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Originally posted by mccoyred
People have to WANT to be active.
Of course we really can't make people pay their dues but if we look at the philosophy that the larger the number of members who pay their dues, the less dues will cost. This can quiet some of those 'excuses'.
I also think that if there are more 'open' activities where it doesn't matter whether you are active or financial, then I believe people will remember what attracted them to the org in the first place. This should cause many to reactivate and become financial.
As far as lines/intake, it all comes down to the screening process. I have mentioned this elsewhere so I will not go into it again here.
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Basically, I agree with mccoyred. Our "lost" members have to WANT to be active. When we pledge we make a promise to commit to the sorority/fraternity. I think that if you take a vow, you must do what you need to to to maintain the promise.
Personally, I have never been unfinancial since the day I crossed, and yes, it was difficult to pay dues (especially when I was a full time law student---NO MONEY), but I had to BUDGET and plan for something I was committed to---DST.
People will always "cry" broke, but basically someone will spend money on what the want to, and if they don't WANT to pay their dues they won't. Besides, some of us greeks believe they already got what the wanted.....the letters on their chests, and they aren't (or never were) interested in being active and finanacial after the year they crossed.
I'm not that hyped about intake, because the planning and implementation of MIT is very difficult and time consuming, and in the end you can never tell from the applicant's credentials who the dedicated individuals will be. It is much easier to focus on reclaiming the members we have already made, especially those transitioning from collegiate to alumnae chapters and our lost sands.