The Case for Founding
You Build the Team
As a chapter founder, you select your founding officers and shape the chapter's culture from day one. You decide who joins your inner circle, not the other way around.
You Hold the Title
Chapter founder is a credential that travels with you for the rest of your career. You become a name in the Caribico network's institutional registry as the person who brought the movement to your university.
You Define the Year
You and your officers execute the twelve-event Caribico calendar at your university for the first time. The chapter's first year is the founding year. Everything after carries your imprint.
Three Steps to a Chapter
1
Apply
Submit the application form below. Tell us your university, your background, and why you want to lead. Review takes 5-7 business days.
2
Recruit
Once approved, you become Chapter President. Caribico provides the playbook to recruit your founding officers and general membership.
3
Launch
Run your first Helm in September. From there, your chapter executes the twelve-event calendar alongside every other Caribico chapter.
What Caribico Provides You
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The complete handbook system for each of the twelve annual events, with day-by-day operational instructions
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Brand assets, logos, and templates for chapter use
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The Caribico chapter portal at caribico.org for managing your chapter's records and submissions
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Direct mentorship from a Caribico Fellow assigned to your region, where one is appointed
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Access to the Caribico Grant: up to $1,000 per unit per year for end-of-semester signature events
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Your chapter's place in the global network from day one
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A position in the Caribico institutional registry as the chapter's founding President
Where Chapters Are Launching
Chapters are operating or in formation at universities across the world. Yours can be next.
UPENN
FAMU
UWI - Mona
UCF
Who Should Apply
You are an undergraduate, graduate student, or community member that is ready to turn passion into impact. You can commit to running the twelve-event Caribico calendar across a full academic year You can recruit at least five other students to fill the founding officer team alongside you. You feel a serious connection to the Caribbean, whether by heritage, study, or vocation. You want to build something that outlasts your degree.