How to start a new school chapter in DECA Ontario.

1. Starting a New Chapter… STEP THREE: PAYING MEMBERSHIP FEES
It’s Much Simpler Than You May Think!
In order to provide services desired by its
REQUIRED: members, all Chapter Associations must have
 A Chapter Advisor funds. DECA obtains its funds by charging dues.
 Interested Students
 A Bit of Money The dues to join DECA Ontario are $35 per
 Board Support (Optional) student PLUS $30 per School Chapter (this fee is
waived for new chapters).
STEP ONE: CHAPTER EXECUTIVE
ALL membership and regional registration is
Select a student executive to represent your done online and must be SUBMITTED no later
DECA Chapter with you as the Chapter Advisor. than October 12, 2012. The system will literally
Place these names on the enclosed DECA be shut down at midnight on the 12th and will
Student Executive Form and submit it to the NOT be unlocked.
Student Executive Officer Team.
Hardcopies and cheque must be postmarked no
STEP TWO: DECIDE ON TYPE OF CLUB later than October 12, 2012.
There are two basic options: NEW THIS YEAR - No late registrations or
extended membership will be accepted after
1. FORM AN EXTRA-CURRICULAR CLUB FOR the October 12, 2012 registration deadline.
DECA
Elect an executive and work with students (as PLEASE carefully complete your Membership
many or as few as you wish) who will Registration online at www.deca.ca.
participate at the Regional and Provincial 1. Click button SUBMIT TO OLGA after
Competitions. Devote your time to discussing you’ve collect the $35 from each of
the occupational areas and have the students’ your students
practice mock competitions. Should your 2. Print invoice
students place in the top four in their 3. Print roster of all of your students
competitive event, they are given the option of 4. Sign off on the Chapter Advisor
participating at the International Career Commitment form
Development Conference (ICDC. The cost of 5. Send above forms and cheque to DECA
this competition is borne by the individual Ontario office
students. Your chapter may wish to fundraise
to provide funds for the students if they win the Remember, you must have a minimum of ten
right to participate at the ICDC. paid members to start a chapter.
2. FORM A CO-CURRICULAR CLUB FOR DECA STEP FOUR: SUPPORT MATERIALS
Each student in your class would join DECA and
you would allot class time for DECA concepts in Copies of role-play events used at previous
your curriculum. The executive would be competitions can be ordered through DECA
selected from your class to assist you. The Images. As these are copyright materials, DECA
entire class would be involved in DECA. Now, Ontario cannot provide complete sets of them.
follow the same guidelines as in Option 1.

2. STEP FIVE: IMPORTANT DATES STUDENT EXECUTIVE PRESENTATIONS
Carefully follow the attached “2012-2013 DECA Contact any Provincial Student Executive to
Ontario Timelines” for important dates. book a New Chapter presentation to schools
new to DECA:
STEP SIX: FUNDRAISING
James Sun james@deca.ca
You may wish to begin fundraising activities. Mariam Rafo mariam @deca.ca
Students who win at the Ontario Provincial Jerry Zhang jerry@deca.ca
Competition and who qualify to compete at the Isabella Chiu isabella@deca.ca
ICDC in Anaheim, California will have to pay Sarah Liu sarah@deca.ca
their own way. Funds raised through DECA Jake Jardine jake@deca.ca
activities can help offset this cost. Katie Flanagan katie @deca.ca
Jack Fenton jack@deca.ca
STEP SEVEN: BOARD SUPPORT Andrew Shon andrew @deca.ca
Let your Business Co-ordinator and Principal
know your intention to become involved with
DECA. You may wish to approach your Board
for funding and supply teacher coverage should
your students win the opportunity to attend the
ICDC. Also, inform them of the fact that you
may be attending an out of country field trip.
YOUR DECA CHAPTER SHOULD NOW BE UP
AND RUNNING!
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HOW TO SET UP
OF A NEW CHAPTER CONTACT:
Olga Plagianakos at olga@deca.ca
This past April, the DECA Ontario Team travelled to Salt Lake City, Utah to compete against
approximately 15,000 students. A great sense of camaraderie developed among the 550 members of
the Ontario team. As well, our students enjoyed meeting students from the fifty states, Manitoba,
Guam, Germany, and Puerto Rico.
Of the 340 competitors, 296 medals and 26 trophies were won!!!
Outstanding results to say the least!