Tips for success
Looking for ways to recruit and retain members? Maybe you need some ideas for this year’s activities. Listed below are general activity ideas for your ACT chapter:
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Recruitment
Mentoring (buddy system)
Bi-monthly meetings: 1st social, 2nd business
Kick-off lunch
Magnet of meeting dates
End of year barbeque/banquet
Call-a-thon: call incoming and prospective students
Listserve & flyers |
Social
Kickoff cookout/bbq
Chapter exchange
Annual picnic
Skeet shoot
Volleyball tournament
Bowling
Senior send-off
Hockey games
Co-organization X-mas party
Booth at yearly open house |
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Leadership
Alumni/current member relations
Upper classmen/freshmen connection program
Committee creation
Officer meeting and retreats
Community education mentoring program
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Community Service
Ronald McDonald House
Food Pantry
Clothing donations
Can food drive
Collect food for needy
Nursing home entertainment
Battered women’s shelter
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Fundraising
Relay for Life
Concessions
Combine w/other clubs
Sell clothes and stuff
Casino night
Chili cook off
Stuff envelopes
Letter writing campaign
Marketing campaigns for campus events or other clubs
Apply for student funds
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Education
Guest speakers: Industry experts, including communicators, reporters, editors, spokesperson, farmers, ACT and university alumni
Tours: local publishers, printers and designers, organizations, associations of growers/producers
Mentorship: match upper and under classmen, match members with professionals
Interaction: Collaboration with local organizations
Collaborations with campus groups
Experience: Providing students with contact/network opportunities that facilitate career/jobs search for positions in journalism, communications or marketing
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