ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS

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ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS

• Creating a Great Membership Education Program
• Phil Rubin, National Chapter Field Rep.
• 2007 National Convention Orlando, FL

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What are we doing here?

• Discussing some basic, BIG concepts.
• Talking about the elements of a great Membership
  Education Program
• Discussing the process for making your own great
  MEP
• Answering any questions you might have

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BASICCONCEPTS
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Basic Concepts

• Understanding vs. Memorization
• Village vs. VP-only Process
• Written and Voted On vs. On-the-fly
• Bonding with Chapter vs. Within Class
• Policy on Hazing

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ELEMENTS OFA GOOD PROGRAM
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Elements of a Good Program

• Membership Selection Plan
• Recruiting Plan
• Teaching Plan
• Continuing Education Plan

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Membership Selection Plan

• Literally What makes a great brother for our
  chapter? Who are we looking for?
• Might be a list of qualities, a summary,
  observations, or examples.
• Should be the MANDATORY qualities, so dont get
  unnecessarily specific.

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What Would We Put In Our Membership Selection
Plan?
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Recruiting Plan

• Now that you know what you are looking for, how
  do you recruit them?
• This should be a DETAILED, WRITTEN plan
  containing
• Every advertisement, announcement, etc.
• Every event and how to run them
• A schedule for the whole recruitment period,
  including voting on bids, etc.

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Some Notes About Recruiting

• Go beyond just social events were not just a
  social fraternity.
• Recruiting involves everyone. Attendance at
  recruiting events should be mandatory and very
  active.
• Recruit based on the qualities you listed as
  making ideal brothers
• QUALITY over QUANTITY

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Some More Notes About Recruiting

• Hold a discussion about recruiting essentials at
  the very beginning of the year.
• Personal invitations use them!
• Recruit with interactive events as much as
  possible. Dinner is better than watching a
  movie!
• Recruiting isnt just about people showing
  interest in you its about you showing interest
  in them.

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Teaching Plan

• Now we have some candidates. How do we teach
  them?
• What is our goal here?

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To Make Great Brothers
Teach them to

• Get to know the brothers as individuals
• Understand the Fraternity what it stands for
  and why it matters
• Understand their obligations in joining Kappa
  Kappa Psi
• Better themselves as band members and people as
  described in your MSP
• Help them experience the Fraternity they are
  joining

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Teaching Plans Should Include

• Complete CALENDAR
• Detailed SYLLABUS
• INSTRUCTIONS for VP and Chapter on every detail
  of everything
• Full LESSON PLANS
• Copies of ALL tests
• The answer to why? for each item

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Continuing Ed. Plan

• Okay, weve identified great band members,
  recruited them, and taught them to be great
  brothers. All done?
• What IS Continuing Education?
• Any activity that helps to make us better
  brothers or band members, helping us to fulfill
  the ideals of Kappa Kappa Psi and in our
  Membership Selection Plan.

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Continuing Education

• What are some examples?

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Writing Your Plan

• Make the Continuing Education Plan similar to a
  cook book.
• Lots of options to choose from, with detail
  instructions for each one you might choose.
• Also, be sure to have some staples things you
  do regularly.
• Continuing Education should be on-going, with
  something happening every few weeks at least.

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MAKING THAT GREAT M.E.P.
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Making that Great MEPThe four BIG questions.

• Step One What makes a great brother?
• Membership Selection Plan
• Step Two How will we attract and recruit those
  band members? Recruiting Plan
• Step Three How will we help them become good
  brothers? Teaching Plan
• Step Four How will we keep growing after
  initiation? Continuing Education Plan

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The Big Questions

• What makes a great brother?

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The Big Questions

• How will we attract and recruit those band
  members?

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The Big Questions

• How will we help them become good brothers?

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The Big Questions

• How will we keep growing after initiation?

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FINAL THOUGHTS
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Main Recommendations

• WRITE IT DOWN!
• Have it approved by the chapter and by your
  sponsor
• Update it regularly evaluate after every class
• Purpose it.
• Make it about EVERYONE.

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Common CFR Recommendations

• Allow your candidates to come to meetings.
• Recruit from ALL BANDS.
• Go over National Policies with candidates PRIOR
  to First Degree.
• Hold First Degree at VERY BEGINNING of process.
• Understand the rules on blindfolding!

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• It takes FORETHOUGHT and PLANNING to be great at
  Membership Education.

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Need help?

• Phil Rubin, National Chapter Field Representative
• kkycfr_at_kkytbs.org / 405-747-5867