We are a Leadership Honor Society with more than 200 college chapters, with the mission to build leaders who make a better world. Local chapters offer in-person leadership development and peer-to-peer networking for students around the world.

Upon filling out our online application and paying the one-time registration fee, you are considered a pre-inducted member of the Society. After you have completed the steps to induction (which requires approximately 12 hours of your time) you will become an inducted member.

The criteria for selecting students are unique to each campus and determined by the local chapter leaders. Please contact your local chapter leaders for more information regarding the nomination process at your campus.

There are two ways in which you can sign up for leadership training with The National Society of Leadership and Success; by invitation or by nomination form. If you have not been invited and would like to join, visit www.societyleadership.org/nomination/application.php to access our online nomination system.

Society members pay a one-time registration fee of $85 when applying to join the organization. The fee includes all membership benefits, partner discounts and a lifetime membership.

Once you have completed the online application you will receive a welcome email from the National Office outlining your next steps.

You will then go through our leadership training program on campus in order to become inducted, receive your membership induction items, and gain access to additional membership benefits.

To view the steps to induction, view the next question below.

The steps that you need to complete to be officially inducted into the Society of Leadership are:

Orientation is the first meeting that occurs each semester and will give you access to all the information you need about the program in order to successfully complete the steps for induction as a member.

The Leadership Training Day is a 3-hour interactive video training session with a workbook designed to help you identify and overcome any obstacles that may interfere with obtaining your goals. This introspective seminar helps you to recognize your strengths and weaknesses, in order to shift your focus toward your real passions.

At the Speaker Events you will watch some of the world's most successful motivational speakers discussing topics related to leadership, identifying goals, facing challenges, personal growth, and successfully transitioning from college to career.

The Success Networking Team meetings bring together groups of students that work together and provide peer coaching on achieving goals. You can discuss goals, desires and expectations, set timelines and hold each other accountable for achieving what you want. The Success Networking Team provides members with a support network of like-minded goal-oriented students on campus.

Please contact your Chapter Advisor or Student President for information regarding events on your campus by logging in to the Member's Area. At the top of the page you will see each of their names as a hyperlink you can click on to send them an email.

When you join some organizations, the information you receive focuses on the material, tangible benefits you receive from membership. A t-shirt, certificate and other goods are nice side benefits, but are definitely not the real value you gain from achieving membership in The National Society of Leadership and Success.

The intangibles that you gain from membership will drive your future and establish you as a leader among your peers, and include: improved self-esteem, peer leadership skills, sustainable motivation and drive, paradigms that will help you discover and achieve your dreams, real world skills that will help you outperform your peers in the workplace, and an enviable network of movers and shakers that are all a part of the drive to create lasting positive change in the world.

You additionally will receive other tangible benefits such as online resources on our website, customized letters of recommendation for prospective employers or graduate schools, graduation accessories that you may purchase and wear at your graduation to display your membership in our organization, access to exclusive scholarships and awards, Success Coaches and our entire Keynote speaker series.

For a full list and explanation of our membership benefits please visit http://www.societyleadership.org/memberinfo.

Please visit http://www.societyleadership.org/memberinfo/awards.php for information on current Scholarships and Awards.

You have until you graduate to complete all the steps to become an inducted member.

The average amount of time it takes to complete the steps for membership is approximately 12 hours spread out over the course of a semester. While most members do finish their steps for membership in a single semester, you may take longer if needed (as long as you finish prior to graduating).

In some cases you may be able to sign up after the deadline has passed. Please contact the Advisor for your chapter to find out if your chapter is still accepting membership applications and find out when Orientation will be held on your campus.

Payment is due at the time you sign up to be a member; we are unable to process applications without payment.

If you want to pay your membership fee using a check or money order, you can submit a paper application for membership to the National Office. To submit a paper application, please visit the Society website at www.societyleadership.org/invitation and enter your invitation code. Once you have accessed the online application and get the section asking for Payment Information, you will see a link to the Paper Application. You can print and mail this application with a check or money order..

Keep in mind that while you can fill out a paper application, you do need regular access to the internet in order to successfully complete the leadership training program and become inducted as a Society member.

If you are already a member, please log in to the Members Area. At the top of the page you will see your Advisor's and Student President's names and you can click on them to send them an email.

If you are not a member and have received an invitation to join, your Chapter Advisor is listed at the bottom of your invitation. Your Chapter Advisor is a faculty or staff member at your campus.

If you are still unsure how to contact your advisor, please contact the National Office by emailing info@societyleadership.org.

All members have a Society Inbox located in the Members Area, where you will find important announcements and notifications from your chapter. Please check your Society Inbox on a regular basis for announcements from your chapter leaders.

