CASA Collegiate Chapter Program

Collegiate chapters are made up of the members of multiple a cappella ensembles at one college/university, and they exist to facilitate connections between a cappella groups on campus, with other collegiate chapters around the country, and with the larger a cappella community.

Collegiate chapter ensembles receive a 10% discount on their All-Access Pass to one of the three yearly CASA festivals (SoJam, LAAF, or BOSS) as well as access to newsletters which showcase collegiate chapter activities and provide tips for group success. In addition to any on-campus advisors, collegiate chapters are also assigned a CASA Relationship Manager, who will provide a direct connection to the a cappella community outside of their campus. Ensembles also receive access to an @casa.org e-mail address and to the CASA Slack, including an exclusive collegiate chapters-only channel.

For only $50 per ensemble per year, the cost to become a chapter is very cheap - just a few dollars per person! Groups that attend CASA Festivals will more than recoup their money.

As little (or as much) as you decide on as a chapter. Beyond a bit of paperwork at the beginning and the end of the year, CASA won’t require you to do anything throughout the course of the year. Successful chapters will likely decide (in consultation with their advisors) how they want to function within their campus community and outside it. Chapters might decide to organize events with area secondary schools, attend a CASA festival, or plan joint concerts. How much work is involved is entirely up to you.

We strongly recommend meeting on an approximately monthly basis, but it’s not required in order to maintain chapter status. We do require at least one primary student contact (in addition to an advisor) and while having an executive board might be the easiest way to ensure a strong chapter, it’s not a requirement.

No, but we hope to offer discounts and incentives so that you will choose to become an individual member—and continue to be when you graduate!

Nope! We enjoy a wide variety of events and opportunities in the wider a cappella community, and we hope you will, too.