The Secular Student Alliance is excited to announce our new Branded Affiliates program for our affiliate campus groups.  Now, simply by changing or adding to your group's name, you can help support the entire secular student movement!

The idea behind the program is very simple: your group chooses to use the name "Secular Student Alliance at YOUR SCHOOL" as its name, or add "An affiliate of the Secular Student Alliance" to your official name.  It is our belief that more groups using the same name will increase visibility and recognition of secular student groups across the country.  It helps people recognize our organization locally and nationally, connects your group to an existing network including many other student groups, and creates momentum for the freethought movement at large.

The only thing we ask of your group is that you electronically agree to the terms of our Name Use Agreement.  We don't ask for dues; we don't want to micromanage your group; we won't require that you do X, Y or Z.  We just want to extend the visibility and recognition of a national name to your group.

What Your Group Gets:

    * Association with a nationally-recognized name. (Hey, we're talking to the White House!)
    * Support from and to other groups who share the name.
    * Brochures, business cards, and other swag (as available) - branded for your group.
    * No exclusivity - you are welcome to maintain all ties with other organizations (in fact, we encourage it!).

Why change your group’s name?

    * It helps the entire movement!
    * It helps your group through greater name recognition.
    * It helps other groups through building the name recognition.
    * Name recognition helps the Secular Student Alliance as a whole, which increases our ability to help your group in terms of grants, speakers, opportunities, and other support.

Here's what you have to do to become a branded affiliate:

1.  Your group must already be an affiliate of the Secular Student Alliance. If your group is not yet affiliated, you can join at http://www.secularstudents.org/community/join.html

2.  Either change the name of your group to “Secular Student Alliance at YOUR SCHOOL” OR add the subtitle “An Affiliate of the Secular Student Alliance” to your current group name.  See details at www.secularstudents.org/brandedaffiliates.

3.  Apply to become a branded affiliate at our handy webform.  You will be asked to electronically agree to the Branded Affiliate Name Use Agreement and to provide some information about your group.

We have more information about the Branded Affiliates program on our website at www.secularstudents.org/brandedaffiliates where you can find more details, Frequently Asked Questions, the Name Use Agreement, and more.