However, it does offer scholarships, awards and overseas trips which are funded, in large part, by fees from new members. Prizes are funded, in part, by willingly donated entrance fees with no duplicitousness involved.
On paper, Golden Key stacks up. As each accusation lost its foundation, I started to wonder what was really at the root of all this ire. Then I found something odd. What struck me in particular about the announcement from ACHS was the inclusion of a checklist to judge the credibility of an honour society and accompanying statement:.
I spent the next 10 weeks trying to get confirmation from ACHS. Neither my emails nor my phone calls made at all hours of the morning to try to catch them during the US working day were successful. I was unable to get a straight answer out of them for the record as to why Golden Key was removed from their society.
All I got was another checklist which you can view here. In particular, the Board determined that it failed to provide value to our international members who represent more than 25 percent of our membership base. According to Heslehurst, Golden Key wanted to be able to offer membership to students from the second year of university on. Outside America, many degrees are only three years long.
Devereaux was adamant Deakin students have nothing to worry about privacy-wise. We would never breach our privacy obligations to students. Despite appearances, student information is not given to Golden Key. Any offers emailed to members are generated based on selections made by the students when they complete their online membership form. And at any point you can opt out from Golden Key emails. While this satisfies one concern, it creates another. Heslehurst admitted Golden Key are in the dark as to how students are selected.
Some do it by faculty, some by year level. In fact, to meet ACNC charitable guidelines, Golden Key is actually better off being less restrictive with member access as overly exclusive groups run the risk of failing the public benefit test.
It has to be over a period of time, not just from an individual unit. If it helps with employment opportunities, all the better. Possible, but not likely. Yet the accusations flowing through online forums have had the power to throw significant shade on the organisation and deter students from joining. Davis and her chapter do regular work in the community, reading to vision-impaired children and collecting school supplies for kids in disadvantaged communities.
Like other chapters, they also organise events that allow members to network with academics and important industry figures. She worries that this good work may be tainted by the allegations thrown around online. Perhaps the real controversy with Golden Key lies in the fact that, with enough volume and repetition, anonymous online users can damage the reputation of an organisation — or an individual — without a scrap of proof.
The internet offers an unprecedented platform for the creation of narratives that influence our understanding of reality. Regardless of what evidence comes to light, if people hear a story often enough, it sticks.
Pushed into a defensive position, anything the organisation does to try to protect its image is viewed through a lens of presumed guilt. Helmet debate: bare-headed Olympic skateboarders stoke the fire. Bees find defenders in the suburbs. Harvesting for the hungry. Metals in the air. Fitzroy sawfish under threat. Skateboarders to rip in floating halfpipe first. Hairstylists unite online to cut domestic violence. Your Golden Key honor society membership is so much more than a well-earned mark of distinction on your resume.
Your membership is an opportunity to learn, grow, travel, and meet incredible people — for a lifetime. While many students join honor societies for the resume booster, we know that GK members are hard-working leaders, eager to be involved in their community.
Apply for Membership Received an Invitation Code? Need Login Help? Toggle Navigation. Why Join? Golden Key is an honor society of leadership and success like no other. We celebrate and support collegiate scholars around the world and we want you to be part of it. See if you qualify for membership. Did you already receive an invitation?
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Why join Golden Key? Let our CEO Melissa Leitzell explain what we're about and why you should become a lifetime member in this welcoming live Zoom info session! Two, they allege they can improve student success, particularly their chances of college admission and scholarships in a time of fierce competition. Three, they espouse culturally embraced values of honor, diversity, leadership, and achievement. Four, they use slick social media and marketing techniques that make them look legitimate.
Six, they are part of a growing edu-business community in which it is difficult to sort the legitimate actors from the swindlers. Seven, they offer just enough awards to cover themselves legally while providing minimal benefits to a few students and no tangible benefits to most. So there is every reason to expect that profits, and lack of accountability, will continue to drive them forward. Instead, develop local programs that honor students without picking their pockets.
A culture of competition has festered an honor society frenzy, turning honor into currency that can be bought and sold Steinberg, Yet teachers and schools hold the keys that open doors to true student honor and success. Curtailing these swindles would be an honorable thing for educators to do. Baker, S.
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