Steps for Chartering a New Beta Club Print Steps

Contact The National Beta Club

Each step must be checked off as completed in order to access the online or printable application.

1. Have you already started an application?     Yes   No
2. Select School Type? Public or Non-Public
   Please read this first and then check to acknowledge that you have read it.
3. Have you selected a Beta Club Sponsor?     Yes   No

   School administrators can choose an administrator, counselor, teacher or librarian as a sponsor.

4. Read the National Beta Club requirements (opens in new window).

   Determine your school's specific criteria - GPA, commendable character and attitude, etc.
   Compile a list of at least five (5) students who meet your membership requirements. There is no maximum number.

5. Request free invitational materials and a sample parent letter from The National Beta Club office (1-800-845-8281).

   Included are congratulatory notes for the parents, an invitation to the student to join the club, and a brochure containing facts about The National Beta Club.

   Optional - You can skip this step by clicking here -

6. Sent the invitations home with the students along with a deadline for submitting membership fees?     Yes   No
7. Have you collected membership fees ($15 per new member)?     Yes   No

   Click here for instructions on transfer members - DO NOT list them on the application.

8. You are now ready to prepare your new club application!

   Important Considerations:

   • Complete all requested information and obtain necessary signatures on the application.
   • Mail the application, along with one school check ($15 per member) to this address:
     
     The National Beta Club
     151 Beta Club Way
     Spartanburg, SC 29306-3012
   • Please allow four weeks for the processing of the new club application and membership fees.
   • Wait until you receive the shipment of credentials before planning an induction ceremony. You will also receive a username and password that will give you access to sample induction ceremony formats.
   • Please allow time for your administrator and sponsor to sign certificates after they are received.

   I have read the considerations above and I am ready to Start an Application

   
   
   OR

   Print out an application - Junior Beta | Senior Beta

**To remain an active chartered club, new members should be inducted and their membership fees sent in to the national headquarters yearly.