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ANNUAL MEETING The meeting held in September each year to conduct business of the U.S. Junior Chamber. It’s at this meeting that the national president and 10 vice presidents are elected. Each chapter may send delegates to the Annual Meeting.	CONVENTION Held each quarter, conventions offer Jaycees from around the state the opportunity to meet other Jaycees, recognize winners (both chapter and individual) at the Awards Banquet, elect state officers, participate in planning workshops and training sessions, and socialize with other Jaycees.	LOTS Local Officers Training Schools. A training service offered by your state organization.

ARMBRUSTER COMPETITION This quarterly competition is for Jaycees with over one year in the organization. This competition is based on 50% resume and 50% on five Jaycee fact and opinion questions in a job interview situation.	CPG Chairman's Planning Guide. A series of 15 questions used to properly plan, execute and evaluate all Jaycee programs and projects.	M-NIGHT Membership Night. A social gathering to allow prospective Jaycees to meet a chapter's members.

BLUE CHIP A chapter management program designed to assist local chapters in developing the total Jaycee concept.	DD District Director. The individual who is responsible for assisting the chapters in their district with communications and coordination to the region and state.	ORIENTATION The ongoing function of educating members about the Junior Chamber organization, its benefits and member opportunities.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS The governing body of The U.S. Junior Chamber, made up of the presidents of each state organization and all voting members of the executive committee plus the executive vice president, charger with the conduct of the organization’s business in accordance with its constitution and bylaws.	DEGREES OF JAYCEES A program designed to help individual members receive the benefits of their membership; a Junior Chamber career path outline. The program consists of three phases divided into 10 degrees.	PARADE OF CHAPTERS Competition among the chapters within the state in which points are earned and a ranking is established on a quarterly and annual basis.

BROWNFIELD COMPETITION As for Armbruster, but for Jaycees with less than one year of experience.	DISTRICT Each of the eleven regions in Georgia is further divided into two to five districts. Each district has its own Director to assist its local chapters at the region and state level through communication and guidance.	PASSPORT TO LEADERSHIP An individual activation program designed to aid chapters in activating new members.

BYLAWS Rules and regulations an organization employs to determine its government and procedures.	DSA Distinguished Service Award. An award presented to a young person of Jaycee age for outstanding community service	POLICY Rules of practice and procedure which supplement the constitution and bylaws.

CHAIRPERSON The individual charged with the responsibility for the completion of a project. The chairperson heads a committee and provides motivation and leadership for its members.	EXHAUSTED ROOSTER An affectionate title bestowed on a Jaycee upon retiring from the Jaycees at the age of 40.	PROJECT The project is the heart of Jaycee activities. Whether it's hosting a national softball tournament, visiting a nursing home, learning business skills, or a having fun at a membership social, any planned gathering of Jaycees is a project. A project in the Raleigh Jaycees requires a chairperson with an approved CPG.

CHAPTER PLAN Our chapter's goals and plans for achievement, developed each year by the Board of Directors and members.	INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS The self-improvement programs of a chapter, aimed at teaching, developing, and increasing the individual ember’s personal and leadership skills.	REGION A group of chapters or districts, located within a geographic area of a state Jaycee organization. The Livonia Chapter is part of the Region H.

CHARTER A document indicating an organization’s affiliation with The U.S. Junior Chamber or Junior Chamber International.	JAYCEE CREED A statement of philosophy and beliefs adopted by The U.S. Junior Chamber and JCI. The Creed was written by the late C. William Brownfield of Columbus, Ohio, in 1946. Brownfield later served as national vice president.	RD Region Director. The director of a state region whose primary purpose is to provide guidance and training to the local chapters as well as act as a conduit for information between the state organization and local chapters.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS The programs of a chapter through which an individual member is given the opportunity of applying learned leadership and management skills in fulfilling chosen social responsibility.	JCI Junior Chamber International. The worldwide Jaycees organization now operating in more than 100 countries.	SPEAK UP AND WRITE UP A program designed to improve an individuals' verbal communication skills.

CONSTITUTION Rules and regulations an organization employs to determine its government and procedures.	JCI SENATOR The highest honor bestowed by Junior Chamber International, upon an individual member for their contributions to the Jaycees. A JCI Senator is a life member of JCI.	TOYA Ten Outstanding Young Americans. Each year during Annual Meeting, The U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce honors 10 dynamic young American at an awards congress.