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Originally Posted by TDmkr19
These are all good ideas, but how can I get liveouts to pay. A lot of them feel like they have already made their contribution to the fraternity so they shouldn't need to pay.
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Tell them that's not how it works.
My sorority had payments for those not living on the hall, and those were part of the bylaws. People complained constantly, but the reality is that the chapter
can change bylaws. If that's the case for your chapter, remind them that if it's a really big deal to them they can change that. In the meantime, this is what they signed up for, end of story. Be the bad guy...it's your job. Part of taking on jobs like treasurer is realizing people
will get mad at you, but what you're doing is for the good of the chapter. That's the bigger picture.
Being a good member means living up to ALL obligations from activities to finances. Tell them that if they have a real problem financially they can come work something out with you, but otherwise they
are not being a brother. Having a house requires money. That's all there is to it. Those that don't live in probably come hang out and participate in parties, right? That's what those extra dues are for. They shouldn't get to use the house if they aren't supporting the chapter.
You can take away privileges from those that don't pay (cannot come to non required events, cannot vote, cannot buy t-shirts etc.). Again, I know fraternities are structured differently from sororities and that that won't be a good solution for every chapter, but it seemed to work well for mine. Those that didn't meet their obligations (unless they had good reason...it's certainly important to accommodate members that are having a
genuine financial crisis) lost social privileges, for instance, and that was a big motivator.
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