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Originally Posted by psy
OP here. Basically, after talking to my chapter's alum/exec board (which I'm on) the idea's out, due to the possibility that we would "price ourselves out of the market" (due to having less members to spread the expenses over, thus resulting in higher costs--when we had fewer members in the past, we did things like cut off-campus retreats and charge nominal fees for functions to reduce costs).
Seems like a reasonable position to me.
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Forgive me for shooting off my mouth, but this sounds like the cart before the horse. Wouldn't it make more sense to tailor what you do to the number of members instead of the other way around? As far as a sisterhood or rush retreat, for example, can't you find a smaller/cheaper venue or do it at the house? Don't get caught in the trap of "this is what we've always done so we have to keep doing it even if it bankrupts us."
Not only that, as the largest chapter, you need to be Panhellenic and think about what the other groups are going through - you said you even feel the constant pressure. How about trying to get the groups to all work together with venues and such - you might get a discount that way.
If you have a house to maintain that is appreciably larger than the other groups' houses, and this is hurting you, get a smaller house. Again, don't let tradition cripple you financially.
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