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Originally Posted by Kevin
Boodle -- your national HQ requires dues from alums? That's really interesting.
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Not exactly. We do have "alumni dues," which are completely voluntary unless one belongs to a local alumni association (alumni chapter, if you will). We have been through a variety of alumni chapter/assocation configurations over the years, always in search of what works best, and with our current configuration the number of local alumni associations is small but growing. Members of those associations pay the minimal national alumni dues ($5) plus any local dues.
Then there are the majority of alums like me who don't belong to a local alumni association. (Yes, I would love to start one, but I might get clobbered by the wife if I take on any extra responsibility at this point -- I have more than a full plate and will have to wait until some other things on the plate get eaten.) I pay the voluntary dues even though I am not required to.
There is one difference from lots of other fraternities -- if you don't pay the dues, then you don't get the national magazine. Alums get it the first year after going from collegiate to alum status. After that, you need to pay the dues (which basically cover the subscription) to receive
The Sinfonian. We never structured things so that at initiation you pay into a fund that provides a lifetime subscription. Too late now.