After taking a semester to rebuild, the N.C. State chapter of the NAACP will have its first meeting next Tuesday at 6 p.m. in SAS 1220.

Chapter President Lauryn Collier said that there is a lot of work to do this semester and is hoping for a good turnout.

According to group leaders, the chapter slowly disbanded and has been relatively inactive during the past few semesters. Group members decided to take the fall 2013 semester off to set in place a strategic plan for the group before welcoming new members, Collier said.

In order to be compliant with regulations, the chapter must have 25 members, or it will be forced to become inactive again.

“I’m just really excited to get the NAACP back to the level it should be,” said Ashley Garrison, secretary for the N.C. State NAACP.

Garrison, who is not a North Carolina native, said she sees many ways in which North Carolina state laws could be improved and said she believes a change can be achieved if not only students, but members of the Raleigh community become involved as well.

“If we could all come together behind one cause we could do something,” Garrison said. “We have enough people behind us to have an active voice in our community to make a change.”

Collier said she’s most excited about attending the HKonJ Annual Mobilization, a march in downtown Raleigh that “stands to protect liberty and justice for all” and said she thinks many other N.C. State NAACP members will join her. 

According to Collier, the N.C. State NAACP will be working with the Student Impact Project, led by Young Invincibles, a group that advocates for the rights of young people regarding topics such as the affordability of higher education and educating voters about current issues that may affect them. 

Though new members haven’t officially joined yet, there are currently 47 students on the email list for the group, a large number in comparison with past years, according to Collier. 

‘‘It is a little bit larger than we were expecting, but we don’t know how many of them are actually going to show up and become members,” Collier said. “But we are trying to be optimistic.”

Garrison said they are looking for dedicated students who can commit to a cause, want to affect change and are willing to take the appropriate steps to do so.

Collier said she became the president after attending a symposium and heard that the N.C. State chapter was in need of students who were willing to take leadership positions.

Collier said she hopes students aren’t deterred from due to time commitment, and she said that the chapter will make accommodations for anyone willing to join.

“We are all in it for a common cause,” Collier said. “To make things better.”