Like any organization, we have our own terms and definitions. Below is a list of the most likely used terms related to the Jaycees.

ACS - Active Chapter Size. Average membership of all chapters within a given population division.
Active Status Programs - Those national programs and projects designated by the U.S. Junior Chamber Executive Board of Directors for development and promotion.

Ambassador - The highest honor conferred by the U.S. Junior Chamber. This most distinguished form of recognition for outstanding past and present Jaycees can be bestowed at the state or chapter level upon application and approval. The prestigious Ambassadorship signifies an individual's exceptional contribution to the Junior Chamber movement in the United States.

Anniversary Dues - A dues collection system whereby a local member's annual dues to The U.S. Junior Chamber is due during each anniversary month of membership. The U.S. Junior Chamber collects these dues through chapters.

Annual Meeting - The meeting held each year to conduct business of The U.S. Junior Chamber. It is at this meeting that the president and ten vice presidents are elected. Each chapter may send delegates to the Annual Meeting, also known as the national convention.

Areas of Opportunity - The four Areas of Opportunity are categories of activities in which a successful and well-rounded chapter excels, and replace the 14 Pinnacles previously used. They are: Business, Community, Individual, and International.

Bid - An offer to host an event or meeting.

Bid Procedure - Rules for the preparation and presentation of a bid.

Blue Chip - A planning, evaluation and reporting process utilizing member and community input; designed to help chapters develop members and impact the community.

CPG - Chairperson's Planning Guide. A planning and evaluation tool utilized to effectively run Jaycee projects. Basically, it is a business plan written before, during and after a project documenting the steps followed in running the project.

Calling Tree - A system whereby chapter leaders call a specific number of members to update and activate them.

Chairperson - The individual charged with the responsibility for the completion of a project. The chairperson heads a committee and provides motivation for its members.

Chapter Management - The effective, efficient, and proper use of resources to accomplish a pre-determined objective.

Charter - A document indicating an organization's affiliation with The U.S. Junior Chamber or Junior Chamber International.

Community Development Programs - The programs of a chapter through which an individual member is given the opportunity of applying learned leadership and management skills to impact the local community.

Constitution - Rules and regulations an organization employs to determine its government and procedures.

DSA - Distinguished Service Award. An award presented to a young person of Junior Chamber age for outstanding community service.

Degrees of Jaycees - A program designed to help individual members receive the benefits of their membership; a Junior Chamber career path outline. The program consists of three phases divided into ten degrees.

District - A group of chapters, usually three to six, located within a geographic area of a state Junior Chamber organization.

District Director - A state officer who works directly with chapter presidents of a particular district.

Executive Board of Directors - The governing body of the New Jersey Junior Chamber charged with the conduct of the organization's business in accordance with its constitution and bylaws.

Executive Committee - The officers of the New Jersey Junior Chamber, consisting of the president, executive vice president, vice presidents, chairman of the board, chaplain, legal counsel, and treasurer.

Executive Vice President - This appointed officer of the New Jersey Junior Chamber is in charge of managing the day to day operations of the organization.

Exhausted Rooster - An affectionate title bestowed on a Jaycee upon reaching the age of 40, the age of Jaycee retirement.

Extension - The organization of a new Junior Chamber chapter. Also known as an affiliation.

GMM - General Membership Meeting. The GMM is the regular (usually monthly) business meeting of a Jaycee chapter.

HOBY - Hugh O 'Brian Youth Leadership

Honorary Member - Membership conferred upon an individual whose contribution to the organization has been so outstanding as to merit this honor.

Individual Development Program - The self-improvement programs of a chapter, aimed at teaching, developing and increasing the individual member's personal and leadership skills.

Institutional Chapter - A Junior Chamber chapter that exists within a confining, rehabilitative or job training facility.

JCI - Junior Chamber International. The worldwide Junior Chamber organization operating in more than 100 countries and territories. As a member of your local chapter, you are automatically a member of the New Jersey Jaycees, the United States Jaycees and JCI.

JCI Headquarters - Located in Coral Gables, Florida, and headed by a salaried secretary-general, serves the world organization.

JCI Senator - The highest honor bestowed by JCI upon a current or past member for his or her contributions to the Junior Chamber. A JCI Senator is a life member of JCI.

JCI World Congress - The Annual Meeting of Junior Chamber International held each year in November. Delegates from member nations conduct organization's business.

