Chapters are here to provide one of the only privileges you don't have to pay for: community. Your regional chapter is a large group of nearby speakers and debaters who would love to welcome you into your community.  Each chapter has a discord channel unique to their state. It's an open forum to ask questions, receive advice, find out about opportunities, or even organize in-person meet ups!

As a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, Equality in Forensics can only reach so far. The people who are most nationally connected are often the most privileged, and our conventional methods to promote our resources often fail to reach teams and competitors who need them the most. Chapters are often the best way to help debate communities in their entirety, not just those who happen to hear about Equality in Forensics. Each ratified chapter includes circuit liaisons to promote our national resources to the far corners of each state across each CFL and local competition.

Often, regional communities could use a bit more support and structure when it comes to influencing league policy. Students deserve to make their voice heard. Chapters are the perfect platform to consolidate student opinion and make your opinion felt. In the past, Equality in Forensics chapters have rallied around certain causes, including an Arkansas-specific Congress Resource Guide and the creation of a new West Virginia NSDA district.

Our chapters rally students around the country to make speech and debate more accessible on a local, state, and national scale. We do this through all sorts of in-person events, such as fundraisers in Arizona and Utah to support affordable hired judging for low-income schools. Chapter members can even meet up for dinner after local tournaments to make friends and forge connections!