Key Club Vocabulary

Here is a list of terms any key clubber should know!

​SMT - Social Media Team. The awesome group of people who capture the moments of DCON and have their work potential published in District publications. 

DCON - District Convention. The event held once a year in the Rocky Mountain district where the new district board is elected and key club members recieve a weekend of something unexplainably awesome. 

ICON - International Convention. Held once a year, just like DCON, but including every district and twice as long.

LTG - Lieutenant Governor. This person serves on the district board and is in charge of one division within the district. They are your "go-to" for anything as a club officer. 

Key (in key club) - This means nothing. The reason we are called "key club" is because of the small group of boys that started the entire thing in Sacramento and called themselves the "key boys."

Caucusing - A procedure of questioning that takes place when electing new members of office. 

Endorsement - Typically for international office. To be endorsed means that public approval of ones continuing has been declared.

Buisness Professional - Refers to dress shirt, slacks, neck tie, sport or suit coat and appropriate shoes for males and dress or suite, skirt or slacks, blouse and appropriate shoes for females. 

Business casual - Refers to slacks, collared shirt and appropriate shoes for males and slacks, skirt or skort, blouse or collared shirt and appropriate shore for females.

Casual - Refers to shorts or jeans, collared shirts, sweatshirts or appropriate tee-shirts and casual footwear for males and shorts, skirt, skort or jeans, collared shirt, sweatshirt or appropriate tee-shirt and casual footwear for females.

KEY-O-D - Key Club obsession disorder; May result in sleepless nights and random bursts of joy along with the love for Century Gothic font. May also cause friendship at first sight due to meeting other key clubbers. Be cautious, KEY-O-D is contagious and difficult to cure.