Start a chapter

Eleven Easy Steps

If you are looking to get become a leader, there is no better better way to do so than to start a College Republican chapter on your campus. It is no secret that most universities have a significant liberal bias, so why don't you help change the discourse on your campus! College Republican chapters host activist events, play a crucial role in campaigns, and enable you to bring prominent conservative voices to speak on your campus. Being a CR is fun, rewarding, and will help mold you into a community leader.

Follw these 11 easy steps, and start a College Republican chapter on your campus today!

Step 1. Check the College Republican National Committee chapter map to see if there is a chapter already at your school.

Step 2. Find five (5) classmates to form your executive board and help you start a club. Positions on an executive board typically include a Chair, Vice-Chair, Treasurer, Secretary, Executive Director and Recruitment Director.

Step 3. Have each member of your executive board find five (5) people willing to join the club and participate in club meetings, events and activities by signing up with their first name, last name, email address and cell phone number.

Step 4. Find a faculty member willing to sponsor and advise the club. Good places to look for a faculty advisor are political science, economics, business, agriculture and fire safety departments.

Step 5. Draft a club constitution, which will state the club's mission, purpose and govern activities such as elections and officer duties.

Step 6. Contact your state's College Republican Federation by visiting www.crnc.org/leaders.

Step 7. From the contact information your executive board collected, create an organization email account ([your school]collegerepublicans@gmail.com), create a Facebook group and create a text messaging list.

Step 8. Apply to become an officially recognized student group with your school. If you follow steps 1-7, most, if not all, of the tasks required to become an officially recognized student group will likely have already been completed.

Step 9. Plan your club's first meeting. Pick a location, date, time and set an agenda. It's also good to have an interesting, motivational speaker and food at your first meeting.

Step 10. Hold a recruitment table on campus to promote the first meeting, expand your club and get more students involved in College Republicans!

Step 11. Fill out the below form to charter your club with the College Republican National Committee to get placed on our chapter map, receive weekly email updates with the latest CRNC news, videos and opinion, invitations to conference calls with prominent Republican leaders and other CRNC events, and access to CRNC materials and other resources.

Apply to Become an Official CRNC College Republican Chapter

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Step 1:* I certify that I have checked the CRNC chapter map to see if a College Republican chapter currently exists at my school.
Step 2:* I certify that I have found five (5) classmates to form an executive board and help me start a club.
Step 3:* I certify that each member of my executive board has found five (5) people willing to join the club.
Step 4:* I certify that I have found a faculty member willing to sponsor and advise the club.
Step 5:* I certify that I have drafted a club constitution, which states the club's mission, purpose and governs activities such as elections and officer duties.
Step 6:* I certify that I have contacted my state's College Republican Federation.
Step 7:* I certify that I have created an organization email account, Facebook group and text message list.
Step 8:* I certify that I have applied to become an officially recognized student group with my school.
Step 9:* I certify that I have planned my club's first meeting.
Step 10:* I certify that I have held a recruitment table on my campus to promote the first meeting, expand my club and get more students involved in College Republicans!
Step 11:* I certify that I have filled out this form honestly and to the best of my ability.