Name: CHAPTER CONNECTIONS

Supplies: Ball of yarn Needed

Suggested: 2 minutes for each person in the chapter/group Time

Instructions: Ask all members to stand in a circle.

The leader should hold the ball of yarn in her/his hand and inform the group that she/he is going to share how she/he plans on contributing to the chapter.

When finished, she/he is going to gently toss the ball of yarn to another person while still holding onto the end of the string. That person should introduce themselves and then continue by expressing her/his goals (or contributions), holding onto the string, and then tossing the ball to another member.

The yarn should be held tightly between members.

When the entire group has shared, you will have a large "web" of yarn in the circle. The leader should talk about the value of the contributions of each individual.

* If each person did not pull their own weight, and "dropped the ball," the rest of the members need to pick up the slack for her/him.

As an example, have every other member release their hold on the yarn. The web will become slack, illustrating the work will need to be picked up by other members.

Discussion Questions: How can the you encourage members to follow through on their commitments? How can you get members to ask for help and support from each other? What other resources at their disposal? (each other, advisors, alumni, National) How can they all pull their own weight in the chapter? What will they do when they are feeling overwhelmed and cannot complete a task?