How to Get More Members & Allies

Provide food at your meeting
Put an announcement in the daily bulletin or assembly
Advertise at club day – have a table and pass out ribbons or lollypops with a sticker with the name of your GSA
Participate in school pride or spirit week at your school
Set up an info table at lunch or special events in a visible place
Pass out rainbow ribbons or GSA buttons to GSA supporters
Make flyers or posters about specific meetings, topics, or events and post around campus. Example: Make flyers defining what a straight ally is with information about your GSA at the bottom
Ask teachers to permanently post your group’s general flyer in their classroom • Get an article about your group in the school paper
Hold a “bring-a-friend day” at your GSA meeting
Have an open GSA meeting where you show a movie or have a speaker
Speak at other clubs’ meetings about your group; invite these clubs to make presentations at your GSA meeting.
Send group representatives to classes to make an announcement about your group’s meetings or activities
Put together a panel of speakers for a conference or similar event
Set up a time to speak to teachers at faculty meetings or help conduct an in-service/teacher training
Create a display in your library (i.e. for Queer History Month) or display case in a hallway
Practice Guerilla Theater: stage a public exchange between GSA members about homophobia or transphobia • Partcipate in the Day of Silence Project: www.dayofsilence.org
Invite teachers, faculty, and staff to GSA meetings
Write a letter to your school board asking for support
Spread the word! Tell others about your GSA!
Make a website, instagram, or facebook page for your GSA
Keep a guest log at your meetings! Personally invite people back with a follow up thank you card
Have a contest to see which person can bring in the most new (and consistent!) members
Take notes at meetings and send them out. People are more likely to come know what’s going on
Make business cards with location, time, and dates of your meetings. Pass them around or just drop them in random places wherever you go.
Go out of your way to be nice to new folks! Make them feel super welcome!