Are you interested in starting a chapter of Alpha Lambda Delta on your campus? 

In the past three years, Alpha Lambda Delta has installed over 20 new chapters, and we're hearing from more new schools every day! 

Petitioning National Alpha Lambda Delta to become a new chapter of the national organization is a detailed, but fairly simple process; the exceptional students on your campus will thank you for the opportunities membership in National ALD will afford them. 

A chapter of Alpha Lambda Delta can improve retention and leadership identity on your campus.  If you're interested in starting a chapter, please contact Glenda Earwood to receive a copy of the "Starting a New Chapter" CD from the National Office.  This CD contains all the documents you'll need to start your own chapter of ALD at your campus - but here's are a few quick points about the process:

1. Establish a local honor society in which members meet Alpha Lambda Delta eligibility requirements (3.5 average for the first term, or cumulatively for the entire first year of college while carrying a full-time academic load of 12 or more hours).  If a chapter of ALD is installed, all members of the local organization regardless of class rank, may be installed as charter members.
2. Select or appoint advisors.  Your chapter should have two advisors, ideally one drawn from the faculty and one from administrative staff, but if that combination isn't feasible, two faculty or two staff are acceptable.  These individuals should be prepared to continue as advisors following the chapter's installation as a chapter of ALD.
3. Select an appropriate name for the local group.  Some combination of the letters Alpha, Lambda, and Delta or simply the name "Freshman Honor Society" is usually chosen, but names are not limited to these options.
4. Prepare a constitution patterned after that of the national organization.  A sample is included on the CD.
5. Identify financial resources for installation and chapter activities.  Some possibilities include local dues, institutional support from the President or Chief Academic Officer, fund raising activities, donations, etc.
6. Prepare and submit a petition to establish a chapter of Alpha Lambda Delta when the local group and its advisors believe that a chapter of the National Society will succeed.  The interval between receipt of a petition and a decision regarding acceptance is expected to be no more than six weeks.
7. The petitioning group is responsible for installation costs (e.g. activities such as a banquet or reception, programs, etc.) and meals and lodging for the Installing Officer.  Travel costs for the installing officer will be paid by National Alpha Lambda Delta.

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