EPSILON SIGMA PHI CHAPTER HISTORY CONTACT - What to Keep
The Epsilon Sigma Phi ad-hoc history committee is asking each ESP chapter to appoint a contact person who, each year, will gather and keep information and/or items to help preserve the continuing story of Epsilon Sigma Phi on the chapter as well as the national level.
Here are some ideas to help with this opportunity:
Consider asking each chapter president to write a one-page synopsis of the highlights of their term as president. Include such things as award winners; issues that were discussed and dealt with by the chapter board; professional development opportunities offered through your chapter; what's happening in extension in their state €" programming, delivery methods, funding issues.
Save a copy of the chapter president's report that is submitted each year for the JCEP officer meeting.
If your chapter has hosted a national ESP meeting, ask the involved members to write a paragraph each about their experiences with planning and hosting.
Each year, keep a copy of such items as awards booklets, award winning applications, professional development fliers, newspaper clipping, printed web pages.
Find the packrats in your chapter - they will have many of the items you may want.
Take photographs - staged (award winner presentations) as well as off the cuff€ (members networking, teaching, enjoying fellowship). The photographer does not need to be you as the history contact person; you just need to get some copies of the photographs.
Check your University archives to see what has been kept and what they currently gather.
Develop a system for keeping the items: Do you keep the actual item in a file or box? Is the item scanned and kept electronically?
Share what you have found with your chapter members.
Share highlights with the national ESP history committee.
These ideas can get you started. Good luck!
National ESP ad-hoc History Committee
Judy Carlson
Gary Moran
Susan Hansen
Jan Scholl
Duane Johnson
