AFFC Officer Club Volunteer Form

2012-2013

Each year 10 French Clubs from around the state form the Executive Board of the Alabama Federation of French Clubs.  In order to keep everyone involved it is important that each member school serve on the board at least every 3 years.  Please consider volunteering for one of these 10 positions!  Just fill out the form and click submit.  This year's President Club will contact you with more information.

Scroll down for a synopsis of each Officer's duties:

E-mail Address: *
School Name *
School Address *
Sponsor's Name *
Telephone Number (easiest contact) *
Number of years since sponsoring an Officer Club *
Office most recently held
Office(s) for which you are volunteering * President
First Vice-President
Second Vice-President
Secretary
Treasurer
Visual Competitions
Advanced Competitions
Chaplain
Scholarship
Chef de Chant
Scholars' Bowl (Team)
Scholars' Bowl (Individual)
I am willing to travel at least once to an Executive Board Meeting. *

* Required

 

 AFFC Executive Board and Duties

Officer

Before Convention

At Convention

President

 

  • plans and prepares agenda for  least two meetings of the Executive Board before Convention (one in Spring and one in Fall)
  • presides at Executive Board Meetings
  • plans schedule with Executive Board 
  • writes membership letter
  • secure 3 judges for all competitions through French Department Liaison
  • provides corrections to Convention evaluation sheet
  • meets at UA with Campus Services Coordinator to secure Ferguson facilities and French Department Liaison
  • presides at  Convention sponsors' meeting and at awards ceremony
  • secures new officers
  • receives online convention evaluations
  • suggests revisions to constitution where necessary for ratification by the membership

1st Vice-President

 

  • provides oral competition rules and entry forms  
  • provides certificates, ribbons, plaques
  • receives and assigns number to all oral competition entries
  • provides typed lists of selections and performance order to Secretary Club 2 weeks before Convention
  • presides in the absence of the President
  • checks batteries in stopwatches and calculators
  • gives out stopwatches and calculators
  • distributes certificates, etc. to clubs presiding over each competition
  • organizes judges' sheets for pick-up by sponsors after Awards Ceremony
  • makes sure officers are aware of award order at Awards Ceremony
  • writes certificates

 

 

   

Secretary

 

  • keeps minutes of Executive Board Meetings
  • maintains online copies of Constitution
  • manages website
  • sends program to UA
  • fill outs certificates
  • problem-solves and fills-in as needed

Treasurer

 

  • receives dues
  • provides updated membership list
  • keeps and distributes  number cards for all competitions
  • pays bills
  • balances checkbook
  • receives t-shirt art entries
  • chooses t-shirt design with Executive Board (email)
  • receives t-shirt orders/ has t-shirts made
  • presides at Level II Group Competition *
  • gives financial report at Sponsors' Meeting
  • completes certificates for Level II Group
  • writes scholarship checks
  • pays bills and UA honorarium
  • distributes t-shirt orders and sells extra t-shirts

Visual Competitions Chairman

 

  • provides corrections to rules and entry forms for Exhibit, Posters and Scrapbook Competitions
  • receives entries for Visual Competitions
  • provides numbers for entries
  • provide number of necessary tables and easels for display
  • presides over visual competitions
  • fills out certificates
  • announces winners at Awards Ceremony

 

Advanced Competition Chairman

 

 

 
  • presides over Advanced Individual Competition *
  • fills out certificates
  • announces winners at Awards Ceremony

Chaplain

 

  •  writes thank-you notes (traditional or virtual) to judges in advance

  • presides over Level I/II Individual Competition *
  • fills out certificates
  • announces winners at Awards Ceremony

Chef de Chant

 

 

  • provides corrections to rules and entry forms for choral competition
  • receives, orders and types list of selection descriptions for choral entries
  • provides copies of judges’ scoring sheets (3 per entry) and folders for each category of Choral Competition for each judge (3).
  • presides at Choral Competition *
  • fills out certificates
  • announces winners at Awards Ceremony

Scholarship

 

 

  • provides corrections to rules and entry forms for scholarship applications
  • provides rules and entry forms for Extemporaneous Reading
  • selects level-appropriate passages for Extemporaneous Reading
  • receives entry forms for Scholarships and Extemporaneous Reading and assigns numbers to Extemporaneous competitors
  • presides at Scholarship Competition
  • presides at Extemporaneous Reading Competition **
  • fills out certificates
  • announces winners at Awards Ceremony
  • awards scholarships at Awards Ceremony

Team Scholars’ Bowl

 

  • provides corrections to rules and entry forms for Team Scholars' Bowl
  • gets new cards checked for accuracy by French expert
  • divides cards into rounds
  • secures a paid arbitrator
  • seeds the competition
  • presides at the Team Scholars' Bowl Competition
  • fills out certificates
  • announces winners and presents plaque at Awards Ceremony

Individual Scholars’ Bowl

 

 

  • provides rules and entry forms for Individual Scholars' Bowl
  • creates 50 question Scantron Test
  • provides answer key
  • secures materials from UA (pencils and Scantron sheets)
  • presides over the exam
  • scores the Scantron
  • fills out certificates
  • announces winners at the Awards Ceremony

 

*Sponsors of all oral competitions must arrange for a second adult to assist in running the competition.  The second adult should be outside the room to maintain quiet and organization.  In addition, they should arrange for students/adults to man the doors to the theater (3) or to room 301A/B (2).  The two sets of number cards supplied by the Treasurer Club should be placed both in and outside the room on easels provided by the University.

 

**Sponsor responsible for Extemporaneous competition should place a sign on the door to prevent competitors from entering before they are called.

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