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Popular choices for a keynote speaker include the college president, dean, a faculty member, Psi Chi or Psi Beta advisors, Psi Beta council members, psychologists conducting research at a local university, and Psi Beta alumni.\nItems needed:\nCandles with a holder for each inductee, and an implement for lighting the candles\nPsi Beta honor cord, medallion, stole and/or tassel for each inductee (induction and graduation items are available from the Psi Beta national office)\nCertificates of membership, silver plated lapel pins (these items are included in the membership fee and are sent in a single mailing to the chapter’s primary advisor)\nRegistration book and pen\nPsi Beta banner (from national office) or sign in royal blue and gold\nCertificate of appreciation for keynote speaker (optional, a certificate template is available)\nYellow flowers with blue ribbons: arrangement on stage, small corsages on inductees before the ceremony begins (optional)\nAdvisor(s), faculty members of Psi Beta, and these Psi Beta officers: President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Induction Officer. (The Induction Officer is usually the chapter’s President unless this is your chapter’s first induction; in that case, the Primary Advisor can serve as the Induction Officer.) Lights in room are either turned off or dimmed. Inductees are called by name either singly or in a group to the front.\nCeremony\nINDUCTION OFFICER: Inductee (full name), come forward to receive the congratulations of your peers. (Psi Beta pins and honor cords, medallions or tassels can be given together by the faculty advisor and officers with the membership certificate and card at this time. The faculty advisor lights the candles, which are passed to each inductee.) Inductees, please repeat after me:\nINDUCTEES IN UNISON: I, (stating full name), attest that I possess all the requirements for active membership in Psi Beta National Honor Society in Psychology for Community and Junior Colleges. In accepting membership in Psi Beta, I understand and accept the responsibilities which membership entails. On my honor that I pledge to maintain the ideals for which Psi Beta stands to the best of my ability. I further pledge as a member of Psi Beta to actively cooperate in activities and support Psi Beta with my time and resources as may be required.\nINDUCTION OFFICER: Honor is the reward of merit. Because of your merit, you have earned the reward of honor. May this candle light your pathway as you seek your goal of academic excellence. Congratulations and welcome to Psi Beta.\nNew members may sign the registration book.\nEnd of Ceremony\nRefreshments or dinner for Psi Beta members and guests usually follow the ceremony.\nCandlelight Ceremony for Inducting Honorary Charter Member\nTo be performed immediately before or after the induction ceremony for student and faculty members.\n1. Items needed:\nCandle with a holder for the honorary inductee\nPsi Beta pin\nCertificate of honorary membership\nPen and registration book\n2. Faculty advisor, officers, faculty members of Psi Beta, and induction officer are to be lined up behind head table or on stage for the ceremony.\n3. Lights in room are either turned off or dimmed.\n4. The honorary member is called by name to the head table or stage by the faculty advisor, president, or induction officer.\nCeremony\n1. Induction Officer reads the biography of honorary member candidate.\n2. “(Name of the honorary member), please come forward to receive recognition from (Name of College) Psi Beta members for your outstanding contributions and devotion to the field of psychology and Psi Beta.”\n3. “Honor is the reward of merit.” (Light a candle and pass it through the hands of Psi Beta members present at the head table.)\n4. “Because of your dedication to the field of psychology and Psi Beta, you have been granted the ","cbCaiuVFhjwSMw5p","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiuVFhjwSMw5p","docx",20309,6,"English","# Items Needed\n## Standard Candlelight Induction\n## Candlelight Ceremony for Honorary Charter Member\n## Ceremony for New Chapters and Charter Members","[{\"question\":\"What items are needed for the standard Psi Beta candlelight induction ceremony?\",\"answer\":\"The ceremony requires candles with holders and tools for lighting, Psi Beta honor cord/medallion/stole and/or tassel for each inductee, membership certificates and lapel pins, a registration book and pen, and a Psi Beta banner or sign-in materials. 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