Are you a K-12 student or teacher interested in starting a Pre-College Chapter? If yes, then you have come to the right place. Starting a Pre-College Chapter is easy!
- Five students desiring to form a chapter may submit a petition.
- Petitions must be signed by the students and a teacher or adult advisor. Appropriate adult advisors may be teachers, librarians, school principals, scout leaders, broadcast meteorologists, etc.
- The signing adult must already be an AMS member or be willing to join the Society.
- The petition should include the type of organization envisaged, the purpose of the organization, planned frequency of meetings, expected meeting places, an estimate of the potential membership and the geographic area it will serve.
Helpful Resources
How to become a member of the AMS
Pre-college Chapter Brochure
How to start or reactivate a local chapter
Sample Pre-College Petiton to start a chapter
Sample Chapter Constitution