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activities and invited to take part. They

notices/leaflets announcing your meet 

should be personally invited to take part

ings.  Put them all over campus   in the

whenever you know who they are.  That s

residence halls, dining halls, classroom

what it takes to keep your group alive and

buildings, student union, bus stops, etc.

well over the long haul; that s what it

Some campuses have special places to

takes to help your organization to grow.

put announcements that are protected by

And that s what this section is about.

glass; try to get your flyers posted there.

There are no guaranteed formulas, but the

Put announcements in your school paper

following suggestions may be helpful to

and in papers serving the surrounding

you.   

community by sending out press releases

and calendar listings.  Send Public Ser 

In general there are four basic stages of

vice Announcements (PSA s) to your

involvement and four basic steps/skills

campus and surrounding radio stations.

that will assist you in your goal of help 

Get your lgbt group listed in your campus

ing people move through these stages

telephone directory.  Ask sympathetic

leading to the building and maintenance

faculty to announce meetings in classes.

of a healthy group or organization.  

Ask sympathetic residence hall staff to

help get the word out. 

As a leader you must make sure that the

following happen:

Invite

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Inform

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Inspire

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Involve

This section describes what each of these

mean, why they re important, and how to

do them.  Also covered are the functions

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of leadership, the stages of group

involvement, and the qualities of a well 

functioning group.

Invite

Explain to people what will happen at the

Let all lgbt people on your campus know

meeting, why it s important, and encour 

that your group exists, what the group is

age them to attend.  Tell people it s fine to

doing, and how they can get involved if

come to a meeting to just check it out,

they want to.

without making any kind of commitment.

Talk to everyone that you know who is

When you hold a meeting, get the word

lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or

out.  This can be an especially difficult

questioning their sexual orientation.  Tell

challenge to lgbt groups.  Since we are

heterosexual allies to help spread the

everywhere, but mostly not visible, it is

word too.  Personally invite as many peo 

often hard to know how to communicate

ple as you can.  Talk to people one to one;

with other lgbt folks.  Use multiple meth 

this can make a real difference.

ods, since no one method will work for

everyone.  Even though they are likely to

If you don t invite lgbt people:  Most lgbt

be ripped down or defaced, put up

people won t know that your group even

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