I definitely agree with you. A lot of fraternities and sororities have programs both on the national and local levels to support new members who would need a subsidy.
Also, James is right. Even within my fraternity, certain chapters brag about their budgets which could probably support the overthrow of a small African regime.
Money shouldn't be an obstacle to joining any greek organization. I and many others strongly believe that if people care about something they will give back to it. The guy that doesn't have money, chooses to go to our college, and then chooses to be a part of an organization with our strong values is a brother that we are positive will be successful in the future and will donate monetarily as well as with his time.
-Rudey
--Sex also makes the world go round, but we don't sleep with our brothers.
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Originally posted by IvySpice
>I would be very upset if I paid $320.00 and another person in my chapter paid like $120.00, and got to go to all the events.
This would not upset me at all as long as the other person was paying the same as I was in terms of percentage of their disposable income.
This is how my college worked things, after all...I (or actually my parents) paid $30,000 a year because we could afford to. But most of my classmates paid less because they had less. Once you got in, you were in, and if your family went broke, the school didn't kick you out...they'd increase your aid. So my family was probably subsidizing the education of other students. Well, so be it...I got the enormous benefit of getting to go to school with a mix of amazing kids from all different backgrounds.
I don't doubt that money makes the world go round, but these are not-for-profit organizations we're talking about, right? Let's say one of your brothers lost a parent and suddenly needed his whole income to support his younger siblings. Would you really cease to think of him as a brother??
Are there any GLOs that calculate dues based on income? Do any offer financial aid to otherwise excellent candidates who can't afford the dues?
Ivy
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