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| Terrance Lee and other NSLS members attending a leadership training day. ~photo provided by Terrance Lee |
Do you desire to become a better leader?
"Building Leaders Who Make a Better World" is the primary mission of the National Society of Leadership and Success (NSLS), the largest leadership society in the United States. Founded on the vision of "creating a community where like-minded, success-oriented individuals could come together to learn from and support each other," the society now boasts over 500 chapters and over 728,000 members.
NSLS member and history major at OSU Julia Fox said, "So far, the NSLS has benefited me by connecting me to scholarships and career advisors. I decided to join NSLS because of the scholarship opportunities and I read somewhere that 97 percent of members said this society helped them land their choice career. I really hope the NSLS will give my resume and extra boost so I can cut through the competition when I go job hunting after college."
Less than a year old, the NSLS chapter at OSU is relatively new. Although there had been an attempt to start a chapter at OSU in 2009, it was unable to kick off successfully and was cancelled. This time around however, chapter president Terrance Lee is determined to see the NSLS succeed at OSU.
"Building Leaders Who Make a Better World" is the primary mission of the National Society of Leadership and Success (NSLS), the largest leadership society in the United States. Founded on the vision of "creating a community where like-minded, success-oriented individuals could come together to learn from and support each other," the society now boasts over 500 chapters and over 728,000 members.
NSLS member and history major at OSU Julia Fox said, "So far, the NSLS has benefited me by connecting me to scholarships and career advisors. I decided to join NSLS because of the scholarship opportunities and I read somewhere that 97 percent of members said this society helped them land their choice career. I really hope the NSLS will give my resume and extra boost so I can cut through the competition when I go job hunting after college."
Less than a year old, the NSLS chapter at OSU is relatively new. Although there had been an attempt to start a chapter at OSU in 2009, it was unable to kick off successfully and was cancelled. This time around however, chapter president Terrance Lee is determined to see the NSLS succeed at OSU.
Lee first stumbled across information about the NSLS while looking for scholarships and quickly realized that he wanted to become a member. When he learned that OSU did not have a NSLS chapter of their own, Lee began to take huge strides to work towards starting one. He flew to New Jersey to attend a weekend training session, and to seek approval from NSLS officials.
Despite the officials' hesitancy due to the previous "failure to launch" at OSU, Lee's determination and preparedness convinced them to give him a second chance. Next, he had to meet OSU's requirements which included finding four student officials as well as writing a constitution for the organization. Thanks to Lee's steadfast persistence, students at OSU now have the opportunity to take advantage of this valuable organization.
Benefits of NSLS membership include exclusive access to guest speaker broadcasts, books, and other documents. Members also receive access to success coaching, personalized recommendation letters, scholarships, awards, a job bank, and more. To learn more about the society and benefits of membership, visit their website: www.socieytleadership.org.
Lee observed almost immediate impact from NSLS membership when he mentioned his involvement with the society during a job interview. He said, "They were impressed that one, I was in a leadership organization, two, that I was an officer of a school organization, and last, that I started a school organization. It showed that I was a leader and that I was willing to do more than just go to school and get my degree. Two weeks later they offered me a job with their company."
Benefits of NSLS membership include exclusive access to guest speaker broadcasts, books, and other documents. Members also receive access to success coaching, personalized recommendation letters, scholarships, awards, a job bank, and more. To learn more about the society and benefits of membership, visit their website: www.socieytleadership.org.
Lee observed almost immediate impact from NSLS membership when he mentioned his involvement with the society during a job interview. He said, "They were impressed that one, I was in a leadership organization, two, that I was an officer of a school organization, and last, that I started a school organization. It showed that I was a leader and that I was willing to do more than just go to school and get my degree. Two weeks later they offered me a job with their company."
Lee has one primary goal to accomplish during his involvement with the NSLS: "to keep this organization together and keep it going after I am gone." He has three other specific goals that he hopes to accomplish during his presidency. First, to "invest and inspire." He said, "You cannot be a leader if you don't invest in yourself and inspire others." His second goal is to encourage preparedness among members, and his final goal is to "connect and influence."
When asked what he wishes students to know about the NSLS, he said, "The biggest thing I want students to understand about the NSLS is that we are not a scam. We are a true leadership honor society. We are a real organization. That is honestly the biggest question I get because we are so new."
The only requirement for membership to the NSLS chapter at OSU is for students to have a 2.8 GPA or higher. There is also a one-time registration fee of $85. This covers both the tangible and intangible benefits of membership to the society. The tangible benefits include a membership kit with a t-shirt, certificate, car decal, pin, and plaque. The intangible benefits as stated on the NSLS website are: "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."
At a Glance:
When asked what he wishes students to know about the NSLS, he said, "The biggest thing I want students to understand about the NSLS is that we are not a scam. We are a true leadership honor society. We are a real organization. That is honestly the biggest question I get because we are so new."
The only requirement for membership to the NSLS chapter at OSU is for students to have a 2.8 GPA or higher. There is also a one-time registration fee of $85. This covers both the tangible and intangible benefits of membership to the society. The tangible benefits include a membership kit with a t-shirt, certificate, car decal, pin, and plaque. The intangible benefits as stated on the NSLS website are: "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."
At a Glance:
- The National Society of Leadership and Success is the largest leadership society in the United States.
- Terrance Lee, president of the OSU's NSLS chapter, said: "I have three role models: Martin Luther King, Nikola Tesla, and Bill Gates. The main reason all of them are my role models is because they did something when they were told that it couldn't be done. That is basically the way I live. I have epilepsy and I have been told that I couldn't do a ton of things and I keep proving them wrong. That is something else that I want all the members of this organization to believe--there should be nothing that can hold you back."
- Visit the NSLS's Facebook page and our chapter at OSU's Facebook page.
- Read some FAQs about the NSLS.
- Visit the NSLS's blog.
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