SOS Orientation Name Title School SOS Degree year

SOS Orientation Name Title, School SOS Degree, year

Orientation Agenda • Welcome to Students Offering Support (SOS)! • Icebreaker Games • SOS 101 • [Chapter] SOS in 2014/2015 • [Chapter] SOS Operations • What to expect from SOS • Closing

Introduction to SOS

The Beginning of SOS

Our Mission To empower students through social entrepreneurship supporting education both locally and internationally while fostering global citizenship.

The SOS Model RAISING MONEY RAISING MARKS SOS charges students a $15$20 donation to attend an Exam-AID session. RAISING ROOFS SOS’s 3600 OF VOLUNTEERISM Exam-AID review sessions are 2 hour group review sessions taking students over the material on an upcoming exams. SOS chapters fund and build sustainable development projects on annual volunteer outreach trips.

Organizational History • 2004: Student club launched at Wilfrid Laurier University, raised $140, 000 from 2004 -2008 • 2008: Launched as a national charity by founder, Greg Overholt, with 11 chapters across Canada. • 2011: Awarded the Special Citation in Social Entrepreneurship, E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year program • 2012: 21 chapters across Canada helping 15, 000 students prepare for exams, raising $300, 000 and marking SOS’s $1, 000 th dollar raised! • 2014: Now with 28 chapters coast to coast, we’re looking for this to be SOS’s best year yet!

Strategic Direction By 2017, SOS seeks to help 50, 000 students a year raise their marks, which equates to generating $1 million to help raise roofs in Latin American Communities

SOS Supports: Academic Development • Gen Y Methodology – Student tutors review materials in a way that is both familiar and relatable to the students, without losing site of the course content. – Tutors create interactive & participatory reviews that effectively involve students to not only learn the materials, but learn how to study effectively – Tutors build a wonderful peer mentorship relationship between students and volunteer tutors: • Peer Mentorship – Our volunteers are compassionate and engaged students – they are not paid but they are there because they care to help others & develop leadership skills – Our volunteers are not just tutors - they are mentors to students who create an environment where learning extends well beyond material covered for an exam • Proof – Our model has proven effective in conjunction with the array of University support initiatives provided. – Statistical analysis was performed with first year Economics students at Laurier University - study showed that students who attended the Midterm 2 Exam-AID did 15% better than their peers

Products We Offer • Exam-AID Session: In-person review sessions led by a tutor that last 2 -3 hours; the staple SOS product • Digital Exam-AID Session: Recorded Exam-AID sessions made available to students through the chapter’s website • Mock Exams: A compilation of questions and problems created by the tutor in the style of the midterm or final exam; available through the website or at Exam-AID sessions • Study Packages: Compilation of slides from the session, notes and/or sample questions; available through the website or at Exam-AID sessions

Chapter Structure

Chapter Vision/Goals for the Year

Expectations of Volunteers

Volunteer Policies

Portal

Meetings

Internal Communications

Socials & Events

Contacts

Outreach Trip

What to Expect: Your Volunteer Experience • Real world experience: It sets SOS volunteers apart from others applying for jobs. • Grad school: A past volunteer said his interviewer from the Ivey business school only asked about his SOS experience. • References: SOS can act as a unique references as opposed to employment & personal references • Building a Network: SOS is a great way to build your network on campus & in the professional world • Meaningful, Affordable Travel: Outreach trips are currently the most inexpensive volunteer trips on campus!

What to Expect: National Partners If you are searching for a co-op position or full-time job with Ernst & Young let us know you are applying & we’ll send a reference directly to an E&Y recruiter. You can get 15%, 25% or 40% off of any Princeton Review course. Just go on Portal, submit a summary of your involvement & you’ll receive a discount code. Through Merit Travel, SOS is able to coordinate affordable flights for outreach trips.