National Officer Nominations

Girls should prayerfully consider serving as a National GMA Officer!  Those who want to be nominated must have the approval of their family, counselor, and pastor before coming to retreat!  Nomination Forms (found at the back of the counselor letter here) should be turned in upon arrival to camp at registration. 

Rules of Eligibility

  • Girls entering 9th grade and who have not graduated from high school nor married may be nominated.
  • Nominees must have attended National GMA Retreat at least once before the year she is nominated, but should be faithful in attendance to all levels of GMA meetings. 
  • Nominees must have completed a forward step or YLA objective during the past year.
  • Nominees must be present at this Retreat to be eligible for election and must be willing to fulfill the duties of the office for which she is nominated.
  • Nominees must be willing to attend two National GMA Officer Planning meetings. 
  • Nominees are asked to meet in the Tabernacle with members of the Advisory Council on Wednesday afternoon at 4:30 P.M.  If a nominee has a conflicting activity, she should see Mrs. Lane Flynt or Mrs. Katy Nix prior to the meeting or her name will not appear on the ballot. 

Nominees will be announced Wednesday before dinner. The vote will be by secret ballot on Thursday afternoon. The announcement will be Thursday evening and the installation will be Friday morning. Officer nominees will eat breakfast with the National GMA Officers Thursday morning.  The new officers will meet Thursday night with the outgoing officers.