Start a Chapter
Start a chapter.
Bring the official SOTAA® stage to your school, venue, or community, and let your speakers compete in the national season.
A licensed local stage
The official format, the marks, and the materials, all yours to run.
A weekly rhythm
Launch in the week, reveal every Friday: the cadence of the national platform.
A road to the title
Your events count; your best voices can reach the national stage.
See your chapter
Your name on a national stage.
You are a…
Your Organization
× State of the American Address®
The school chapter presents
Your Organization Address
Mon–Thu
Auditions open all week
All week
The public watches & votes
Friday
The Ruling is revealed
A Licensed SCUSA/SOTAA Chapter. Counts toward the national season.
The opportunity
A chapter that pays its own way.
NSL builds and governs the platform; you run the room. A chapter is built to sustain itself, and to grow as your community does.
Ticket sales
Sell seats to your live events, online and at the venue. Your community shows up for its own.
Local sponsorships
Bring on civic-minded local sponsors who want their name on a politics-free stage.
The store
Share in commemorative and educational merchandise tied to your chapter and the season.
A growing season
As participation grows, so does the draw: more speakers, more audience, more reasons to return.
Who can start one
Built for the institutions that gather communities.
Schools, clubs, colleges & universities
Faculty- or member-sponsored and repeatable every semester.
Venues & community organizations
Any room that can host a stage and an audience.
Regional operators
Targeted partners running events across a region.
How it works
Five steps to your first season.
Apply
Tell us about your organization.
Review
We vet every chapter against brand standards.
License
Approved partners receive the marks and rights.
Launch
Templates, standards, and support, all provided.
Your season begins
Your events count toward the national season.
Apply
Request your chapter.
Every chapter is vetted and governed by NSL brand standards. Approved chapters carry the title Licensed SCUSA/SOTAA Event Partner.