The following is a list of requirements and judging criteria that should be met to enter your chapter’s Yearbook into Regional Competition. The Yearbooks will be judged by an alumni panel and an International guest, if available to do so. 

Basic Requirements:

1. Each Yearbook must have an overall theme. The theme may reflect the current Honors Study Topic, but any is acceptable; however, the theme should be carried out throughout the book.
2. The Yearbook must include five divisions as follows, in this order: 
•  “The Honors Study Topic"
•  "Scholarship”
•  “Leadership”
•  “Service”
•  “Fellowship”

3. Each division should include activities or events related to that division. Some overlapping between divisons will exist and is unavoidable. The chapter has the discretion to determine which division an activity is best related to. 
4. The chapter may add additional divisions, such as a Memorabilia division that would include souvenir items or coverage of events related to the college rather than the Society.

Criteria for Judging:

1. Cover
2. Use of an overall, unifying theme
3. Use of the Honors Study Topic and the four Hallmarks (Scholarship, Leadership, Service and Fellowship) in that order for divisions.
4. Comprehensiveness of Contents
5. Copy (including body copy, text, cutlines or other types of photo identification)
6. Presentation of materials
• Organization
• Clarity
• Neatness
• Creativity/Originality 

Each yearbook will receive a rating in each of the above six criteria. Winners will be determined by a point value of 1-5, with 5 being excellent, assigned to each criterion. No single criterion has a higher point value than any other.