• Information Sessions: Our recruitment chairs, Jadyn and KJ, will be conducting a presentation on all things recruitment and DKA! We will also hold questions and answer sessions after the presentation with some of our active members on what life after new membership is like!
• Speed Dating: We will be answering questions in rotating groups. It's a great opportunity for you to get to know some of our active members and for us to get to know you!
• Art Night: Some of our active members will be showing of their work across mediums and departments from both in and outside of DKA. It's a great opportunity to see what kind of cinematic interests our society encompasses and for us to get to know how you are as a cinematic artist!
• Game Night: We will be playing a variety of games in rotating groups. It's a great opportunity to get to know our actives in a more informal and personal way!

To be considered for our Spring '24 New Member Class, you must submit a completed application by 6PM on Friday, February 2nd. 

This semester, our application consists of the following:

1. General Info and Headshot (Does not need to be professional! We just want to be able to put names to all of the faces we meet at events).
2. 6 short answer questions with minimum word counts of 150 - 300 words (depending on the question).
3. A brief 1 - 3 minute video introduction 
4. A supplement of 1 - 3 original works that showcase your talent and cinematic interests
5. Completion of the submission form, including your interview availability choices (only those who make it through to our third round will be interviewed). 
   *Further details can be found on the application linked below!

• Get to know us.
  • Attend an Information Session and read about our organization on this landing page to gain a greater perspective on what our organization is all about. Attending our Speed Dating, Art Night, and Game Night events is also highly encouraged. These events give us that chance to get to know you outside of what's on your application. You also get to know our actives and get a better sense of what our chapter is like. When attending events, make sure to get to know a variety of people. We pick our new member class as a chapter, every active you meet will be a part of the decision-making process.
     

• Be yourself.
  • We want to know how you truly are as a person and cinematic artist. We are looking for imaginative, collaborative, and driven cinematic artists of character who can all contribute to our chapter in their own unique way. All backgrounds, experience levels, classes (graduate and undergraduate), majors, and cinematic interests are welcome! We want to learn what makes you special and which of our values you personally excel in.

• Be mindful about what you say.
  • While we love the societal bonds we have formed through social and fellowship opportunities, we are looking for members who are able to balance work life and social life. We are hoping to find those we envision as both valued friends and collaborators. With this in mind, please keep conversations during recruitment events to those you would feel comfortable having with acquaintances or co-workers.
     

• Get to know other potential new members.
  • Potential New Members you meeting during the recruitment process could become your new friend, collaborator, or fellow new member classmate. Whatever your journeys may be, we encourage you to get to know each other and have fun during this process together regardless of who receives a bid.
     

• Make sure your application is submitted on time and completed to the best of your ability.
  • Submitting your application on time is the only requirement you must complete to be considered for a bid into our new member program (during which members are inducted into our chapter as active voting members). Unfortunately, due to the volume of applications we receive, we cannot accept any late or incomplete applications. Please ensure that your applications are proofread and submitted by the deadline. Also be aware of the sharing settings of any PDFs, links, videos or other documents you send so that we can all elements of your application. Applications will be viewed throughout the week following submissions. Please ensure that all elements of your application are shared for anyone with the link to view until February 9th. 
     
• Ensure that you are able to Fulfill the Commitments of a New Member this Semester.
  • Our New Member Program is a robust, 9-week crash course that ensures all new members are prepared for all National Requirements of becoming inducted and have an easy transition into becoming an active. Please review our New Member Program section for further details.
     
• Don't Get Discouraged if We are Unable to Extend You a Bid.
  • Unfortunately, we are limited in the size of New Member Class our resources are able to accommodate during each semester's program. If you do not receive a bid, it does not mean that you are any less of a spectacular artist or person. If you do not receive a bid, we highly encourage you to re-apply next season! Some of our members have applied three times before receiving a bid. We also invite a select number of applicants who do not receive a bid to our collaborators list, which is a mailing list for crew-calls and invitations to work with active members on projects. Regardless of whether or not you receive a bid for our new member class or collaborators list, we would love to see you are our general public events which are announce through our mailing list, on our Instagram, and on EngageSC!