{"id":66729,"date":"2015-04-23T15:18:47","date_gmt":"2015-04-23T19:18:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=66729"},"modified":"2025-06-17T14:35:28","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T18:35:28","slug":"inspiring-students-to-become-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/inspiring-students-to-become-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"Inspiring Students to Become Leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The UCF Chapter of The National Society of Leadership and Success recently inducted 98 members bringing its total inducted membership to 533.<\/p>\n<p>Inducted members complete a leadership program consisting of an orientation, a leadership training day, three-speaker broadcasts, three success networking team meetings and an induction ceremony where they receive their Certificate of Leadership Training.<\/p>\n<p>The Society is one of the nation&#8217;s largest leadership honor society. Students are selected for membership based on class status and GPA. Candidacy is a nationally recognized achievement of honorable distinction. Membership is for a lifetime and provides access to benefits including scholarships and awards, exclusive on-campus events, employer recruitment through an online job bank, discounts on computers, textbooks, grad school prep courses, insurance and much more.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, the UCF Society Chapter has accepted more than 3,000 members. Stacey Malaret, advisor, stated: \u201cWe\u2019re very proud of our members. The Society has had a significant impact on our campus, inspiring our students to become better leaders, and helping them build a better future for themselves, the campus and their respective communities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>About The National Society of Leadership and Success: The National Society of Leadership and Success was founded in 2001 to build a community of like-minded, success oriented leaders who come together to help one another succeed. The Society offers interactive broadcasts with the nation\u2019s best speakers, training in goal setting, and team meetings in which students set and hold each other accountable for achieving goals. Today, the Society has chapters on more than 475 college and university campuses nationwide and serves more than 450,000 members. For more information, visit www.societyleadership.org. 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