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Originally Posted by Gusteau
Do you mind if I ask why (in a purely curious and non-combative way)? Do you mean to your chapter, or the sorority at large? I ask because I think your organization is doing a lot of great things right now.
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Either one. I actually haven't been that impressed with what my sorority's been doing lately; in fact, I hear about great programming from some of the other NPC groups and I'm not quite sure what's going on out there. Also, when I reached out several times to volunteer, I didn't receive a response. There are other things, that may seem petty that I won't get into.
It's funny to me how many people are saying that they don't want the money that they donate to their alma mater to go to Sports, Facilities, etc. You can direct where you want your donations to go...usually it's a button on the donation website but even if you write a check you list the specific department in the "Memo" line. Most of my money goes to the Annual Fund, but I also donate to very specific things like the minority student orientation or my department. Or...gasp! The Sports Foundation. Because of our specific issue, some of our sports programs are woefully underfunded.
My parents also donate to my undergrad (until recently, they were donating more than I did). They know how happy my experience made me--then and now, and the tax break doesn't hurt either.
My undergrad is #2 in non-alumni parent giving behind Duke so they're not the only ones.