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Originally Posted by Kevin
When I signed up and paid my initiate fee, I was told that it included a lifetime subscription to our magazine, "The Delta."
It's great to have the multimedia-enhanced version, but really, nothing replaces seeing it in print. It's a great thing to have on my coffee table. It's a good reminder of my lifelong commitment. I do realize that the fraternity has a significant financial burden here, but really, a newsletter is absolutely vital to a cohesive and lucrative alumni operation. Seeing it in some tangible form is something I feel is vital.
I'd be strongly against moving to an electronic-only medium. This is one of those expenses which I don't think we can afford not to have. Tom, while the overall cost of 250,000 members may seem pretty daunting, keep in mind that is 250,000 members who *could* be giving money. Even a very small amount (say, $10/month/member) could be absolutely huge to the national fraternity.
Boodle, for $5.00/month for local, I have no idea how y'all operate. It doesn't seem to me that you'd have much of that "power of the purse strings" with such a small amount flowing into the coffers. That's barely enough to fund a newsletter!
Now, $5/month would be more like it. See if you can't find something like Paypal to direct-debit it from donors' checking accounts on a monthly basis. To be more than a social, twice-a-year meeting where we all get together and argue about what college kids should be doing, we need money. It's a lot easier to tell an active chapter, "Do this and you get x$" than it is to say "Do this."
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Kevin, I agree in many ways with you!
As the first Alumni President of my chapter, we asked for only $25.00 a year Alum dues. We got 35 Brothers to give to it.
Now, as to the electronic magazine, I was along with many others totally against it. Like you and many others from all GLOs it was nice to see in the mail box and read cover to cover.
But as with SN, LXA promised a life time subscription also.
But, we all have come in the throws of money problems for many reasons.
Times are changing of course as we all know and we as members must change along with them.
With the electronic, I have been able to read so much more and if I wish to save it, I hit the button and print it. But, it is saved in the data bank for later re-reading.
I know only to well what you are talking about so do not worry, I too felt pangs of anger and worry!
Dang it takes some time to get used to!
I am used to it now and happy!