Request a Group Starting Packet

Submitted by august on Mon, 2005-11-14 03:33.

Would you like to start or help start an atheist/agnostic/humanist/bright/skeptic/freethought group on a campus near you? Just fill out the form below to request a group starting packet.

But first, check to see if someone from your school is already working on starting a group or if there is already a group on your campus.

The packets themselves contain: GSP contents

  • A bound copy of our Group Running Guide
  • 100 flyers printed on neon paper with the email address and webpage address that we create for your school on them--making it very easy for others at your school to connect with you and get your group off the ground.
  • Thumbtacks
  • Some Secular Student Alliance Brochures


The Group Starting Packet isn't just the physical packet either. In addition to the materials we send to you via mail, we do the following online:

  • We create a Facebook group. So many students use facebook and it's really a great way to find other students that share your interests. As soon as you join the group, let us know and you'll be given full administrative power over it and be responsible to update and alter it yourself. The facebook group has a short description of what the SSA is about, and links to the two other things we create for you: a web page and an e-mail forward. You can check out a sample Facebook group here.
  • We create a web page on our website dedicated to your school. This site will have links to the facebook page and the e-mail address, as well as other links to pages on our site that offer information about who we are and what we can do for your group, and pages that offer advice on how to get your group and keep it running. (See our Sample Website)
  • We create an "...@secularstudents.org" address for your group. This e-mail address won't have a mailbox you can check - it simply forwards everything sent to it to the e-mail address you use to sign up for the GSP. Everything will show up in your very own inbox (as well as SSA's staff), and you won't have to check anything additional. Learn more at our Email and Web Forwards page.


These are just the bare minimum that you'll receive. From time to time we have extras such as stickers, gel bracelets, and other fun promotional materials that we like to include in the packet. The packet is free and without obligation.

We offer Group Starting Packets free of charge to interested students, but they do cost us about $25 each to create and send. You can help support the Secular Student Alliance and defray the costs of your packet by joining or donating at www.secularstudents.org/join.

We encourage you to contact us if you have any questions about starting your group or working with the SSA. That's what we're here for!

*Your full name:
*School at which you wish to help start a group:
Your Relationship to this School:
*Address to send packet:
do not forget city, state and zip
If your group already has a Facebook Group, please provide a link here:
How did you learn about the Secular Student Alliance? Other comments?:
*Email address:
Phone number:
*What are the letters above:
* denotes required field
( categories: Campus Groups )