I attended a lot of workshops this afternoon—all of which were designed to help chapter officers and advisors improve recruitment, visibility and members’ experience.
At the work, “Don’t just lead a binder, leave a legacy” Alicia (one of our member experience managers) and Lauren (who is a SA) led an idea- generating workshop about improving member turnout, and setting and implementing goals for individual chapters.
Later in the day, Andrea (the director of outreach) and Stephanie (also an SA) led a workshop on the NSCS class of 2008, and ways to increase membership.
Here are some tips that both workshops had, about increasing recruitment and/ or involvement:
Ideas that people had for various events:
- Doing a social event before the induction ceremony to get inductees excited about the ceremony.
- Giving people stars (gold, silver, bronze for attending meetings).
- Holding raffles for those who attend meetings so that they can win prizes.
Get involved in Freshman Orientation week—wear your NSCS T-shirts as you work, so that freshmen see NSCS on campus. Decorating the dorm room doors of people who’ve joined: - –working with advisor, stay in contact with your Registrar.
- End-of-the-year party where members could bring non-member friends.
- Facebook ads.
- Using facebook to promote community service events.
- Invite your academic advisors to NSCS induction—so that they know about NSCS and can answer questions from other students. Also invite representatives from the honors college/ department.
- Help create a homecoming float.
- Work with the student activities office.
Gratuitious workshop images:
Alicia and Lauren.
Stephanie and Andrea are in there, I promise. I just can’t guarantee picture quality, or you know, zoom.
Proof that I was working. I typed everything in word docs, and then did a cut and paste job later.
