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GA06 (from a $$$ perspective)
Hey, guys: I'm heading back to my alma mater this weekend to celebrate Founders Day (March edition) & I have a question. With the cost of everything going up, how many chapters have the financial backing of their alumni when it comes to a conference like GA?
I bring it up because I'm presenting a proposal to my AA this weekend on this subject. Basically, I'd like to see the alums provide "scholarship funds" to the attendees to help them offset the rising costs of the conferences, transportation, etc.
Since most UG's work during the summer, it's a real financial burden...not only are they gone from a week of work (and missing that week's wages), but they have to pay for the meeting.
Granted, IHQ's picking up their tabs for lodging, but the majority of the UG's are flying into this year's meeting. Not an inexpensive proposition, to be sure.
So, how many of your alumni groups are providing financial support for this sort of conference? If you are, what's the amount per person or conference allotted? Let's hear what's happening out there in Lambda Land...
In ZAX,
BF
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Bill Foltz, B-O 130
Illinois State '77
"People the world over have always been more impressed by the power of our example than by the example of our power."
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