non traditional schedule

[ree-Xi]

I can see some benefits, but also a lot of logistical issues, so that's what I'll focus on here.

Total and multiple recruitments - membership numbers would be changing more significantly than it might already between Fall and Spring semesters (December graduates, transfers, etc.). When is total determined?

Housing - if you have a house, especially with a live-in requirement, how do you handle members who aren't on the typical Fall & Spring track? You either have empty rooms or not enough room for people.

Budgets - Dues/fees - parlor fees, event scheduling, retreats - are all based on a presumed constancy of the number of members for that year. If a decent sized contingency of members aren't on campus for an entire semester, you'll have to have different fee plans.

Scheduling - If some members are Spring & Summer only, when do you do the once-a-year events like retreats or formals? What about participation in Fall campus events, and you suddenly have only half the number of members you had before?

Maintaining "status quo" during the summer. Many bylaws/constitutions require the presence of the executive officers during meetings, quorum, and other "must haves" to operate business meetings. How do you operate as an organization when you might have a smaller population? Do standard operating procedures go on hiatus? What about behavioral and "standards" expectations? Who is "policing" operations?

I honestly think that there would not be change unless there is a paradigm shift on a large scale not only at a particular university, but across the country. You have not only your I/Nationals to answer to, but also the NPC. I just don't see it yet.