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What you’ve missed
Posts, replies, and club announcements.
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Member Directory

Everyone in the room. What we are all building.

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The Community

Share what you are making, ask for eyes on something, post the messy middle. Rooms are below — pick one and jump in.

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Upcoming Gatherings

Updates automatically from the club calendar.

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New member intake

Tell us about
your chapter.

If you have just been invited to Create by Chapter, this is where you start. Fill this out so we know who you are, what you make, and how to make the club feel like yours.

This is not an application. It is an introduction.

"What do you make — or what do you wish you made more of?"

What do you want out of the club? (choose any)
Activities I would enjoy
A few quick things about your vibe
General availability
Shipping address (for your welcome pack)
Where should we send your welcome pack? Online members will also use this for the print pack when it becomes available.
Welcome gift preferences (we reveal at Gathering 02)
Founding members receive a welcome gift at the second gathering. Let us know your preferences so we can make it personal.
General availability (helps us schedule gatherings when most people can come)
Select all that generally work for you. This is for scheduling purposes only — not a commitment.
Journal preferences (for your welcome gift)
If you don’t journal yet, answer as if you were going to start — or skip anything that doesn’t apply.

Goes directly to [email protected]. We follow up personally.

You're in the queue. Here's what you shared.
We'll follow up at the email you provided — including your member ID once you're confirmed. In the meantime, post your intro in Discord so the community knows who just joined.

Head to #what-im-building on Discord and paste this intro so members know you're here and what you're working on:

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12 Week Year Workbook

Your personal workbook for the current cycle. Everything saves automatically to your profile.

Current Cycle
 
Your 3-year vision
This cycle’s goal
This week’s plan

3–5 specific actions you will complete this week. Check them off as you go.

Sunday check-in
85%+ — On track
Below 85% — Adjust, don’t quit
Close this cycle

Write your summary. This gets archived to your profile permanently — your record of what you built.

Saves your summary and clears the workbook.

Your Circle

Your accountability circle is a small group of members working in similar or complementary mediums. Your first match comes from us — based on what you make, where you are with it, and how you work — and you can build your circle from there. Check in between gatherings, share what you’re making, your wins, your stuck points. Not a mentorship. Just people making alongside you.

Add someone to your circle

Type a member’s name to find them. Circles work best at 2–4 people.

Accountability pairing
You can opt out at any time. Email Member@createbychapter.com to update your preference.

Guidelines & Pledge

Read the guidelines first — they tell you what the room expects. Then sign the pledge when you’re ready.

1

Show up with care

Be respectful, kind, and genuinely invested in the people in this room. Healthy disagreement is welcome. Disrespect is not. What is shared within the club stays within the club — if you want to share something outside the group, get permission from everyone involved first. This space only works if everyone protects it.

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Be about it

This is a creative community. Show up, engage, and contribute to the energy of the room. You don’t have to have it all figured out but you should be making time for your creativity in some way. Not everyone who connects with Create by Chapter needs to be a member. Membership gives you fuller access to the community, the check-ins, and everything in the member hub. There is no pressure either way.

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Make something — anything

This is a creative community, which means the point is to actually make things. You don’t have to be good, finished, or sure of yourself. You just have to keep showing up to the work. Bring what you’re making, share what you’re exploring, and let the room be part of your process.

4

Guests at hangouts — not at check-ins

Members are welcome to bring guests to the monthly hangout gathering. Check-in meetings are members only — no exceptions. This protects the trust and intimacy of those conversations.

By signing the pledge below you acknowledge that you have read and agree to the guidelines above.

Founding Member Pledge
Read it. Mean it. Come back to it when you need it.
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I believe in myself — not because everything is figured out, but because I am still here, still trying, and that means something.

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I will make time for my creativity and pursue the life I said I wanted. Not one day. Now. With what I have, from where I am.

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I will show up — for my own goals and for the people in this room. Not perfectly. But honestly.

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I will celebrate myself when I win and give myself grace when I don’t. Both are part of the process.

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I will pour into the people around me the way I want them to pour into me — with genuine investment, real attention, and the kind of care that doesn’t need anything back.

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I will not shrink to make progress feel more comfortable. I will not perform growth I haven’t done. I will be real about where I am and brave about where I’m going.

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I am not waiting to be ready. I am building while I figure it out.

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This is my chapter. I am writing it on purpose.

Your name
Date

You made it official.
Your pledge is signed. Share it in Discord to let the group know you’re committed.
Name
Date

Post this in #wins on Discord:

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Member Projects

What we are building. Add yours below.

Founder
Create by Chapter
Building a small, intentional club for people actively working on their lives.
Community
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Add your project

Projects are saved permanently via Netlify Blobs. They persist across sessions for all members.

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Suggestions

This club is shaped by the people in it. Suggest an activity, a media pick, or a topic you want to dig into. Everything gets read — nothing goes into a void.

Suggest an activity
Suggest a media pick
Suggest a discussion topic

Suggestions go directly to the founder. Not every suggestion makes it into the programming but every one gets read. The club is what we make it together.

Past Picks & Recaps

A record of every month we’ve had together. The books, films, albums, activities — and what actually happened at the gatherings.

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Create by Chapter  ·  Just a Note

Just a Note.

Thoughts, reflections, things worth writing down.

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Create by Chapter
What this is

Not a networking group. Not a mastermind. Not a course.

Most communities are built around talking about what you want to do, or charge you to be in community with like-minded people. Create by Chapter is built around actually doing it, and letting community naturally happen — free of charge.

This is a small, intentional community of artists and creatively curious people who want to make more and explore more, together. Whatever your medium — painting, writing, music, photography, ceramics, film, or something you haven’t discovered yet — and wherever you are with it, from seasoned to just starting, there’s room for you here. We’re all creatives. Some of us have just known it longer.

