Chapter Meeting Ideas

Needing a fun way to spice your chapter meetings up a bit? Here is where you can find some fresh meeting ideas from different chapters!

If your chapter does anything fun that you wish to share with others, please let us know so we can spread the word!

Find opportunities with your college or other student organizations to partner up and complete a community service project.
Have members in your chapter make Christmas cards for nursing home residents or those serving in the military.
Volunteer at a local pet shelter to help feed or play with animals.

Crisis Communication: Being the hot topic that it is, maybe having someone who works within the communications department for a company come in and talk about how they react when a crisis happens would be beneficial because that is real – life scenarios that communicators will have to deal with.
Industry tours would allow students to catch a glimpse of what the professional communications world looks like. Members could visit agriculutral business or organizations and speak with professionals about their daily duties.
Have your ACT chapter visit a local elementary school to teach kids about various topics in agriculture.
Have a student panel of past ACT students come and talk about what they are doing now and how they got there. This is great for all ages to hear advice and words of wisdom as they enter the working world!
Professional panels are also great to have older members in the industry discussing the same thing but from a different perspective.
Host a resume critiquing workshop for members to get advice from professors/industry professionals about their resumes!

Host a lawnmower tune-up for the community! Individuals would bring push lawnmowers to be fixed up in time for the spring season and pay a fee. Students could check oil filters, sharpen blades and wash mowers before returning them back to the owners. This is a great opportunity to partner with another organization on campus!
Have students submit photos and design a calendar to sell!
Have members take professional headshots or design business cards for a small fee!

Students can partner with local high schools to mentor students interested in agriculture communications.
Host a leadership workshop where members can take personality assessments to understand themselves better. They can also learn about how to work with others that have different personalities than them.
Have members partner with local agriculture organizations to advocate for agriculture

Mashed Potato Bar: Invite members of your college who are not in ACT to come enjoy a mashed potato bar with all the toppings they could desire. This is a great way to engage other people and maybe spark an interest about communications.
Google fun ice breakers to do with your group to get them mingling and out of their comfort zone, especially if it is the beginning of the semester and you have a lot of new members coming in.
Do a holiday themed meeting: pumpkin carving, cookie decorating, gift wrapping contest, Valentine’s Day party, Easter egg hunt, hay ride, friendsgiving, etc.
Take the chapter out for a fun night in town! (Bowling, Dinner, Movie, Ice Cream)
Have a game night! Students could bring board games and video games to play.
Hold a bonfire and make s’mores!