities were categorized into the 7 different themes: (1) professional development, (2) chapter development, (3) department/regional, (4) national, (5) CSI International, (6), community, and (7) advocacy. xamples of the activities that were listed in each theme are reported below. E

Activity N (chapters)Professional Development Licensure discussion panels, NCE preparation workshops, CEU workshops and

ing seminars, Comps workshops, leadership trainings, seminars on grant writ

28

Chapter Development Membership drives, Strategic plan meetings, program needs assessments, meetings to promote involvement, induction ceremonies, graduation ceremonies and involvement, carpools to conferences.

22

Department/Regional Supplying honor cords, Conference attendance/presentation/participation, Conferenc monkey research, Research publicatio eminar, Awards and scholarships

e Grants, Town hall meeting, Survey ns, High school college information s

13

National conference attendance/presentation 2CSI International Leadership workshop attendance, Individual and chapter award recipients,

2

Community Walk/Runs, Food drives, Clothing drives, Toy drives/art supplies, Book drives Homeless/domestic violence shelter/nursing home volunteers, Community service day, Outreach trips, Pregnant teen shelter volunteers, Feed the homeless, Shelter Volunteers, Donations, Economic Crisis in our Town event, Orphanage outreach

36

Advocacy Disability awareness event, Breast Cancer Awareness, Collaboration with local counseling professionals, Survivors of suicide event, Advocacy talk, Social Justice Event, Mentoring, Promoting Health Initiatives, Domestic Violence Awareness, PSA creations for the radio

11


Chapter Dues, 20082009


Total Chapters Reporting=149

Representing 92% of chapters submitting annual reports and 56% of total active chapters Of the total chapters reporting, 101 collect annual dues, representing 62% of chapters

submitting annual reports Frequency of Chapter Dues

Chapter Dues (Annually) N %0 48 325 16 1110 30 2015 17 1220 5 325 10 730 2 1.335 15 1050 1 .7UNK 3 2

Chapter Dues

4816

3017

510

215

1

0 10 20 30 40 50 60

0

15

30

Amou

nt Charged

Number of Chapters


The remaining 4 chapters collected a one‐time fee consisting of the following amounts: $10 (1), $14 (1), $20(1), and $25 (1). Other chapters offered options such as $10 per quarter or $25 per year, $15 first year and $10 renewal per year, $30 or $35, and $35 or $25. Three chapters collected dues that varied. One chapter collected $30 for graduate students and $20 for recent graduates. The second chapter collected $6 for students and $15 for professionals. Another offered $25 for local members and $35 for national. Three chapters did not report the amount of dues they collected per member, but rather reported the total amount of dues collected for the year ($80, 305, and 405 respectively).

Other Funding, 2008 – 2009


Total Chapters Reporting = 144, representing 88% of chapters submitting annual reports and 54% of total active chapters

Top Funding Methods

Number of methods reported (n=196)

Funding N % Chapters not reporting 16 8No Funding 19 10

Workshops 34 17Food Sales 25 13University/Department/Grants 20 10T‐shirt Sales 20 10Events/Auctions 19 10Donations 14 7Raffles 12 6Induction Ceremonies 7 4CSI Merchandise 6 3Candle/Avon/Jewelry Sales 6 3


1016

2821

2522

3812

148

42

1

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40

Not reporting

No Funding

Workshops

Food Sales

Univ/Dept/Grants

T-Shirt Sales

Events/Auctions

Donations

Raffles

Induction

CSI Merch

Candle/Avon/Jewelry

Restaurant Sponser

Fund

ing

Chapters

Most chapters listed more than one mean of funding for the 2008‐2009 year. Many of the methods reported were the same as previous years. University funding and campus graduate student associations donated substantial funding to several chapters and were the sole means of funding for 3 chapters. Many chapters also accepted private donations, which included donations at initiation events, from alumni’s, from graduation events, and from local restaurants and businesses. Social events held by chapters also generated money. The most common social event was silent auctions, held by 8 chapters and fundraisers reported by 15 chapters.


Webpage Status, 2008 – 2009




Chapter webpage status


Funding N % Webpage reported 54 33No Webpage reported 37 23

Webpage under construction / in progress 6 4Did not respond 65 40

6

3

Webpage

In progress

No Page

No Response

Webpage Status

In all, approximately one‐third of chapters reported having a webpage or being in process of constructing a webpage. It may be helpful for CSI to assist chapters in developing websites and provide information about how other chapters have accomplished this (independently or through their respective institutions).

Greatest Accomplishment, 2008 – 2009


Total Chapters Reporting = 146, representing 90% of chapters submitting annual reports and 55% of total active chapters

Greatest Accomplishment by Type N %

Philanthropic / service activities 22 15Workshops / conference / CEU activities 16 11

Overall growth and success as a chapter 7 5Chapter status with CSI (reactivated = 3, established = 2, survived = 4) 8 5Professional presentation / conference attendance 18 12Advocacy projects 4 3CSI International Awards, Fellows/Interns, or Grants 13 9Leadership development: Team, chapter support, communications 1 0New members and initiation activities 16 11Mentorship activities 6 4Newsletter / magazine 7 5Social event 10 6Did not indicate or did not report 11 7Others (Created websites, gave students scholarships, work with other chapters)

7 5


7

11

10

7

6

16

1

13

4

18

8

7

16

22

0 5 10 15 20 25

Other

Did not indicate

Social event

Newsletter/magazine

Mentorship activities

New members/initiation

Leadership development

Awards/Grants

Advocacy projects

Professional presentation

Chapter status

Overall growth and success

Workshops/conference

Philanthropic/service

Chapters reported a variety of accomplishments. Many chapters report more than one accomplishment as their greatest accomplishment. The largest number of chapters (n = 22, 15 %) reported community service or philanthropic activities as their greatest accomplishment.

izations. Numerous chapters reported raising hundreds of dollars for various organ

Nine percent of chapters report their greatest accomplishment as earning CSI international awards, having fellows and interns, and winning grants. One of the most recognizable grants reported is from the Upsilon Nu Kappa Chapter (University of Nebraska‐Kearney) earning the student beyond boundaries grant for $ 9,913.

This year a number of chapters (12%) report their greatest accomplishment as having student attend and present at national conferences. This has almost doubled since last year and speaks to all of th t initiatives. e chapters professional developmen

A number of chapters (n = 20) had difficulty identifying just one greatest accomplishment. Rather, their responses highlighted the many ways in which they have grown as a chapter over the past year. In particular, many chapters that reported general accomplishments noted ongoing service, professional development, mentoring, and social activities that helped to foster a sense of community within their chapters. Of these chapters, the accomplishment listed

greatest accomp


first was used as the chapters “ lishment” measure.

Eleven of the chapters did not indicate what their greatest accomplishment was for this year. Many of these chapters reported that their chapters were experiences changes in leadership

and could not report at this time. This has decreased by more than half from last year, indicating that chapters are growing and accomplishing more.


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