Join ASES
How to Join ASES Stanford
If you are interested in joining ASES join our mailing list and come to our weekly meetings in Old Union on the Second Floor (Room 200) from 8:00-9:00pm
To join the mailing list click here: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/ases-stanford
Once you attend a meeting, you will have the chance to meet our directors and find a role that fits your interests and availability.
Starting an ASES Chapter
If you are interested in forming a new chapter: ASES International encourages the efforts of enthusiastic and committed individuals to use their entrepreneurial skills to start an ASES chapter in their own University. In order for ASES to ensure that the organization’s mission is consistent throughout the world, there is a formalized process for applying to be a new chapter. Furthermore, every chapter, old and new, is required to satisfy the requirements below in order to be recognized as an official ASES chapter. ASES International wishes you the best of luck in helping to expand our mission. The current international leadership is a valuable resource throughout the process and frequent communication with them is encouraged.
After committing to starting a chapter, ASES Stanford’s international operations team will guide you and your team through the chapter maturation process. The ASES International leadership will review the new chapter’s monthly reports, constitution, and overall progress to ensure the chapter adheres to the overall mission of ASES. If the new chapter demonstrates that it will be able to meet the following requirements, ASES International will officially welcome it into the network.
Steps to Starting a New Chapter
1. Contact ASES Stanford’s International Operations Team at Lo Min Ming - minmingdotnet@gmail.com or George Tang- gtang7@stanford.edu . Introduce yourself and explain why, as well as where, you want to start a new chapter.
2. If there is already an existing chapter or individuals who want to start a chapter in your area, ASES International will help put you in touch with those individuals.
3. Request the chapter guidelines which will give you instructions on how to start building your chapter and the requirements to be in ASES.
4. Continue to be in frequent contact with ASES International leadership.
Chapter Requirements
(basic overview, for details request the chapter guidelines from George Tang - gtang7@stanford.edu or Lo Min Ming - minmingdotnet@gmail.com)
* Faculty Advisor/Sponsor Any chapter needs to show that it has the support from at least one academic institution. That show of support should be a faculty advisor who can help the chapter leaders define the role of ASES within its own university context.
* Regular meeting At the VERY least, monthly meetings. Some of us do meetings once a week, but it is very important that each chapter meet frequently to plan events, have events, and keep members informed and connected.
* University charter Every chapter must have recognition and approval by the host university before the chapter can be launched.
* Programming Aside from our mission to network young entrepreneurs, ASES should also be very committed to educating the community. All of our chapters find very creative ways to do this (whether through mentorship programs,case study groups, speakers) and every chapter needs to demonstrate that it has this entrepreneurship educational component.
* Communication As a start, leaders need to get their chapters on board to our international communication server (www.asesinternational.org). Quarterly updates in the form of a short “e-newsletter” would also be a requirement. These could be posted on the website for all to see.
* Recruiting Every chapter needs to demonstrate a plan and system to introduce individuals to ASES. As a corollary, there needs to be some system for leadership turnover.
* Constitution Every chapter needs to have its own constitution.