We meet, we make, we share what moves us, and we cheer each other on. Every month there’s a curated menu of books, films, and music to explore, a group activity or outing, an art class or paint n sip, and sketch hangouts online. Chicago in-person and online — same club, same creative rhythm.

Not a networking group

Although it could be. The connections happen naturally when people are actually building things together.

Not a mastermind

But who knows what sharing information between the right people will become.

Not a course

We may take a class or two together sometime though.

The rhythm

A creative rhythm you can actually keep.

Structured enough to keep you making, loose enough to feel like people who actually like each other.

Every month
  • ✓  A curated menu — books, films, albums, and a group activity or outing
  • ✓  An art class or paint n sip (Chicago) + sketch hangouts (online)
  • ✓  A monthly gathering and a mid-month check-in
  • ✓  A 12 week goal cycle with weekly scoring
Your accountability circle

A small group of 2–4 members working on adjacent things. Check in between gatherings. Share your weekly score. Not a mentorship. Just people in the trench next to you.

Small by design

Every new member changes the room.

Chicago in-person: 25 members max. Online chapter: 150 members max. Small enough that everyone knows everyone. The numbers are intentional — this is what can be done with quality. The goal is for those numbers to grow over time, but only when the room is ready.

Membership is by invitation only. It is earned, not purchased. If you were referred by a current member, reach out. If you found us on your own and something here feels like yours — same.

Chicago spots filled
Online spots filled
How it works

Here’s what happens when you join.

1
You get your member ID and password

Your welcome pack arrives with a member card, pledge card, activity card, and a note. Sign into the member hub at createbychapter.com.

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You complete your profile

Tells us your medium, your skill level, what you want to make, your availability, and a bit about how you work. This is how we put together your first accountability circle match.

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You sign the pledge

Not a contract. A commitment to yourself and to the room.

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You show up

To the gatherings, the check-ins, your accountability circle, the activity menu every month. Pick what calls to you and come ready to talk about it.

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You set your 12 week goal

One specific goal for the cycle. You track it weekly, score yourself on Sundays, and close the cycle with a summary that lives on your profile permanently.

FAQ

Things people usually ask.

What does the club actually do? ∨
Every month there’s a curated activity menu — two books, two films, two albums, and something to do together. There are in-person and digital gatherings, a mid-month check-in, art classes and sketch hangouts, and an accountability circle of 2–4 members who make alongside you. The 12 week goal cycle keeps you moving forward between gatherings. The club is structured enough to keep you making and loose enough to feel like people who actually like each other.
Is this really free? ∨
Yes. Membership is free. The welcome pack, the activity menu, the gatherings, the member hub — all free. The only thing that costs anything is if you choose to buy something from the store, which is completely optional.
What’s the time commitment? ∨
Realistically — one gathering per month (2–3 hours), one digital check-in per month (1 hour), and whatever time you put into your 12 week goal on your own. The accountability circle check-ins are informal and happen on your own schedule. If you do everything it’s maybe 6–8 hours a month.
What if I miss a gathering? ∨
Life happens. Missing one gathering occasionally is fine. Consistently not showing up is a different conversation. This club is built on the assumption that you’re actually trying to be here — not just holding a spot.
What does “invite only” actually mean? ∨
It means you either were referred by a current member or you found us on your own and reached out. You fill out the short form, tell us what you’re building, and we follow up personally. If the timing is right and there’s space, you’re in. If not, you go on the waitlist.
Do I need to already be an artist? ∨
No. Some members are working artists, some are hobbyists, some are just getting back into it, and some are still figuring out what their medium even is. If you want to make more and explore your creativity, you belong here. We’re all creatives — some of us have just known it longer.
What’s the difference between Chicago and Online membership? ∨
Chicago members get everything Online members get plus in-person gatherings in Chicago and a physical welcome pack. Online members participate in everything digitally. Same club, same activity menu, same accountability.
What is the 12 week goal cycle? ∨
You set one specific goal at the start of a 12 week cycle. Every Sunday you score yourself on how the week went. At the end you write a summary of what you accomplished. The summary archives to your profile permanently. It’s your record of what you built.
What happens if I want to leave? ∨
You reach out and let us know. No hard feelings, no drama. Your spot opens up for someone on the waitlist. The only ask is that you actually tell us — ghosting takes a spot from someone who genuinely wants it.
Why is the membership so small? ∨
Because quality over quantity is not just a saying here — it’s the whole model. Small enough that everyone knows everyone. Small enough that the accountability circle actually works. The numbers will grow when the foundation is strong enough to hold more people. Not before.
Who started this and why? ∨
Chan Marshall, a visual artist, writer, and content creator from New York currently living in Chicago. She started the club because she missed being a best friend — not just having one, but being one. Choosing to show up for someone’s life on purpose. She didn’t think she was the only one missing it.
Can I bring friends or tell people about it? ∨
Yes to both. Members are welcome to bring guests to the monthly hangout gathering — not to check-ins, which are members only. And yes, tell people. Every new member changes the room — so we trust you to refer people thoughtfully.
Curious what it looks like?

Take a look inside.

A preview of the member hub — the activity menu, the projects board, the goal tracker, the accountability circle. Nothing saves and no real member data is visible. Just a feel for the space.

Get in touch

Questions? Ready to request an invite?

Whether you have a question about the club, want to know if it’s the right fit, or you’re ready to request an invite — this form gets to us directly. Select what you’re reaching out about and we’ll respond personally.

If you’re requesting an invite and the chapter you want is full, you’ll be added to the waitlist. You’ll hear from us when a spot opens.

RSVP
Exact location and timing will be sent to your email before the gathering. Members only — guests welcome at hangouts.

Exact address sent to confirmed RSVPs only.

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