[Kevin]

I was treasurer -- you know what? 33's right. It completely sucked. In chapters where previous treasurers have been lax in collections, your problem is especially huge. There's a culture of "pay as I feel like it", and that's tough to beat.

In my case, to get people to pay, I would call them every day, ask them every time I saw them, generally harass them about paying. If they were under 21, I'd hit their parents up behind their backs -- I admit, I was a dick, but we got our collections to 100% by God.

Since me, treasurers have had to learn the hard way -- this is the only way to get folks to pay. Just sending them a bill isn't enough to cut it.

-- Omegafi was a HUGE help though, I don't know if I could have been nearly as effective without it.

As to how to actually recruit a treasurer? It depends on the group, but here's how I ended up doing it. I deeply cared about my chapter and did not want to see it go to pot. I ran for Pres (I was VP) and lost, the remaining group of candidates for Treasurer would have been disasters. Because I cared for my chapter more than I cared whether or not I liked a particular job, I ran. I actually had another event I had to attend that night [concert dress rehearsal], so I left chapter after announcing my candidacy on a suspension of the rules, etc... I won, the rest is history.

I'd appeal to your chapter on the grounds that there has to be at least one person among them that gives enough of a crap about this chapter that they want it to succeed. They have to put aside "What's fun", and instead focus on what they can do for the greater good. They'll learn a lot more as treasurer than they will arguably in any other position -- or at least that was my experience.