If attendance policies are to be effective, roll must be taken consistently and efficiently at each meeting. This should not present a problem if the chapter is small, but it can be quite a headache in large chapters. These cards are handed out at a single entrance door by one or two officers.
Care is taken that each member gets only one card.
During the meeting, one person is stationed at each room door with a cardboard box. Members leaving early deposit their card in the box and have written their excuse for leaving early on the back of the card. Whe the meeting is adjourned, the rest of the members place their cards in the box. It is a great help to the Secretary if four to six members can spend a few minutes alphabetizing the cards after adjournment. If a member is late to a meeting, the time can be noted on the card as it is handed to the member.