Manpower2013 Delta Chi Regional Leadership Conference

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Recruitment AND Retention

Meaningful Recruitment EffortsAvoid the “good guy” syndrome

Identify the right men to recruit

Sell the right things to those men

What is Manpower?

Our Purpose

Learning to implement strategies for increasing membership engagement and retention in their chapter or colony

Being able to use critical thinking to identify areas for improvement in the realm of membership engagement

Membership Engagement

EngagedMembers care about their chapter and put work into making it better. They are invested in the success of the group.

Not EngagedMembers enjoy their experience, but are not actively participating in shaping it. Often the majority in a chapter

Actively DisengagedMembers who, for some reason, have been caused to actively withdraw from their chapter.

Average Engagement vs. Ideal Engagement

Case Studies

Strategies for Improvement

Improving engagement necessitates changing behaviors, processes, and systems.

Behaviors: How members act. What the cultural norms in the chapter or colony for what is and is not acceptable behavior.

Processes and systems: Chapter operations procedures and their systemic implementation.

Making Every Opinion Count

Distribute meeting minutes

Always follow-up on commitments made

Host an effective retreat

Have Executive Board retreat AFTER chapter retreat

Improving Motivation

A lack of motivation is a symptom rather than a problem

The Needs Assessment is a useful tool to combat this

Appreciate Everyone’s Contribution

Always praise in public and criticize in private

Give specific feedback

Have a “Brother of the Week” Award or Gavel Pass at every meeting

Alignment with Mission and Values

Hold a Ritual meeting at least once a month

Host a reading of Ed King’s Secret Thoughts of a Ritual and follow it with a discussion of Delta Chi’s Ritual.

Come up with a local mission statement

Promoting Meaningful Friendships

Have standards for Big Brothers

Host regular brotherhood events

Cultivate chapter unity rather than associate member class unity