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Membership & Expansion

Step 3: Form a Chartering Committee. Daphne Cagle, a
member of Alpha Eta
The chartering committee should include members from the membership and/ Chapter in California
or expansion committees, the state organization president or designee, and leaders State Organization,
from a variety of local chapters. This committee can include educators from the has served on the
chosen area who have agreed to invite prospective members. Their tasks are to DKG California
organize an event to invite prospective members, strategize methods for recruiting Leadership Team for
members, organize the orientations, and arrange for the chartering. the past 18 years
and currently serves
Step 4: Find Prospective Members. as Expansion Chair.
She is also a member
First, consider why potential members would want to join this chapter. Are of the International
there projects that would be relevant to members? Would scholarships or support Membership and
for educators be a reason to join this chapter? Connect the seven Purposes, when Expansion Committee.
possible, to areas the new chapter might consider when planning their future daphnecagledkgca@
gmail.com
endeavors.
Encourage existing members to find educators throughout the community—not
only in their school district but also at church or in other community organizations.
These can include current members who moved to the area but are far away from
their chapter. Be sure to market DKG on social media. The best way to find new
members is through direct contact with enthusiastic members.

Step 5: Organize and Hold an Event.
Organize an event to familiarize prospective members with DKG. The
PowerPoint Pride in the Big Picture, located on the DKG international website, is
used to familiarize potential members with DKG. After logging in to the website at
www.dkg.org, go to Resources > Membership > New Members > Orientation and
Reorientation PowerPoints. Local chapters provide refreshments, and the chartering
committee organizes the program and handouts.

Step 6: Collect
Applications.

Distribute and collect
applications at the event. If
potential members do not fill
out an application at the event,
they should be contacted within
a few weeks by a member—
preferably someone they know.
Contact potential members
who have already filled out
applications to see if they
have friends or colleagues
who would like to join DKG.
Additional orientations can
be held over Zoom, via phone Expansion Chair Daphne Cagle and California State Organization
calls, or using FaceTime. President (2019-2021) Sue Noyes lead the chartering of Kappa Epsilon
Chapter via Zoom on August 29, 2020.

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