1. How to Increase Chapter Membership
Chapter Members, Alumni, and Professional Members

2. Membership Campaign Promo Video

3. How to Increase Chapter Members
Promotion
Create flyers promoting DECA and all it offers
Talk about DECA and upcoming meetings on school announcements and news
Create DECA calendar listing all upcoming activities and events
Have your chapter officers wear DECA shirts to get people interested
Post about DECA on Social Media
On your chapter social media
Chapter Officers’ own social media
Free T-Shirts and Pins
Include “free” t-shirts by increasing your membership fee to join your chapter slightly and handing out shirts

4. How to Increase Chapter Members
Membership Video
Play a membership video in all the business classes offered at your school one day and have all the business teachers give a brief overview of what DECA is and what opportunities it offers
DECA Inc's Membership Promo Video
DECA Inc's Membership Promo Video
DECA Inc's Membership Promo Video

5. How to Increase Chapter Members
Introductory Meetings
Hold introductory meetings with free food and music with chapter officers sharing their DECA experiences and answering questions that potential members may have
Show videos of different conferences
Explain the competitive events program along with DECA Idea Challenge and Virtual Business Challenges
Discuss scholarship opportunities
Bring up field trips, socials, and community service activities
Discuss new skills you learn and how you can develop them further at DECA’s leadership conferences
Create flyers informing members of these meetings so new members or potential members are informed of these opportunities

6. How to Increase Alumni Members
Host a DECA Alumni Event
Put up flyers about it in the community inviting DECA alumni to come to your school for refreshments and the chance to network with one another and students
Discuss benefits of becoming DECA Alumni
Alumni members receive a pin and card, one-year subscription to DECA Direct (if a current address is provided) and the value of supporting an organization that has impacted them and additional emerging leaders and entrepreneurs.

7. How to Increase Professional Members
Get your parents to join and become professional members! Reach out to other family and friends
Get your official DECA sponsors to join as professional members and put their logos on the back of your chapter shirts
Have a panel of business professionals that sign up to become professional members come in and discuss their jobs
Provide these professionals with refreshments and a chance to advertise their business

8. Questions?
If you have any questions, ideas, or requests for further resources please feel free to contact us. We love hearing from you!
Contact Nimisha Jain, Vice President of Visual Media at
Contact Andres Lopez, Vice President of Statewide Campaigns at