Student Chapters

Consider starting a student chapter at your school.  Purdue University has.

Best Practices Guidelines for Student Chapters

Eligibility and Guidelines

• Students attending an Indiana higher education institution can form a student chapter of the Environmental Education Association of Indiana (EEAI)
• All student chapters will operate with bylaws and elected officers 
• Student chapters should be formed in adherence to their university/college student club guidelines and sample bylaws
• If no university/college student club guidelines and bylaws are available, please see the  Purdue Student Chapter of Environmental Education (SCEE) bylaws as example
• Student chapter bylaws should also adhere to the EEAI bylaws, mission and vision when conducting chapter activities
• Student chapter activities can include but are not limited to developing and delivering environmental education programs to diverse audiences, organizing a speaker series, and participating in EEAI working groups and activities
• EEAI does not engage in legislative advocacy such as forming petitions or contacting legislators and will not promote these types of activities for student chapters
• Chapters must have a faculty and/or staff advisor who are members in good standing of EEAI
• Student chapter affiliation will be subject to EEAI board approval and will include the following requirements:
• Submit application form, including student chapter name, bylaws, advisor contact information, sample activities for the year, and student membership by deadline
• Payment of an annual membership fee of $50 to include unlimited number of students and will be used to further support student chapter activities during the annual conference

Student Chapter Benefits

• Waived EEAI annual conference registration (lodging and meal costs will still apply)
• Participation in an EEAI annual conference activity tailored for student chapter participants (may include a student social and/or a poster session)
• Student chapter member representatives will be asked to serve on the conference committee to develop and co-lead this activity with the conference committee members
• Student chapter members attending the annual conference may be asked to serve as session moderators to introduce speakers and keep time for sessions
• Membership benefits, including EEAI communications such as newsletters, announcements, and events
  

Download Sample Constitution (from Purdue University)

For questions, please contact mailto:eeai@eeai.org