See How Many Points You Have Earned This Year

PRSSA Kent points are given for meeting attendance, event attendance, committee help, newsletter or blog articles and being an officer. If you're looking to earn more points, talk to any officer and they will connect you with the right person! ​See the full list below.
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(Any member can go to PRSSA International Conference, but you must have 15 points to qualify for funding.)

PRSSA Kent Points & Recognition System

Paying members have the opportunity to earn participation points that can be used for rewards, partial reimbursement for PRSSA National Conference and a free PRSSA membership!

What are points?
Points reward PRSSA members for participation and involvement. 

How do I earn points?

Article I: Attendance and Participation

Section 1: Unexcused Absence (Officer): An officer who has one (1) unexcused absence from any required meeting will automatically lose two (1) points of participation.

NOTE: The only acceptable excuses for these events are documented illness, any COVID-19 issues (ex. exposure, symptoms, positive test result, etc.), direct class conflict, or unavoidable family or professional commitments (i.e. death in the family, wedding, interviews, etc.). An officer must let the Chapter President know 24 hours prior to the meeting if they will not be in attendance.

Section 2: Participation/Point System: Points will be rewarded for participation and involvement. At every meeting/event, the Chapter Account Executive will take attendance and document the points in the point document for the member to receive credit. The point system runs from the first day after the National Conference to one week prior to the following National Conference. The points will be tallied consistently throughout the semester to update members on their totals.

Point Values

  • Dues Paying Member: 1 point for each semester
  • Meeting Attendance: 2 points for each meeting  
  • Darrow Attendance: 0 points for each meeting, but subtract 1 point from board members with an unexcused absence
  • Social Attendance: 1 point for each social
  • Miscellaneous Board Involvement: 1 point per service initiative
  • Community Service Initiative Participation: 1 point per service initiative  
  • Committee Involvement: 1 point for every committee meeting attended and any additional points the committee chair(s) sees fit for work completed outside meetings
  • PRSA Meeting/Event Attendance: 1 point for each event  
  • National/Regional Conference Attendance:  2 points for each conference (points will then be attributed to the following National/Regional Conference)
  • Writing for the Blog/Newsletter: 2 points for each piece
  • Participation in the Bateman Case Study Competition: 7 points
  • Officers: 10 points (see above for deduction of officer points)
  • Miscellaneous Participation: Officers can determine additional opportunities for members to earn points