Recognition Activities
- T-shirts: an excellent way to promote unity and community.
- Friendship plants: give one to a person who has helped.
- Magnificent marble: a person receives the marble and passes it on.
- Wishing well: a plastic bottle to which members add pennies and make a wish as a good warmup exercise for a goal-setting program.
- Dinner with leadership board: sponsor a dinner for members to eat with the student leaders.
- Letters to families: a powerful public relations tool to enhance the status of organization by promoting to families that the member is important.
- Success jar: have members write down a success and drop it in ajar; read one at every meeting. Also known as the Snaps Jar where everyone snaps when the success or nice comment is read aloud.
- Energizer award: a battery given to the member who does the most during to energize the organization.
- Publicity releases: create publicity releases on members of the organization : send them to the local and hometown newspapers.
- Key chains: give key chains with the organization's name or events on it to members of the organization or students at the institution.
- Certificates: presented to members for many different achievements, including scholarship, participation, appointment or election to leadership positions, program presenting, and so forth.
- Door decorations: place them on a member's door; decoration should include the person's name and position, and the organization's logo
- Buttons: these can advertise or recognize a number of things, including membership or special achievements.
- Campus TV or radio: use the campus TV or radio station to promote outstanding achievement by members.
- End a meeting in honor of _____: a simple recognition to allow graduating seniors—adjourn the last meeting of the year or adjourn a regular meeting in the name c—member in honor of his or her special achievement.
- Leader trees: plant trees on campus to honor student leaders.
- Plaques and trophies: these make outstanding mementos of involvement and achievement.
- Paper clip award: present an oversized paper clip to the member who has kept the organization together and organized.
- Flowers: share a bouquet of flowers with members at special times of the year.
- Phone calls: have key administrators give a phone call to a member of the organization.
- Bookmarks: create bookmarks that highlight the achievements of members; place these bookmarks at main desks.
- Dedications: dedicate programs, activities, and events to outstanding individuals on campus.
Last updated on Friday, April 18, 2008.
