The following requirements must be met before a chapter charter application will be approved. Resources are provided below to assist your group with meeting the below qualifications.
A chapter-in-formation must:
- have a minimum of 50 chapter members of which a minimum of 20 chapter members must also be national members.
- The chapter must simultaneously maintain a joint national-chapter membership rate of 35 percent.
- have all elected officers and the membership chairperson be national members.
- be 100 percent compliant with the Chapter Affiliation Requirements (CARE) at the time of the CARE deadline following the chapter-in-formation’s one-year anniversary.