Jaycee Creed - A statement of philosophy and beliefs adopted by The U.S. Junior Chamber and JCI. The late C. William Brownfield of Columbus, Ohio, wrote the Creed in 1946. Brownfield later served as a national vice president.

Jaycee Family Week - Thanksgiving week is recognized annually by Junior Chamber members as a time to emphasize the importance of the family unit. Chapters use this week to recognize outstanding families, encourage communication in the home and involve their families in chapter activities.

Jaycees Magazine - The U.S. Junior Chamber publication sent to all members.

Jaycee Week - Beginning the third Sunday in January, the week marking the anniversary of the founding of The U.S. Junior Chamber in 1920. Chapters use this week to tell their communities of their accomplishments. Often a banquet is held during Junior Chamber Week/Jaycee Week to honor recipients of the Distinguished Service Award and employers of Jaycees.

LOM - Local Organization Member. A local organization (chapter) affiliated with The U.S. Junior Chamber and JCI.
LOTS - Local Officers Training School. A training service for newly elected chapter officers offered by your state organization.

Leadership Academy - A chapter project designed to put experienced members ' skills to work by guiding, training and encouraging new members through their first year of membership, and to provide new members with the knowledge of the Junior Chamber.

Leadership Training - A process by which the individual develops greater self-confidence, motivation, self-expression and other traits of leadership.

Legal Counsel - An officer who is legal adviser to an organization.

Library Status Programs - Programs and projects which are not actively promoted by The U.S. Junior Chamber, but for which information is available to chapters through the Products Department.

Local Presidents Summit - A seminar for the training of chapter presidents, usually sponsored by the national organization.

Metro - The name given Junior Chamber chapters in population divisions VII and VIII, and all chapters with over 150 members.
NOM - National Organization Member. A member nation of Junior Chamber International.

National Staff Officer - A paid employee of the U.S. Junior Chamber, with responsibility for a designated program area and headquarters functions. Staff officers frequently travel to state meetings, prepare informational and training materials and promote involvement in the Junior Chamber.

Newsletter - A publication of the chapter used to keep its members informed of Junior Chamber news and meeting information.

OYF - Outstanding Young Farmer. A Junior Chamber recognition program for farmers.

On-To - A slogan used in promoting attendance at a Junior Chamber meeting. Usually used in connection with a statewide meeting or the U.S. Junior Chamber Annual Meeting.

Orientation - The ongoing function of educating members about the Junior Chamber organization, its benefits and member opportunities.

Parade of Chapters - Competition among chapters within a state, in which points are earned and an overall chapter ranking is established.

Plan of Action - The Junior Chamber chapter's goals and plans for achievement developed each year by officers and members. Also known as the Chapter Plan.

Policy - Rules of practice and procedure that supplement the constitution and bylaws.

Public Relations - The acts of communicating what you are to the public. This is not to be confused with publicity, which is just one of the methods used in communicating the image.

Regular Member - A young person, age 18 through 40, whose dues are paid. A Jaycee.

Resources - The material, money, and, most importantly, the time and talent of people available to a Junior Chamber chapter.

Retention - Renewing of an individual's membership for another year.

Robert's Rules of Order (Revised) - A guidebook of parliamentary procedure written by General Henry A. Robert (U.S. Army) in 1874. These rules provide for the protection of the rights of the majority, the rights of the minority, the rights of individuals, and the rights of those absent, in the conduct of meetings.

Senator - See JCI Senator.

Speak-Up - An individual development program to offer all Jaycees an opportunity to develop their verbal communication abilities.

Sponsorships - Financial, material, or physical support of Junior Chamber programs by an outside individual, group, or firm.

Springboard - An individual activation program to aid chapters in involving new members in chapter activities. A Springboard certificate is available for presentation to those members meeting the defined criteria.

State Board Meeting/Weekend - A meeting conducted by a state officer in accordance with the bylaws of a state organization. Statewide meetings are held on a quarterly basis

State Director - A liaison between the state and local organization; a voting member of the board of directors of a state Junior Chamber organization.

TOYA - Ten Outstanding Young Americans. Each year during the week immediately prior to Junior Chamber/Jaycee Week, The U.S. Junior Chamber honors ten dynamic young Americans at an awards congress.

War Memorial Headquarters - The home office building of the U.S. Junior Chamber in Tulsa, Oklahoma. A staff of more than 10 conducts the business of the organization.

Write-Up - An Individual Development program used to develop written communications skills.