We have won a major award at the International Collegiate Conference (ICC) annually in all but one of the past 23 years. Also, we are financially strong, meaning we can undertake new fundraising activities or professional development events before raising seed money. We keep copious records on fundraising and chapter operations, which are passed from one year’s Chapter to the next to improve the Chapter’s efficiency and success. We do an excellent job recruiting upperclassman (i.e., juniors and seniors), but historically, the chapter does a poor job recruiting underclassmen (i.e., freshmen and sophomores). During the first few weeks of the semester, we focus on recruiting. The result: a cadre of students is recruited within the first few weeks of the semester. From this pool and returning members, new officers are chosen, although some officers are appointed in the spring semester. To instill commitment among members, we have expanded the number of officers, allowing all to participate. We had a plethora of new members. This is largest the chapter has been this early in the year.
