Process to Start a Chapter Phase 4:  Post-Installation

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Process to Start a Chapter

•	Phase 1 – Chapter Approval	•	Phase 3 – Installation
•	Phase 2 – Chapter Planning and Building	•	Phase 4 – Post-Installation
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Within 2 weeks after the Installation Ceremony, the chapter must complete the following activities:

•	Send the top portion of the New Initiate Information Form to Headquarters, with one check made out for the total amount of initiate dues ($39 per initiate).
•	Send Headquarters a copy of your printed installation ceremony program, pictures, and a summary of the events, as well as a copy of any distributed press releases.
•	Send thank-you letters to special guests, installation committee members, etc.
•	Establish chapter committees.
•	Send a news release to community and campus newspapers.
•	Conduct a goal-setting session with the new officers.
•	Ensure that officers complete their officer training.

Within 2 months after the Installation Ceremony, the chapter should:

•	Send a chapter newsletter or written correspondence to all local chapter members.
•	Plan and complete a chapter program.

Other Items for the chapter to do:

•	Complete the new chapter survey. All new chapters are required to submit a completed survey following their installation event. The surveys help Chapter Services determine ways to improve our working relationship with new chapters and assess your chapter’s specific needs as we continue to supporting your chapter's development.
•	Report chapter officers to HQ. If your chapter has not reported its permanent chapter officers, please report them through the Members-Only Web Portal
•	Continue to review and fulfill requirements for your selected chapter model. Apply for the Rising Star Award for new chapters Review criteria for this award that is designed especially for new chapters who demonstrate outstanding management and programming in the first biennium following installation.
•	Attend KDP’s biennial International Convocation. All new chapters receive a stipend to offset costs associated with attending Convocation in the biennium of their installation date. For more information, contact your Regional Chapter Coordinator.
•	Plan your next initiation. With all of the excitement and positive energy generated with a new professional organization on campus and your promotion of the KDP chapter, many additional people will be interested in membership who may not have been able to join the charter group. This is the perfect time to plan recruitment and initiation to capitalize on this interest. All chapters must initiate new members at least once each year.