Delta Kappa Gamma President-Chapter

2014-2016Biennial Report

Due February 1, 2016

DIRECTIONS:

Send one copy to each of the following:

  1. State Organization President (contact State Organization for address or email)
  2. Chapter President
  3. Chapter File

Information from this report will be compiled by your state organization chair to be shared and submitted to the International Chair. Copies may be duplicated before mailing. Questions may be answered as needed on a separated sheet and attached to this form.

Greek Name of Chapter (e.g., Alpha) / Geographic Name of State Organization (e.g., Texas, Alberta, Sweden) / Date of Report
Number of Chapter Members / Number of Chapter Meetings Held Per Year
Name of Chapter President / E-Mail Address

Please respond to the following questions to the best of your ability. Your responses will assist your state organization and the international committees in developing strategies to support, encourage and strengthen chapters throughout the Society.

  1. Did your state organization provide training sessions for chapter officers?
Yes, I attended training sessions that were very helpful
Yes, but the sessions were not helpful to me
No, training was not provided but I did receive materials
No, training was not provided and I did not receive materials
Other:
  1. Did or will your chapter hold one or more initiation ceremonies during the 2014-2016 biennium? (Please indicate the option that best describes your chapter initiation strategy this biennium.)
Yes, we held one or more initiation ceremonies
Yes, and we used the new Membership Recruitment Plan
Yes, and we used the Pride in the Big Picture Orientation
No, we did not hold an initiation ceremony this biennium
Other:
  1. Does your chapter have a strategy for any of the following? (Please check all that apply.)
Recruiting members
Reinstating members
Keeping in touch with reserve members
Contacting members who are not attending meetings
Engaging new members (initiates, reinstated and transferred members)
Honoring/recognizing members
Strengthening the chapter
Other:
  1. What resources on the Communications & Publicity Committee webpage have you utilized? (Please check all that apply)
Weebly videos
Templates for chapter brochures and business cards
“What Every Discerning DKG Editor and Webmaster Needs to Know”
Steps to Having Your Website Certified
Practices to Improve Publicity
Get Connected! Newsletter
Guidelines for State Organization and Chapter Communication Committee Chairs
  1. What resources would you like made available for communication and marketing?
Additional instructional videos
More information on copyright issues
Handouts for members
Additional templates for marketing
More tips for marketing the chapter/Society
Other:
  1. What topic(s) would you suggest be included in future breakout sessions and/or issues of the Focus on Finance?

  1. Does your chapter receive/utilize the Focus on Finance? Yes No
If yes, what topic(s) was most helpful?
  1. Has your chapter used the DKG Finance Committee PowerPoints in a chapter meeting? Yes No

  1. What did your chapter/members do to promote international scholarship awareness? (Please check any that apply.)
Chapter newsletter
Chapter meetings
State Organization Newsletter
State Meetings
Recognition of scholarship recipients
Attend workshops by recipients or other members
  1. What services/resources of the International Scholarship Committee do your chapters use? (Please check all that apply.)
Website information
Scholarship brochure
International Scholarship Application
Articles in Society Publications
Presentations at International Convention/Regional Conferences
Scholarship Tip Sheet for Chapters
  1. Please describe you most successful and/or popular chapter project/activity for this biennium.

  1. Did your chapter have programs supporting the following EEC goals during this biennium? (Please check all that apply.)
Empowering women through leadership opportunities (personal growth, life-long learning, arts and music, community leadership, professional pride)
Promoting educational excellence through programs and projects (SEE, educational law and policy, pedagogical research, excellence in education, “Hot Topics”)
Changing global awareness through collaboration worldwide (develop global awareness, DKG/UN, Schools for Africa, chapter to chapter interaction)
Other:
  1. How does your chapter promote World Fellowship?

  1. Please share suggestions or concerns regarding your chapter and/or overall membership experience. (For example: chapter concerns, suggested topics for conferences/conventions, recommendations to Society leadership)

Thank you for completing and returning this form. Your ideas, concerns and accomplishments are important to us and will provide direction for the work of the Society.