Name/Title
Orientation & Leadership 1966Scope and Content
A two sheet document typed on both sides with the first sheet (pink) titled "Orientation and Leadership Training. This gives general information about the organization including a glossary of terms.
*Hand written in ink at the top of this page: "Return to Sylvia, please", Darlene & Alyce and Jaycette Jeopardy*
The second sheet printed on both sides is titled, " Jaycettee Jeopardy". A game put together by the Beloit Jaycettes, with the purpose of training / learning about the organization.
Both sheets indicate February 1966. The second sheet with the Jeopardy game indicates this was the 4th State Mailing.
* Document typed as original with some corrected words in ( ).*
Orientation and Leadership Training February, 1966
The time will soon be upon us to hold election of the new officers. Are the girls in your chapter fully informed about 1) the projects and functions of your local, 2) the duties of each of your officers and standing chairmen and 3) the state organization - officers, chairmen and projects ???
I sure hope so! The year is half over, and whether your girls are all running for local or state offices and chairmenships or not, they still should all have a complete knowledge of the whole set-up. We need well informed members.
Please bear in mind that orientation is not a "once a year" thing. Try to devote a few minutes at each meeting to the explanation of your projects and functions to the new members and guests attending. They do not want to sit there and hear you discussing projects etc., without knowing what you are talking about. Also, we've got to sell ourselves. If they don't know about us, why should they join? Some of our chapters bring little booklets or mimeograph a few pages to give to all new members and guests as they come to the meetings. Have you thought about this?? Think it would be a good idea? It needn't be anything elaborate, but have the facts down so that the girls can refer to them.
Enclosed is a "Jaycette Glossary of Terms" similar to those handed out by Sheboygan Falls and Sheboygan. If you can, I hope your chapter will use the ideas and will try something along the same line. Even this list alone explains pretty much what we're all about, without bogging them down with long explanations.
Best wishes for you who will be running in the Spring elections. Set your sights and aims high. . . it's worth it.
Mary Kay Kuirek
JAYCETTE GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Jaycee: A young man between the ages of 21 and 36, who is a member of the Junior Chamber of Commerce.
Jaycette: The wife of a Jaycee, who is affiliated with a local auxiliary of the Junior Chamber of Commerce.
Associate
Member: Jaycette whose husband is over the age 36. She may not vote or hold office, but is otherwise active .
Cerebral
Palsy (CP) The state Jaycette project. Each local in Wisconsin can help support this project by cash donations through out the year. The State has a special CP fund from which grants may be given to a worthwhile cause.
Mental Health
&
Retardation: This is a secondary project on the State level but not financially supported by State. More is usually done on a local level.
Districts: Each local in Wisconsin is placed in one of 12. These coincide with the Jaycee Districts.
District V.P.: The State Vice President over each local is called District VP. She presides over the Spring and Fall meeting in that district as well as makes visitations throughout the year to the locals.
District
Meeting: This is a meeting of the Jaycettes in the district in the fall and spring. It begins of Saturday morning and lasts through the afternoon. State business is discussed and reports are made by each local President.
Annual
Convention: This convention is held in May each year at a designated city and usually starts on Friday night and ends on Saturday evening after the Jaycee banquet. On Friday night the Jaycette board of directors meet. This is followed by a huge party. On Saturday morning is the business meeting. A noon luncheon and installation of officers. It is at this banquet that the Awards are given.
Mid - Year
Convention: This convention is held in December and runs much the same as the annual convention, except the luncheon on Saturday the Carol Award winners are recognized. For all voting at the state meetings, each auxiliary is entitled to the number of votes according to the number of members, but no more than the accredited delegates.
No. Of Members No. Of Delegates and Votes
21 - 24 3
25 - 50 *5
51 - 75 7
76 - Up 9
Carol Award: Early in 1957 the Wisconsin Jaycettes were looking for an effective way of recognizing outstanding young women in our state. It was decided that five of these women would be honored at the Jaycette Mid -Year Convention each year. On the suggestion of the Committee, the "Citation for Achievement and Recognition for Outstanding Leadership" was unanimously adipted (adopted), and thus, the Carol Award was born.
