Reactivate Your Mortar Board Chapter
Meet with Us!
Schedule a 15-30 minute meeting the National Office team to talk through your reactivation! You pick a time, we’ll be there.
It's easier than you think, and you don't have to do it alone.
Reactivating a Mortar Board chapter is a straightforward, supported process designed to be an easy lift for interested faculty, staff, and students. The National Office will guide you every step of the way—from your first conversation to your first new class of members.
Why Reactivate Mortar Board?
Mortar Board chapters make a significant impact on campus. According to our most recent national impact data, Mortar Board members consistently demonstrate:
- Recognize and uplift your top scholars & leaders
- Strengthen your campus’s academic culture
- Foster service, leadership, and student development
- Provide a sense of belonging and connection
- Students join a lifetime network of 300K+ high-achievers recognized by grad schools, employers, and peer institutions
- Provide opportunities to serve the local/campus communities
Reactivating your chapter reconnects your campus to a national network committed to scholarship, leadership, and service, and gives high-achieving students a powerful platform to lead.
Reactivation Checklist
Reactivating your chapter doesn’t require reinventing the wheel. Take a look at the checklist to the right to see what the process looks like:
Reactivating your chapter reconnects your campus to a national network committed to scholarship, leadership, and service, and gives high-achieving students a powerful platform to lead.
Take the first step in reactivating your chapter by clicking the button below to schedule a 15-30 minute call with the National Office!
How the National Office Makes It Easy
You focus on your students, and we handle the logistics.
When you reactivate a chapter, you’re backed by a national team that has done this many times before. Support includes:
- Ready-to-use templated emails for students, faculty, and campus partners
- A national member application—no forms to build or manage
- Virtual initiation led by the National Office
- A facilitated first officer meeting and elections to set students up for success
- Step-by-step guidance from staff who know your campus realities
You’ll never wonder, “What’s next?” We are here to guide and support you.
Institutional & Student Benefits
Templates You'll Receive
No drafting from scratch required. We provide:
- Letter to the Registrar to request the eligibility list
- Email to students explaining Mortar Board benefits and the application process
- Chapter information flyer
- Email soliciting faculty/staff recommendations
- Reminder and follow-up emails
All templates are customizable for your campus.
Learn More About Mortar Board
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