Back and Blogging!

Hello all! Just because we haven't posted lately, it doesn't mean we have been asleep at the wheel here at Chapter Communications. We've actually been quite busy.

Recently, I was hired to be the Communications Director. Basically, that means I handle public relations for the company and help with the overall message of who we are, and what we are doing as an organization. One of things I have started to do is get more exposure for our clients that are effectively using the websites we provide for them. So if your chapter is doing something great with your website, let us know!

Behind the scenes here at Chapter Communications, we have been gearing up for a launch of our new web system, which will change the overall look and fuctionality of the websites that we provide. It will be available to all new and exisiting clients. The new version allows each organization’s administrator to make more changes to public and private pages within their websites. One major function allows members to customize their personal pages, which allows them to see various calendars, photo albums, files, etc in the order that they want. As always, Chapter Communications will offer training for each organization’s administrators.

Sigma Kappa sorority at the University of Illinois is testing out our new version. You can get a look at it by visiting http://www.sigmakappaillinois.org/.

We'll be sure to keep you updated on the new version, along with other announcements from Chapter Communications in the near future.

College Fraternity Editors Association, Nashville, TN

This past weekend Jeremy and I traveled to Nashville for the CFEA Convention. It was a great weekend. The accommodations and staff were nothing less than great! Chapter Communications has had the privilege of creating the new CFEA website and has been working closely with its staff to make it nothing be the best! On Thursday night we went to the opening reception at the Chi Psi National Headquarters located near downtown Nashville. The night was full of chatting with new people, having a drink here and there, and congregating in a restroom?! Friday we had a full day of vendor responsibilities. It was great to meet some current clients as well as converse with potential new clients. Friday night was a dinner event at BB Kings, a locally known restaurant/bar in Nashville. This provided everyone with the opportunity to mingle and have a fun relaxed evening. Saturday was a pretty short day that ended with an evening banquet. All in all, I have to say the CFEA convention was a great trip. You can never go wrong when you meet satisfied current clients as well as interested potentials.

Mid-America Greek Council Association/National Black Greek Leadership Conference - Chicago, IL

I spent last weekend attending the MGCA/NBGLC in Chicago with a bunch of our staff members. Chapter Communications has been attending this conference for the past 5 years. It is always a great conference to be apart of. This was a very rewarding conference not only because of the amount of attendees but also because of the feedback we received from current clients. Our booth was located right across from registration which proved to be very helpful. Also, our Wii gaming systems (yes we brought 2) didn't chase people away. We had a contest for the attendees to win a FREE website by bowling a strike in 3 frames. We had people swarming just to play! This only helped our staff to them provide this individuals information about what our system can do for their council and/or chapter. It was a great success!

Even Timothy Roth, our CEO, was joining in on the Wii activities! Jeremy Turner, our National Marketing Director, and Josh Terhune, one of our Regional Marketing Directors, became very competitive and even started challenging the MGCA staff! Don't worry this was all taking place when meetings were in session.

We want to thank all of the fantastic staff of the MGCA and NBGLC as well as all of our current clients who stopped by to introduce themselves. We are also thankful to all of the attendees who came to join in all of the Wii fun and look forward to hearing back from our conference winners!

All in all, this conference was extremely successful and we are looking forward to joining in the fun next year.

Tau Kappa Epsilon - Regional Leadership Conference - St. Louis, MO

I spent this weekend with the men of Tau Kappa Epsilon. I talked to several chapters who were quite excited with what we could do to help them in the future. They have several colonies and of the ones I spoke to were very interested in our colony program. The staff leaders for TKE were helpful and several were encourging their chapters to speak with us further. I believe we will have many more TKE chapters using our services in the near future and look forward to building a better relationship with their members.

Pi Kappa Alpha - Pike University - Dallas, TX

I too spent the weekend with Pi Kappa Alpha in Dallas and had a enjoyable weekend. Several chapters knew about us already and were eager to learn more. The Pike staff was there usual through selves and made a for a great conference. I look forward to many new long term customers from Pi Kappa Alpha.

Pi Kappa Alpha - Pike University - Costa Mesa, CA

I had the opportunity to visit with the Pi Kappa Alpha staff again this weekend. As always they are more than helpful and do everything they can to accommodate the vendors that are present. Like Kara mentioned in her blog about the Atlanta Summit, we had many clients already represented at the Costa Mesa Summit, but I enjoyed meeting with them and taught them a few new things that they weren't aware of before. All in all it was a great conference, had some very productive discussions with the Pike staff and I look forward to working with each chapter in the future.

Pi Kappa Alpha - Pike University - Atlanta, GA

First off , I want to thank Sherry Walker and Rick Burt for being such great hosts. They were very accommodating and as sweet as can be. I also want to thank them for the opportunity for Chapter Communications to host their banquet on Saturday night. This provided our company with another outlet to get our name out into the Pi Kappa Alpha Community. Since we already had many of the attendees as clients it was great to hear feedback from these young men. It was also a great opportunity for these men to tell their fellow brothers about our services and receive a referral discount $50.

Sherry Walker was so intrigued with the demo she saw me give that she called up her daughter immediately. Her daughter loved everything she heard and is proposing using our services to the Panhellenic Council at the school in which she attends.

All in all, attending Pike University this past weekend was a great trip for Chapter Communications and we look forward to attending the Leadership Summit in Chicago, IL February 22-24th.