[erica812]

When I was a senior in college, I received a pamphlet about paying an optional Lifetime Membership fee to APO headquarters. I was beyond busy and quite occupied with plans for graduation and my wedding in the summer, so I just put off paying the fee. Then, I decided not to bother because I had already made a lifelong pledge to the fraternity when I was initiated and the Lifetime Membership fee just seemed like a reason to ask for money. I felt like APO was already a big part of who I was/am, and paying some fee shouldn't make a difference.

But now I'm wondering.......
What was that fee all about? Am I no longer a brother of Alpha Phi Omega because I didn't pay? I dedicated so much of my time and my heart to this honorable fraterity, and I would be sad to have lost my affliation with it and its values.

Any thoughts?