More than 575 affiliated SHRM chapters offer local activities. The purpose of chapters is to provide a local forum for your personal and professional development; provide an opportunity to develop your leadership, managerial, public speaking and group decision-making skills; provide a local networking arena; and to provide a focus for legislative attention to local, state, and national human resource management issues. Membership in a SHRM local chapter is separate and apart from membership in SHRM. We encourage you to become a member of both! Read more about chapter membership.