- Have a checklist and use it. Start early. See an example checklist from AATSP-UNY Communications Coordinator Jennifer Cornell here.
- Lock in a guest speaker months ahead. Try to ask a person in the community that has some experience with how a language has influenced his or her life. Once your organization is established, you can have your students vote on this speaker. You can also recognize this person with a corsage/boutonniere on the night of the ceremony, and/or present them with a mug or some other gift with the Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica logo on it.
- If possible, get a student to play some background guitar music during the quiet points of the induction ceremony. This helps to fill in the silence.
- Give yourself at least one month in advance to order pins and certificates for new inductees.
- Possible locations for hosting the ceremony include the auditorium, cafeteria, and the library. The library presents a more intimate setting.
- Purchase a mother candle and tablecloth to display on the main table.
- Rehearse the ceremony with the President and Secretary often. For your first induction ceremony of your new organization, yourself and another teacher can perform the ceremony.
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