<p>I was just wondering, those of you who are in NHS -- what kinds of activities besides meetings to does your NHS organize? When I was in HS, we could only join in our junior year, if I remember correctly, we just had a short 30 min meeting once a month, and did a few volunteer activities. We had a pretty big attendance -- like 50+ people, but we didnt' do much so I was never inspired to stay on my senior year, or get into an honor society in college. What are you NHSs like?</p>
<p>Nothing. Induction is literally at the very end of the year, and all my chapter does is hold a ceremony and that’s it.</p>
<p>induction is in october . that is all . graduate with the cord and bounce .</p>
<p>Last year the only opportunities for “community service” were as follows:
Donate a toy for charity
Go sit in the textbook room with the textbook ladies and gossip
Go sit in the library waiting for kids to come to tutor them (I went to this 4x for 2 hrs each to get the “required” 8 hours per semester and no one ever came)</p>
<p>We were also planning a trip to a university (UCLA, a far train ride from here) that kept getting pushed back until it was canceled.</p>
<p>Pretty much a complete waste.</p>
<p>People (juniors and seniors) apply to NHS In October (must attend application meetings to do so) and must meet requirements (3.6 GPA, 30 service hours, some form of leadership). They hear back about if they made it during the school day in November. The induction ceremony is the first Wednesday of the second semester. EVERYONE (inductees and current members) must attend. </p>
<p>We help with the local Boys and Girls Club. Each member must get 5 service hours per semester, and they have to be through approved places. They must also attend two meetings per semester. In the second semester, seniors have to get their 5 hours by the end of April in order to get the graduation stole, while juniors have to get it by the end of the year.</p>
<p>As far as activities go - the big events are a “Celebration for Kids Day” (through Boys and Girls Club) in the fall and two events in the spring (Cultural Diversity Fair - pretty cool, speakers and food from different cultures, and Rummage Sale). </p>
<p>It’s pretty legit.</p>
<p>Nothing. Just a annual event to raise money for the next event. Its relaly dumb</p>
<p>Our NHS has 2 waves of applications. The first is in the spring of our junior year. If you get excepted then, you’re inducted in April and get to help out with the senior graduation events such as Class Night and Baccalaureate. The second wave is in October of Senior year where people who were rejected the first time can reapply. After the second wave of acceptances we start all of our major activities. We co-sponsor the Riley Children’s Hospital dance marathon with the Student Council, we provide a tutoring service (which is actually surprisingly active), we serve as tour guides at open house, we host a blood drive in the spring, and this year we are doing a fall pledge drive for the Spread the Word to End the Word campaign.</p>