[Resources] For Club Leaders

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Welcome back to Cub Leader, the email resource for presidents, captains, and leadership of university organizations. We provide an overview of resources for your student organization and insight into how to best lead and direct large groups of students. Today, we’ll be covering last-minute jobs that your members can apply to and a list of ideas to keep your members engaged this summer.

Last-minute summer jobs for your members:

• Intern - Firebird Music - $20/hr

• Artist Relation Intern - PCN Entertainment - $25/hr

• Intern - Amazon Media Venture LLC - $28/hr

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How to best reach freshmen to join your club in the fall:

Leverage Social Media: Freshmen are highly active on social media platforms like Instagram, TikTok, and Snapchat. Create engaging content showcasing your club’s activities, achievements, and the benefits of joining. Use hashtags related to your university to increase visibility.

Participate in Freshman Orientation: Many universities offer a variety of orientation activities for new students. Make sure your club has a presence at these events. Set up a booth, hand out flyers, and talk to students about what your club offers.

Host Welcome Events: Plan events specifically aimed at welcoming freshmen. These can be informal meet-and-greet sessions, icebreakers, or even virtual events if students are not yet on campus. Make these events fun and interactive to give new students a taste of your club’s culture.

Collaborate with Residence Halls: Work with residence hall advisors to host events or information sessions in the dorms where freshmen live. This makes it easy for new students to learn about your club in a comfortable environment.

Email Campaigns: Use email campaigns to reach out to incoming freshmen. If your university allows it, get access to the email list of new students and send them a warm welcome message, introducing your club and inviting them to your first meeting or event.

Leverage Existing Members: Encourage current members to talk about the club to freshmen they meet in their classes, dorms, or other activities. Personal recommendations can be very powerful.

Interactive Presentations: During the first few weeks of school, organize interactive presentations or workshops that can give freshmen a hands-on experience of what your club does. This can help pique their interest and encourage them to join.

Are you a new club officer? That’s so great! Reply to this email with a question you have about leading a university club, and we’ll include the answer in our next email.