I.     Next Meeting: October 19- MONDAY at 8

II.   Updates

         a. Leslie- dues?

         b. Cara Clanton- money picked up? Yes

         c. Bryson- t-shirt orders?

         d. Kelly- volunteer opportunities- Feel Good – will contact

III.  Speaker:

           a. Kelly has her name- Leslie Thorton

           b. Maybe Carrie Dupree

           c.  I will get room tomorrow

IV.  For next meeting

          a. Alyssa:

              i.     Write up e-mail to send out

              ii.    Pick up parking pass

          b. Leslie:

              i.   Draft an e-mail to remind everyone when dues are due and I’ll send it out.

              ii.   Bring laptop to take members names

             iii.   Put together information to send to Erin Martin
to put on blog- update information on the blog about who to call about
dues

          c. Cara Clanton:

              i.    Pick up snacks and drink

              ii.   Buy stationary

          d. Cara Mitchell

              i.     Live blog- get with Alyssa to make sure link to coveritlive will work for the next meeting

              ii.    After Cara Clanton buys stationary send thank you letter to Bobby Rettew

          e. Lauren Gaulin

              i.    Press Release in the Tiger- possible angles could be our upcoming meeting or networkbash

              ii.      Flyers around school- Lauren created a flyer w/ a fall theme

              iii.      Set up people to go talk to classes Comm 101,
201, 301- members volunteered- Lauren will talk to Dr. Hawkins to find
out more about scheduling these visits

              iv.      Bulletin board ideas: update the board monthly -
have a pocket for people to pick up information to take with them, have
categories on the board including (ex: Sports PR, Entertainment PR),
include info about upcoming meetings and speakers

              v.      Get speakers to guest blog on the Clemson PRSSA blog

              vi.      Get PRSSA members to blog about their reactions to the meetings

              vii.      CU on Ice – get a table – as a PR effort and
fundraising effort. Lauren plans to contact the CU on Ice contact person

           f.  Erin Martin

               i.      Post bio of speaker on blog

               ii.     Take pictures, video, and twitter during chapter meetings- Erin plans on using her own camera

               iii.     Fix “Meet Exec Board” on blog

               iv.    Add pictures- E-board members should be prepared to take pictures at the next chapter meeting.

               v.     Add interesting information- everyone should get 2 fun/interesting facts in mind for their blurb on the blog

           g.   Bryson:

               i.    Will t-shirts be in?

           h.    KellyVolunteer opportunities?

V.      November Meeting

           a.    Ideas- political PR speaker – public affairs

              i.    Invite the pre-law society to collaborate with us in this meeting since it is of interest to them

           b.    Speakers- Alyssa has some contacts – possibly someone out of Clyburn’s office or another politician.

           c.    Date- November’s chapter meeting will be on Tuesday Nov.17 at 8

                i. The eboard meeting for November will be Monday Nov. 2 at 9

If you can’t make it to the meeting tonight in Daniel 408 at 8:00, you can follow our meeting here with moment-to-moment coverage from our live blog:
1st PRSSA Meeting of the Year- with Speaker: Bobby Rettew
Bobby Rettew will talk to us about NetworkBash – an event that will be held on campus. We will also take care of some administrative business tonight. So, don’t miss out on the first meeting completely – if you can’t be with us in person, be present virtually

If you are interested in social media take a look this article to see how the Police Departments uses these tools:

Police Department Keeps Public Informed on Twitter

If you are unable to make it to the meeting tonight in McAdams 119 you can follow our meeting here at the live blog.    Click Here Geno Church from Brains on Fire will be presenting Clemson PRSSA with a real PR challenge.  Follow along to get great advice and see how we do.

Surgeons send ‘tweets’ from operating room – Here is an interesting article on how surgeons are entering the world of PR using social networking tools.

We all know that Interviews are a vital part of getting a job as well as earning leadership positions to build our resume.  Whether interviewing for sorority/fraternity positions, Orientation ambassador, internships, or paid jobs, it is important to be prepared when walking into an interview.  Generally, each interview consists of the following questions or a version of these questions:

1. Tell me about yourself.

-Have a short statement prepared but be careful it does not sound rehearsed.  Talk about thinks you have done and positions you have held in chronological order.

2. Do you consider yourself successful?

-You should always answer yes and briefly explain why.

3. How would your closest friends describe you?

4. How would you be an asset to this organization?

-Highlight your best personality traits in relation to the goals of the organization.

5. What is your greatest strength?

-Stay positive.  You could talk about: leadership skills, prioritize skills, working under pressure, and focus.

Click on the picture, and check out pictures from the first PRSSA Clemson Chapter meeting!  Look at this Website for more pictures in the future.