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• 46.4% read the chapter news first.
• 30.1% would like to see additional or lengthier chapter articles.
• 86.5% enjoy the photos.
• 85.5% would like fewer articles, with 16–20 pages as the ideal number of
pages.
• 86.8% were busy and did not participate in the Newscaster’s 10-question
game/scavenger hunt held over the holiday period by playing or providing
a prize.

Dr. Kammie Richter, Regarding membership:
inducted as a member • 78.7% realize DKG is losing members each year.
of Xi Chapter in Illinois
State Organization (ILSO) • 56.6% have invited a potential member to a meeting or have brought in a
in 2010, has served as new member.
chapter treasurer and
president. She became Participants were allowed to add comments at the end of the survey. A plethora
ILSO Executive Assistant in of comments ranged from the positive to suggesting improvements to chapters and
July 2015 and ILSO Editor the organization itself. A new survey that may allow all to say what they think about
in July 2020. A regular
attendee at every ILSO specific topics regarding DKG is in the works as ILSO leaders want to know what
state convention as well members want.
as five DKG conferences Would results in your DKG world be similar? I encourage chapters and state
and conventions, Richter organizations to use such simple surveys to gather members’ perceptions as the
has presented numerous basis for moving forward. Those members who have served as officers or chairs for
times at all DKG Levels. their chapter, state organization, or at the international level may not understand the
She currently serves
on the Bulletin Editorial reasons some are not renewing their membership or may see it as others not being
Board, 2022–2026. sufficiently dedicated to the Society. This kind of survey, although somewhat limited
in scope, can provide insights into members’ thinking and perceptions. As a Society,
Kam93richter@gmail.com we need to recognize that we need to change things for the future if we are to survive
for another 100 years—or, for that matter, for another 20, as we are losing members
so frequently that we are nearing the bottom of the bell curve (Richter, 2023).

Reference
Richter, K. (2023). A century of existence: Seven possibilities for action to assist the growth of our
Society. The Delta Kappa Gamma Bulletin, 89(2), 9–15.

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