Merit
Award: The merit award is a written summary of each local chapter submitted to the state in March. These entries are reviewed by out - of - state judges. Awards are given to chapters who have best fulfilled the aims and purposes of the Jaycettes both on the local and state level.
Milestone
Award: This is a merit award for new chapters.
Camp
Wawbeek: This is the Easter Sel Camp in Wisconsin which Jaycettes hav helped through CP donations.
Extension: The means by which a Jaycette chapter in one community starts and helps organize a Jaycette chapter in a nearby community which has a Jaycee organization but no Jaycette group.
February 1966
4th State Mailing
JAYCETTE JEOPARDY
(Q. What is a member) A. She acts as a hostess or is on a hostessing committee, helps with a ways and means projects, helps with a service project, works on a special committee, is in attendance at at least 50% of local meetings, and ties to attend district and / or State meetings.
(Q. What is an Associate Member?) A. She may elect to remain active or she may become a social member (without considering her length of active membership). She does not pay state dues, but will vote only on local business. She should not hold an elective office.
(Q. What are the rules regarding a guest?) A. After coming to three meetings, she will be asked to pay dues.
(Q. What are the duties of a committee chairman?) A. She will write a resume of the project or other activity she has undertaken, using project sheets to be provided by the State Director. The resume should be written in duplicate, one copy to be returned to the State Director and one copy to be kept in the activity folder file for future reference.
(Q. What are the duties of the membership chairman?) A. She keeps in close contact with Jaycee membership committee chairman for names of new married Jaycees.
(Q. What are the duties of the program chairman?) A. If there is no appointed hostess, give pertinent information to membership and publicity chairman.
(Q. What is the C.A.R.O.L Award?) A. This Award is presented addually (annually) at the Mid - Year Convention luncheon to five outstanding young women from the State of Wisconsin.
(Q. What is the Merit Award?) A. This provides a means of honoring chapters for doing outstanding work.
(Q. The previous question was repeated here.)
(Q. What are the duties of the Social Chairman?) A. She is responsible for the coffee pot.
(Q. What are the duties of the Ways & Means Chairman?) A. She is responsible for Jaycette aprons and scarves.
(Q. What is the purpose of the State organization?) A. It strives to co - ordinate and further the activities of the local member auxiliaries.
(Q. What is a convention?) A. We drink beer, to to bed at wee late hours, attend meetings and meetings and meetings.
(Q. What is the Milestone Award?) A. This award is given to an outstanding chapter after its first year of existence.
(Q. What are the duties of the publicity chairman?) A. She notifies the newspaper before meetings and other activities in time to be used in Monday's social calendar.
(Q. What is a delegate?) A. She is responsible for returning from the meeting with written reports as to actions considered for appointment.
(Q. What is the State Director?) A. She is the liasion officer between the local and State organization.
(Q. When is the Creed recited?) A. This is recited at each meeting.
(Q. What is orientation?) A. This begins when a girl joins your Club and ends when she is an active, enthusiastic member of your group.
(Q. What are dues?) A. $5.00 are paid every February in order to be a member of Jaycettes.
(Q. When are Officers' pins worn?) A. These should be worn at every meeting.
(Q. What is a Jaycette?) A. She has a new baby, maybe she's p.g. yet she finds time to help in her community.
(Q. Who is the Stateline V.P. this year?) A. Marge Kessenich holds this position this year.
(Q. What is going to happen in Edgerton?) A. This chapter will be our host at our district meeting on September 25 at the Coachman's Inn.
(Q. What are the duties of the State Librarian?) A. She catalogues and maintains a good supply of printed materials provided by State officers, chairmen, local chapters. She also investigates other source materials for ideas.
(Q. What are the primary duties of the State President?) A. Presides at all meetings of the Wisconsin Jaycee Auxiliary and the meeting of the Board of Directors.
(Q. What is a Jaycee husband?) A. Works on committee after committee, never comes in before midnight, goes to the Dal house, plays cards after meetings, etc., etc., etc.
The group is divided into 2 teams. A captain is picked for each team. The captain gives the answer and a Jaycette must respond with a question.
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