If you have not received any emails in your Society Inbox, please verify in your Member Profile that you have checked the box indicating that you want to receive Member Communication. Deselecting this box will stop all local Chapter and National Office communication.

If you would like to directly contact your Chapter Advisor or Student President, log in to the Member's Area. At the top of the page you will see each of their names as a hyperlink you can click on to send them an email.

Once you have completed the steps to induction, we will send your membership items (including your certificate, t-shirt, car decal and pin) to your Advisor, who will present them to you at your Induction Ceremony on campus.

Please use the "Forgot Member ID or Password" link on the Members Area sign-in page. If you continue to have trouble logging on, please contact the National Office by emailing info@societyleadership.org to retrieve your login information.

If your school does not have a chapter, there are two options available to you. First, you can explore the opportunity to found a chapter as a paid Society intern, creating a legacy of leadership at your campus. Visit www.societyleadership.org/intern for more information about our internship program.

Not every student wishing to join the Society will have the time for an on-campus internship in their busy schedule, and for these students the online chapter may be an appropriate option.

The online chapter is available only for students at schools where we do not yet have an in-person chapter. If you are interested in applying to participate in the Online Chapter of Sigma Alpha Pi, you may be eligible to receive a nomination code if you meet the membership application criteria. Visit www.societyleadership.org/nomination/application.php to access our nomination system.

If approved, you will receive a nomination code to join online. The Online Chapter allows you to take advantage of the benefits of the Society within the flexibility of your own home and schedule. You will be able to complete all of the steps to earning membership online.

If your new school has a chapter, simply email the National office at info@societyleadership.org or call us at 201-222-6544 and ask to be transferred to that chapter. If your new school does not have a chapter yet, you can work with the National Office as an intern to establish a chapter at your new school. If you do not want to establish a new chapter but would just like to complete your membership requirements, please call the National Office to discuss your options.

Some students completing the steps to induction may find the rigors of the program do not meld to their other extracurricular responsibilities. For these individuals, the Society offers free transfer into our Online Chapter.

The Online Chapter was developed to support members' busy lifestyles with an alternative method to attaining induction in the Society. The Online Chapter allows you to complete the steps to membership at your leisure on the time schedule that works for you.

This program is conducted entirely online, at your own pace, with an online and phone based Advisor available to support you.

Members that transfer into the Online Chapter will retain credit for the events already attended. For credit not yet earned, view the steps to earning membership online: Online members receive all Society benefits such as customized letters of recommendation for prospective employers or graduate schools, an exclusive Society Job Bank, and access to over $100,000 annually in scholarships and awards.

While students are strongly encouraged to take advantage of transferring at no cost to the Online Chapter rather than giving up on leadership training altogether, those members that cannot complete the program may request a refund of the membership dues.

The National Society of Leadership and Success offers a refund of membership within 90 days from initial payment, minus a $15 enrollment fee. Society Merchandise may be returned within 90 days, provided materials are returned in their unused new condition, with no processing fee.

To request a Membership Refund or Transfer Membership into our Online Chapter:
Visit www.societyleadership.org/members/refunds and use our online system to have your request fulfilled.

Directions for Requesting a Product Refund:
Merchandise refund requests must be accompanied by the original receipt. You can send the item back to us at the address below at your expense. Once we receive your package, we will promptly process an exchange or issue a refund in accordance with this policy. The Society does not refund shipping expenses.

Our return address is:
The National Society of Leadership and Success
Returns/Exchanges
1233 Findlay Street
Cincinnati, OH 45214

Credit Card Payments:
Credit card payments will be refunded in full to the credit card originally charged. No cash refunds for credit card payments.

Check Payments:
Refund checks will be mailed directly to your home address if the initial payment was submitted as a check. Please make sure your home address is accurate in your online member profile.

To be eligible to order our Honors Stole and Cords for graduation you need to have completed all of your membership steps and have received credit for them online. To check the status of your membership please login to the Members Area and click on the Membership Status Icon.

To order the Honors Stole and Cords please visit our Online Store at http://www.societyleadership.org/shop.

When you joined the Society you requested to join our organization's lists. Your membership is a lifetime benefit and does not expire when you graduate. If you would like to remove your name from a particular list, you can easily do so by logging into the member's area at http://www.societyleadership.org/memberinfo, clicking on "Member Profile", and updating your mailing preferences on that page. This link is also how you can change your personal information such as email address or mailing address.

The alternative is for you to resign your membership completely, which you can do by emailing info@societyleadership.org. Note that doing that would remove all of your membership privileges permanently, including your ability to ask us to forward a recommendation letter for you. Doing so would also remove any record of you having completed training with our organization. We will respect your wishes whichever you choose.