Chapter of the Year

The 2010-2011 National Chapter of the Year, executed by the Community Service Team, is one that has made a difference in its communities, and has improved the quality of its law school by enhancing social awareness and communal activism while representing the ideals and executing the initiatives of NBLSA. There are three parts to the process of becoming Chapter of the Year:

• The Application
• The Scrapbook and Event Documentation
• The Interview

Please find included in this guide the Chapter of the Year rubric. Every region will use this national rubric and application and each chapter will be graded on a numeric scale and can receive up to a total of 200 points.

It is critical that chapters create sign-in sheets for each event and submit the appropriate attendance record for each event documented in the Chapter of the Year application. In the absence of an attendance record for a documented event, the selection committee will automatically assign a participation value of 15% for the event. A sample method of keeping attendance records has been provided at the end of this handbook.

More specific information regarding submission will be forthcoming from your regional community service director. We hope that this year's competition is as spirited as years prior and look forward to receiving your submissions.

2008-2009 Chapter of the Year

William & Mary School of Law was honored as the 2008-2009 Chapter of the Year. Myron McClees '10, 2009-10 BLSA President, and Latoya Asia '09, 2008-09 BLSA President, accepted the honor on behalf of the chapter.