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Originally posted by sugar and spice
I think this is true of many alum associations that I've heard of. Also, in many groups where the age ranges run the gamut from 20-70, those who have been around a while take charge of everything because the younger ones haven't "paid their dues" yet, which means that often the younger ones don't feel included and leave, which means that the groups just get older and older . . .
That's why I think AGD's Junior Circle idea is a good one.
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Sounds like it. My group hasn't really run into this yet (our colony was started in '99, so we don't have a huge number of alums just yet). Basically, right now, founding members are all that we have in the alumni chapter. At some point the younger guys will be taking things over. However, I think as founders we'll all still want some sort of a voice. Maybe it's right to want that? I dunno.
The AGD Junior Circle thing is a cool idea. Like I said, I think the most effective alum orgs would look something like an Elk Lodge, Lion's Club, Kiwanis, etc.