Welcoming New Members: Local Group Approaches

New Member Contact San Diego

Who? The Member Services (MS) Officer, or assistant.

Frequency? Monthly or whenever they show up in the New Member report.

Delivery method? Email when possible, USPS otherwise.

We send out a welcome letter tailored to the circumstances of being new to the group – new Mensa member, move-in, rejoined, member by preference. I’ve attached generic version of  the email version for new Mensa members. Along with the letter is a New Member Profile that requests info that we then publish in a Welcome column in our newsletter. Check out the November 2025 ISSUE of our newsletter, the San Diego MENSAN online to see a typical column. The USPS version doesn’t have the Mensa Speak info.

There is an invitation to the Monthly New Members Orientation, which is held 30 minutes before the Monthly Gathering. Someone from the MS team gives the orientation, which includes info about the local group – number of members, geographic area, board composition and other appointed positions, activities, publications, and online resources, among others. We also discuss the idea that they as new members, can start new events or SIGs that interest them, and possibly other members.