ABT President (Alumni Board of Trustees) The role of the ABT President of a Delta Chi chapter or colony is one of leadership, supervision, advising, and chairman of the Alumni Board of Trustees. This position is suggested to be a two-year term, is typically filled by a Delta Chi alumnus, and is elected as need be. An Alumni Board of Trustees is required by Delta Chi Law to consist of at least a simple majority of initiated members, and its membership includes the "A", "D" and "BB". For more information about ABTs, please refer to page 88 of the Cornerstone.

Critical information that must be reviewed each term:

• Chapter/Colony "A" Reference Sheet
• Chapter "C" Reference Sheet
• Chapter "D" Reference Sheet
• Colony "D" Reference Sheet
• Chapter “E” Quarterly Reference Sheet
• FIPG Risk Management Policy
• Schedule of Dues
• "No One Ever Told Me"
• The top 5 things and alumni board should be doing
• Ask the Staff – who to call if you have a question
• Member Accident Protection Program - Brochure / Letter / Site
• Schedule of Dues - 2005-2006

Important information to include in ABT president notebook:

• Alumni Board of Trustees BRIEF
• Chapter Management BRIEF
• Who can be on your ABT?
• Checklist of responsibilities of support alumni
• All the wrong assumptions
• Advisors as resources
• Inactive and alumnus status
• General Risk Management Program
• Risk Management Partners
• Conducting an Expulsion Trial
• Special Notice on Hazing

Programming and resources:

• Why people volunteer
• Weekend Tragedy
• 25 Ways to boost member motivation
• Motivating People to Volunteer
• 101 Ways to Recognize Volunteers
• 22 Volunteer Recruitment Ideas
• Event Planning Form - pdf | word
• Incident reporting form
• Tax Guidelines
• How to delegate effectively
• Indicators of problems within a chapter
• “What does it take to have a successful chapter?”
• “Good” is the enemy of “Great”

ABT advisor position notebooks - all listed critical and important information plus:

• New member education advisor resources
• Financial advisor resources
• Risk management advisor resources
• Alumni relations advisor resources
• Recruitment advisor resources
• Ritual advisor resources

Samples and templates for download: