PRINT MEDIA
Most of the efforts chapters make in public relations are through forms of print media, primarily newspapers. These are usually the most visible outlets on college campuses, especially school newspapers, and in the local community.
EVENT AND PRESS SUPPORT
Special events are acts of news development. The ingredients are time, place, people, activities, drama, showmanship; one special event may have many subsidiary events, such as luncheons, banquets, contests, speeches, and many others as part of the build up.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Submitting these articles does not require a media contact. This also gives an opportunity for any member to submit a letter on their chapter for printing in a local or campus newspaper.
ANALYSTS BRIEF
One tells about the company, what the company is doing. It is done to influence the stock buyers, analysts, employees and media.
CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS
Press – Om Kotak doing many seminars. It contacts associations and tells them to give numbers of their members so that they can talk to them. The members are contacted through telephones and asked to attend seminar on General Insurance. In the seminar they talk on General Insurance for 20 minutes and then the next 10 minutes they talk about the company products.
Pharma Companies when they do any research say for example, diabetic research, they would launch the product and before or after the launch they would call doctors for a conference to discuss about the research
PROMOTIONAL ITEMS
Any gift, premium, novelty or physical token used to convey an impression, make a point, establish an image or achieve a public relations objective.
CORPORATE ADVERTISING
If you believe the image of the company is good i.e. that trustworthy, reliable one then you can use that as a PR tool.
INTERNET
This one medium has helped transform the whole business of marketing and public relations. In a way, it gives any organization the ability to promote themselves without having to rely solely on other media outlets. Websites and e-mail are the two most common methods to use the Internet for PR purposes.
WEBSITE
A chapter website should not only be designed to serve as a resource for members, but it should also present a positive message to nonmembers just “browsing through.”. Brief descriptions of chapter history, past projects and activities, and long-standing relationships with other organizations may give an outsider a positive impression of the fraternity. Like the newsletter, information for members shouldn’t just inform, it should also encourage involvement and  develop enthusiasm.
Today, this has become the most common method used for communication between fraternity members. It can also be used to promote a chapter to fellow students and others, but it should be used carefully.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Special events are acts or news development. The ingredients are time, place, people, activities, drama, and showmanship. One special event may have many subsidiary events, such as luncheons, banquets, contests, speeches, and many others, as part of the build-up. The special event is the coup de maitre of publicity, propaganda, and public relations.
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