Croatan High School Beta Club Bylaws

As a prospective member of the CHS Beta Club, it is required that you read these Bylaws .  By paying your dues, you agree that you have read and will abide by these club bylaws: By your paying your dues, your parent has also read and agreed to them. 
 
This chapter of the Beta Club will meet at least once per month and more as needed to plan club activities.  The meeting day is the first Wednesday of the month.  Attendance is required.

The membership will be drawn from grades 11-12.  

An initial annual National and local membership fee of $20.00 is required of all new Junior members;  initial Senior members will pay $27.00 which will include the  graduation cord.  Returning members will pay the local  membership dues plus the graduation cord fee for a total of $12.00. Should the member and club separate, no refund for the cord will be issued. Membership is transferable to another school. 

The Beta Club membership will be drawn from class rankings that show students with a weighted 4.25 or greater GPA.  GPA figures are not rounded up. Additionally, members from the previous scholastic year will be invited to continue their membership provided they have met all the other criteria.

The elected officers are president, president-elect, and secretary. Monthly participation in a Beta Club sponsored community service is required.  Due dates are set.  Should you choose NOT to participate in the school sponsored project, you may venture on your own to get community service.  You should get a sponsor of the activity (not an immediate family member, nor any other CHS faculty member or club) to write and sign a letter of verification of service. Since our motto is, “Let us lead by serving others,” students are encouraged to seek his or her own community service  opportunities. Start your own community service!  

Members must maintain an overall weighted 4.00 grade point average. There is NO grade check each six weeks.  Grades are checked only at the semester. For an online class, or another class administered at another school, the student must have an 85 final average.

Members must exhibit exemplary and excellent conduct at all times.  Be on your best behavior.

If a student is dropped from membership, it will be reported to the National Beta Club office immediately. 
 
Therefore, a member will be dropped from membership for any of the following:

• Not paying dues by the deadline set forth by the local club.

• Failure to maintain grade requirements.

• Failure to earn community service each month. At the end of two months, a student will be placed on probation. If the student fails to complete service by the end of the third month, he/she will be removed from the club.

• An N or U in conduct from any class during any 6 weeks.

• Moral or disciplinary reasons. These examples may include but are not limited to:

• Any OSS

• Repeated level 1 infractions that result in continued ISS placement or OSS - (Three strikes, you're out rule.)

• Academic dishonesty – any breach in maintaining academic integrity including : cheating on homework, quizzes, tests, plagiarism on papers, allowing others access to your work,  etc.

  • ​​​If a student receives an N or U, they are not eligible for re-admittance to the club for the remainder of that school year.

• Rudeness or disrespectful behavior to others, especially to staff and teachers.

• Removal from a sports team

• An arrest or citation – criminal or civil, not traffic

• Failure to attend a minimum of 5 Beta Club meetings during the school year. Participation in Croatan sponsored academic or athletic functions will give you an EXCUSED absence from the meeting; however, it will count toward your five. Should you be absent, please check the website for the Beta agenda. 

• An LOC (loss of credit) in any class