Benefits of Establishing a Chapter

Benefits to the current transfer student

• recognition for academic achievement
• early involvement opportunities in the college or university
• opportunity to assume leadership positions
• opportunity for assimilation into the student population
• increased visibility of current transfer students
• enhanced reputation of current transfer students
• message from the university that there is level of commitment to transfer students

Benefits to the incoming transfer student

• a more welcoming environment for incoming transfer students
• a more user-friendly college or university for incoming transfer students
• an organization formed to address the needs and concerns that are unique to the transfer student
• a college or university that is better equipped to address the needs and concerns of transfer students

Benefits to the college or university

Admissions Office

• assistance in recruiting of high quality transfer students
• assistance in retaining transfer students

Alumni and Development Office

• assistance in successfully assimilating transfer students, leading to increased loyalty and a larger and more dedicated alumni base from which to generate support

Office of Student Affairs

• a group that can clearly define and articulate the specific needs and concerns of transfer students
• assistance in welcoming and recruiting potential transfer students (promotional events)
• assistance in reaching and communicating with incoming transfer students (mentoring programs, orientation, campus tours, information booths, etc.)