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Originally posted by DeltAlum
It's a good question. The biggest part is staff time spent. I would assume that Tri-Delta has chapter consultants who travel to chapters/colonies, etc. Plus materials and other stuff.
It takes more advising time to support a sturggling chapter at all levels of the national organization.
That's why we, at least, have minimum numbers for a colony to become a chapter.
I would guess that every organization has figured out the minimum number necessary to keep the group at at least a break even.
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So basically you are saying that it is the consultants and advisors that travel to a chapter that are a drain financially. I don't know how often your advisors travel to a chapter and from where. I don't know how you support them. I do know that a portion of our dues went to support our national office and that effort. I also do know that smaller chapters get less visits and attention than larger "prize" chapters. I also know that a 200 man chapter probably gives more money to support advisors and consultants than it receives.
All fraternities and sororities have minimums I thought. We do too. I don't know if I've ever heard that minimum be linked to "not being a financial drain". Has someone actually stated that to you? I always heard that it was an issue of stability. A 10 man chapter can fold overnight if members get into an argument even, a 40 man chapter can hold itself together a lot better, distribute tasks better, grow if it needs to, etc.
-Rudey
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