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Key Questions for Thinking About DKG

DKG
• Do you know the story of DKG?
• Do you share the story of DKG with the members in your
chapter, with new members, and with potential members?
• How do you share the story of DKG with the members of
your community?
Chapter
• What roadblocks for busy lifestyles can your chapter remove
to help every member flourish?
• Have you assessed the current activities of your chapter?
• Are you doing activities because “this is what the chapter
does” or is there a better way to proceed?
• Do the programs, projects, and activities of the chapter meet the needs of the chapter members?
• What is the chapter communication style: email, text, phone call, electronic app?
• Does that style have enough differentiation so that all members of the chapter are well informed?
• Has your chapter conducted a needs assessment?
• Could childcare at DKG events help ease family responsibilities for members with children?
• Are you publicizing your chapter activities to enhance your visibility in the community?
• Do your chapter committees need revision to work more effectively?
• Do leadership roles in the chapter need to be streamlined to help members successfully fulfill various roles?
• Do potential and new members feel warmly welcomed at your chapter meetings and events?
• Are you exploring ways to increase your chapter membership?

Community
• Has the chapter recently assessed the needs of your community?
• What areas of need do you see and how can you fill the void?
• How can you impact and improve the education of students in the community?
• Could your chapter partner with others to enhance the impact of your efforts?
Members
• What needs do the collegiate members of DKG have that differ from the rest of the members?
• How can we as colleagues help impact the development of future educators?
• What local young women in your community could you refer to other chapters as collegiate members or
share?
• How is your chapter looking to meet the needs of working teachers?
• Does your chapter provide mentoring, encouragement, friendship, and classroom support to working
teachers?
• What are the needs of the retired members of your chapter?
• Are programs and activities relevant to retired colleagues?
• Do the retired members feel they are a relevant part of the chapter?
• Are there ways the retired members can assist the collegiate and working teachers?
• How are you keeping your reserve members engaged?
• Are you communicating effectively with your reserve members?
• Do the reserve members feel a part of your chapter?
• What can your chapter members do to meet the needs of your other chapter members?

Impact
• What changes can you see that would benefit your chapter?
• What steps can you begin to take to enact impactful change in your chapter?

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