National Membership Drive

The dates of the contest are August 1, 2011 through November 30, 2011.

There will be three prizes as follows:

1st place goes to the MEMBER who recruits the most new members.  It is a registration package (for one) to our 68th Convention in May 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. (Around $250 in value.)

2nd place goes to the CHAPTER who recruits the most new members.   It is a $100 gift certificate to Macy's.  The total members that a chapter reported at convention 2011 will be their starting count.  The total members that a chapter has on November 30th will be their ending count.  The new members gained will be the difference between these two.  It is as important to retain members as it is to recruit new members.  For example, if a chapter recruited 15 new members but did not retain 6 existing members - their actual increase in membership would be 9 not 15.

3rd place goes to the CHAPTER who gains the highest percentage of membership gain.  It is a $50 Visa gift card.  For example, if a chapter started with 47 existing members and gained 6 new members - their percentage gain will be around 11.33%.  If a chapter started with 16 members and gained 3 new members - their percentage gain will be around 15.80%.  The second chapter has the higher percentage of membership gain.  Again, the total members that a chapter reported at convention 2011 will be their starting count.

The winners will be announced once the December per capita and membership rosters are received.