Start a Professional MANRRS Chapter
Build Community and Grow Professionally
Build the professional community you’ve been looking for — with the tools to help it thrive. Launch a chapter that gives your industry the voice, visibility, and support it deserves.
Starting a professional membership chapter is an opportunity to shape a community that reflects your interests, values, and goals within the agriculture, natural resources, and related sciences industries.
As a chapter founder, you’ll be free to design events, activities, and initiatives that truly serve your network — while receiving full support, guidance, and resources from the national organization. It’s a meaningful way to invest in your career, build leadership experience, and create lasting connections with like-minded professionals who understand your industry. Plus, once established, your chapter becomes a built-in source of encouragement, collaboration, and growth.
Build the Chapter You’ve Always Wanted to Join
Here, you can lead locally and connect nationally. Professional chapters are region-specific and composed of professional MANRRS members seeking to connect with other industry leaders locally through events, networking, and other professional growth opportunities.
We’re seeking passionate professionals who are committed to advancing diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in our industry. Professional chapters bring together active members within a specific region or professional network — and if one doesn’t yet exist in your area, you have the opportunity to start it. With guidance and support from the National MANRRS office, launching a chapter is simple and impactful; simply follow the provided guidelines.
Failure to meet these requirements may result in the denial of the charter application unless an exception has been granted by the Executive Board of the National Society of MANRRS.
Establish a minimum of ten active members inclusive of an executive committee:
- President
- President-Elect/Vice President
- Secretary
- Treasurer or Secretary/Treasurer
- Parliamentarian
Verify all charter members have active, financial MANRRS professional memberships by emailing alumni.cmte@manrrs.org. If anyone is not active, they must register to become a chapter member.
Ensure all members are in good standing (i.e. have an active/financial professional membership) with the National Society of MANRRS.
Ensure your chapter is inclusive of MANRRS alumni and non-alumni professionals from industry, government, academia, non-profit, and the like.
Verify members are not an affiliate of an academic institution, company, or organization. As stated, professional chapters are specific to geographic locations.
Pay the chapter fee of $125 within 30 days of being invoiced by the MANRRS National Office.
READY TO GET STARTED?
Starting a chapter comes with built-in support, from inspiration and best practices to ongoing guidance and a national network behind you. We’ve created the tools, resources, and support system so you can focus on creating impact — not figuring it out on your own.
1. Fill out the chapter interest form.
2. Review the follow-up email for more details and further instructions.
3. After receiving a follow-up email and taking the necessary steps to establish your chapter, you will then complete the chapter application form.
- Chapter advisor(s), officers, and bylaws will be required to complete this form.
- Those interested in starting a Junior MANRRS chapter will receive next steps from the National Office. (exec.office@manrrs.org)
CHAPTER INTEREST FORM
Start a Professional Chapter
Already completed the necessary steps above? Fill out the application form to take the next step to find out how you can start a local chapter!