Fall Membership Challenge
We are pleased to announce the 2023 winners!
Most Creative Recruitment Strategies— Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
Most Students Recruited— Cummins College of Engineering for Women, Nagpur (800% growth!)
The Fall Membership Challenge is a recruitment contest between student chapters occurring September 20, 2023 through October 23, 2023. This contest is intended to challenge students to recruit new Material Advantage Student Members. Contest winners receive monetary prizes for the most creative strategies and the highest percentage increase in chapter membership.
How To Participate
There are two categories in which your chapter can participate:
I. Most Creative Recruitment Strategies ~ $500
Chapters must submit a record of the month’s recruitment activities and programs. A double-spaced essay that is a minimum of one page (not including photographs) that describes the recruitment strategies used as well as photographs that show the chapter spirit, recruitment activities, and/or new members should be included. Chapters will be asked to upload these in the Membership Challenge Application. The chapter that implements the most creative program to recruit new members while achieving a minimum 10% increase in membership will win this contest. The winning chapter will receive $500 and a digital certificate.
II. Most Students Recruited ~ $1,000
Chapters will be prompted to either submit paper membership applications or list the members who joined online. In order for members who joined online to be credited to the chapter, their full name should be supplied in the Membership Challenge Application. The chapter with the highest percentage of membership increase during the Membership Challenge will receive $1,000 and a digital certificate.
Rules & Procedures
Only new members will count towards chapter growth; renewal of existing memberships may be submitted but will not be counted in this contest. Payment details must accompany any paper applications submitted. The Membership Challenge Application will walk you through this process. To ensure members who joined online are credited to your chapter, their full name should be supplied in the Membership Challenge Application. Your chapter must have a minimum of five active members; if you have fewer than five members, any increase beyond five will be considered.
Starting chapter membership size will be determined based on existing Material Advantage Membership as of September 19, 2023. Only members with a Material Advantage join date between September 20, 2023 and October 23, 2023 will be counted.
You may enter both categories; however, the same chapter cannot win both categories.
Winners with photographs submitted may be published in Material Advantage Partner publications (at the discretion of each Society). For more information about the Membership Challenge, contact ASM.
Submission Deadline
The Material Advantage Membership Challenge ends on October 23, 2023. Participating chapters must fill out and submit the Membership Challenge Application no later than 11:59 PM US Eastern on October 25, 2023.
Fill out the Material Advantage Membership Challenge Application!
