Advisor/Faculty Referral: Face-to-Face Invitation
- Most Sigma Kappa Delta Advisors are English/Language Arts/Literature professors. This allows them to find individuals who have an avid interest in our core subject. Asking in the classroom and hand-delivering applications to prospective members adds a personal touch to invitations.
- Since our membership is limited to (usually) two-years, do not leave out “potential” candidates: those who are not eligible to join YET because of too few classes, etc. Encourage those students to attend meetings and join chapter activities. While they cannot apply for scholarships or awards, you will have them hooked, and they may join as soon as they are eligible, providing some student continuity to your chapter.
Registrar/Student Records
- Ask your college registrar or student records to print a list of all students eligible by GPA to join. Email an invitation to those students.
- If your eligible student list is too large to email directly, the Central Office can send it for you. Please send your message text and a spreadsheet with the students’ first name, last name, and email address to skd@niu.edu.
By Email
- Take the chapter and spend the afternoon in a computer lab on campus.
- Prepare an email invitation that the membership can copy and paste into a personal email to eligible students.
Bulletin Boards and Flyers
- Appropriate a bulletin board in a highly visible area on campus. Decorate it in the signature ΣΚΔ colors of green and gold. Post pictures along with meeting times and locations.
- Display flyers and bookmarks in advising areas, the library, the department administrative assistant’s office, and the cashier’s booth on campus. Make sure your name is visible throughout campus.
Campus Events
- Host a campus birthday party for William Shakespeare, a “Favorite Literary Character” Halloween party, or an “Open Mic” session in the campus café or library.
- Use these events, not as fundraisers, but as recruiting tools.
Start a Local ΣΚΔ Newsletter
- Place the newsletters in advising areas, the library, the English (or department) administrative assistant’s office, and the cashier’s booth on campus.
- Post the newsletters on bulletin boards, foyer areas, and in English classrooms.
