To avoid the first two results, the following is recommended:

1. Be sure your bylaws are in order. You may want to have them reviewed by your DignityUSA Board of Directors contact before formally submitting them.
2. Brag about what you've been doing since you became a chapter-in-formation. Show that you are a strong chapter.
3. A request for chapter status is not a haphazard process. The sooner documentation is submitted, the easier it is for the deficiencies to be worked out and chapter status granted<