1. Starting a Chapter1 Getting Started A Guide to Adopting, Starting, and Reactivating a Chapter

2. Starting a Chapter2 CAUTION! This presentation is divided into three parts:  Starting  Reactivating  Adopting

3. Starting a Chapter3 Table of Contents  Adopting a Chapter 4-10  Starting a Chapter 11-18  Reactivating a Chapter 19-21  Additional Information 22

4. Starting a Chapter4 Adopting a Chapter

5. Starting a Chapter5 Adopt What? High schools and middle schools who don’t have a chapter

6. Starting a Chapter6 What Do You Want? Contact a school and set up an appointment with a business teacher to discuss FBLA

7. Starting a Chapter7 Special Delivery Request a “Starter Packet” This packet includes:  Handbooks  Charter Materials  Officer Resource Guides

8. Starting a Chapter8 Forms, Forms, Forms Assist the adopted chapter with completing the charter application The chapter must have at least five members

9. Starting a Chapter9 Can I Help You?  Meet at least twice during the year  Help develop a program of work  Conduct an installation ceremony

10. Starting a Chapter10 Your Handsome Reward  Complimentary registration at SLC  Recognition

11. Starting a Chapter11 Starting a Chapter

12. 12 Pretty Please?  Make an appointment  Explain what FBLA is  Describe why FBLA will benefit the school  Suggest activities the chapter can do

13. Starting a Chapter13 FBLA Wants YOU! Tell your prospective adviser:  What FBLA is  You are starting an FBLA chapter  What an adviser does  “You would make a GREAT adviser!”

14. Starting a Chapter14 Me, Myself, and I Start recruiting members! For ideas, consult the presentation on Membership Recruitment included on the CD I’m #1!

15. Starting a Chapter15 Hamden Who? During the next meeting, you should:  Elect officers  Vote on chapter bylaws  Collect dues

16. Starting a Chapter16 You’ve Got Mail Submit a completed charter application to the California FBLA State Program Manager

17. Starting a Chapter17 The End Is Near Finally, you need to:  Develop a program of work  Conduct a new officer installation ceremony

18. Starting a Chapter18 Reactivating a Chapter

19. Starting a Chapter19 Private Eye Find out…  How long ago your school had a chapter  Why there is no longer a chapter at your school

20. Starting a Chapter20 Start Over Return to “Starting a Chapter” on Slide 4 and follow the remaining steps

21. Starting a Chapter21 This presentation is courtesy of the California FBLA State Leadership Team. Copyright 2002 For more information, log on to www.cafbla.org or www.fbla-pbl.org