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Manage Your Chapter |
Chapters must communicate with their members at least once every 6 months to keep them connected and let them know what is happening on a local and international level with Kappa Delta Pi. |
Methods of Communicating with Members |
| • | E-mail is cheap, quick, and easy. Compile a list of e-mail addresses of all active and inactive members. A complete membership roster with e-mail addresses can be obtained on the Members-Only Web Portal. E-mail is a great way to get the message out to everyone at once; however, it is impersonal. Also, e-mail can be deleted easily or ignored. You may want to consider using other ways to communicate with members, such as personal phone calls, newsletters, or bulletin board postings. |
| • | Web site. The most important aspect of a good chapter Web site is to make sure the information is accurate and updated! An updated Web site can promote events and meetings, provide contact information for officers, and remind members about scholarship deadlines. |
| • | Paper (or electronic) newsletter.
Newsletters or flyers are traditional ways of promoting events, but
still very effective. Paper newsletters give members something they
can keep and read. A complete membership roster with mailing addresses
can be obtained on the Members-Only
Web Portal. The Chapter Newsletter Template is updated quarterly,
with new issues posted in September, November, January, and March. |
| • | Personal phone call. Though newsletters and e-mails are great, there is nothing like a phone call to provide that personal touch! Calling to invite a few members to an activity will increase your active membership. Divide the list of members to call among the officers. More than likely, at least one person who is called will come to the next meeting. A personal invitation makes individual members feel valued and welcomed at chapter activities. |
