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At first, maybe. At large members are fully fledged members, you can join national committees like the new rural organizing committee if that suits your situation. There is an unofficial DSA discord which can put you in touch with other active members in your state.

EWOC can help workplace organizing if that is something you could take on, and as a campaign could organically create a local chapter.

The organizer who conceived of and delivered the rural organizing cmte has helped grow and develop their chapter immensely, they actively engage with individuals and chapters in adjacent regions to make sure they are connected to the work of their closest chapters. And he's a young person too, this isnt a DSA old head with like decades of experience.

Like, if it doesn't exist yet, you could help build it. There may actually be a chapter in a city near you. In my own circumstance I'm active in my chapter but live outside the city. I often meet people who live further out, many joining DSA quite recently.

If you want to get into the nitty-gritty of your situation, DM me and we can chat about it, even if its just informational I'd be happy to talk.

Some chapters formed because enough at-large members found each other. There's still a ton of internet-radicalized, disconnected people out there.

Other than that it's helpful to have connections and the DSA sometimes does educational stuff.

PSL you're less likely to find other members in random places, but their Action Network also provides a lot of resources.