One of the main reasons to charter an AIS Student Chapter is the legitimacy belonging to a larger organization brings. In some cases, there could be a practical outcome, as a new club might only be officially recognized by the university if it is affiliated with a national or international organization. In other cases, legitimacy is more symbolic with the club becoming “part of something bigger”, facilitating the recruitment of new members.
Creating a new AIS Student Chapter also provides direct value to the local club, in the form of recognition, professional development, and networking opportunities. Over the years, those opportunities were headlined by the AIS Student Leadership Conference and Competitions and by the annual awards.
More recently we have developed two new initiatives (online conference and competition and speaker series) aiming to distribute the value creation from the program throughout the year while facilitating the engagement of members who are not able to attend the in-person conference.
Please reach out to us at studentchapters@aisnet.org if you have any questions.
