Scrapbook Competition Judging –There are four categories to be considered and the weight ultimately given to each judge is shown on the score sheet and judges strive to be impartial. The National Executive Director shall appoint a Head Judge of the scrapbook judging at the National Convention. The National Office shall secure the necessary judges for the scrapbook judging in advance before the National Convention. There are four categories to be considered and each scrapbook will be scored in the different categories. The total score of points in the different categories will determine the winner of the “Best Scrapbook” and will receive a patch to go on their chapter banner.

Category I – Content

• Minutes
• Bylaws
• Points System or equivalent
• Newspaper Clippings
• Important Correspondence
• Officer and Advisor List
• Mementos of activities besides photo
• Current year materials only*
• Induction Invitations
• Membership List Note: Content - Each scrapbook presented for judging shall contain only material pertaining to the past school year. Scrapbook being judged on the previous school year should contain only material pertaining to that previous school year.

Category II – Organization

• Photos Identified
• School year on cover or Title page (put on both to make sure)
• Title page
• Table of contents
• Pages numbered
• Chapter name on cover or title page (put on both to make sure)
• Chapter divisions identified clearly
• Theme carried throughout scrapbook
• Book arranged in an orderly fashion
• Gamma Beta Phi or GBP Location on cover
• Note: make sure that everyone is identified in all photos. This will count off in the scoring.

Category III – Attractiveness

• Cover attractive (neat)
• Correct spelling
• Scrapbook falls within National guidelines (12X18X9)
• Lettering, captions attractive
• Good quality of photographs

Category IV – General Scoring

• Assortment of Photos
• Scrapbook will stand up to handling
• Attractiveness of Scrapbook as a Whole
• Scrapbook shows originality and creativity

Note: each category will be on a scale from 1 to 10. 1 being the lowest and 10 being the highest

The purpose of the scrapbook competition is to encourage each chapter to do its best and to permanently record its performance through a complete, attractive, creative, well-organized, and durable record of the chapter activities during each school year. And it also gives a number of chapter members an opportunity to increase their skills in putting together a scrapbook.

• Eligibility - State: Every active chapter of the Society is eligible to enter a scrapbook in either the two-year school or the university division of the annual state competition of the state in which the chapter is located.
   
  In the event that only one scrapbook is entered in a division on the state level, that scrapbook automatically wins. However, that scrapbook must be present at the National Convention and must undergo judging again.
   
• Eligibility - National: The winning scrapbook from each division on the state level is entered in the competition on the national level. The NEC Representative is responsible for sending the winning scrapbooks to National Headquarters Scrapbook

Awards are given at two levels

• State: Each state shall determine the number and nature of awards to be given and shall fund them from the state treasury. Every chapter in the state should be made aware of the policy.
• National: Each of the two division winners on the national level shall receive “Best Scrapbook” patch (for placing on the Chapter banner) for the chapter to keep. The ribbons will be presented through 4th place in each division.