Active Chapter Status

Active chapters have proven to serve members best when they plan, implement, and assess their efforts to recognize and promote excellence.  As a consequence, to maintain active chapter status and be eligible for an annual rebate and to initiate new members, a chapter must:

a.  Submit an Annual Report  (present officers) by April 30th at least once every two years and an Annual Plan  (incoming officers) by September 30th at least once every two years.

b.   Initiate new members at least once every two years

c.   Have a representative in attendance at an annual Assembly meeting at least once every three years

d.   Comply with CSI policies as determined by the Executive Council (e.g., only authorized use of CSI registered logo)

To endorse and subsequently initiate new members, the chapter also must have a Chapter Faculty Advisor who is an active member of CSI.  It is a chapter's responsibility to comply, but Headquarters may be contacted for help determining current active chapter status.

We are open to alternative methods of serving our members (their students and graduates) but we are resolved that every member must have readily available access to their chapter faculty advisor and regular activities of their chapters including opportunity for mentoring, participation in chapter service projects, nomination for offices, awards, grants, fellowships, etc. Chapters may be deactivated for failure to do so. The above reports help us to determine compliance.