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• Jason Oliver Perry   Chi Sigma Iota Counseling Academic & Professional Honor Society International,Chapter: Rho Omega - East Carolina UniversityRole: Faculty Co-AdvisorRho Omega ChapterEast Carolina University, Greenville, North CarolinaEstablished in 1989Our chapter has active members including current students, alumni, and faculty. We focus on promoting excellence in the profession of counseling and hope to get members more involved in professional development, community engagement, wellness, and more.Duties as Faculty Co-Advisor, as indicated on the CSI website:Chapter Faculty Advisors (Primary and Co-/Back-Up CFAs) are selected by their respective counselor education department to serve in this critically important mentoring. Perhaps no responsibility is more important than that of a CFA.
  They serve a multitude of functions including reviewing and endorsing virtually every nominee from their chapter, helping to identify talent among the membership who aspire to make a difference through leadership, service, and advocacy, and guiding them in wise decision making associated with their leaderships.
  According to the CSI International Bylaws, they are the key person through which all CSI correspondence and initiatives are sent.
  The CSI Bylaws provide for chapter accountability that rests in large measure with the CFAs to comply.
  Most will attend conferences where CSI conducts special CFA Trainings.
  Many serve without recognition or credit from their administrators or colleagues.
  A strategic planning Membership Survey which included CFAs indicated that serving in this capacity was principally the most satisfying part of their various responsibilities as a faculty member.
  Apparently intrinsic satisfaction and not external rewards or recognition is their chief motivation for being a CFA.   2022