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As has been spoken of already, there are financial issues at stake which will push either merger or dissolution of an organization.
Risk management has been talked about a lot, but we also have to take into account the ever increasing costs of membership, running a national organization, lack of alumni financial support, etc.
Sooner or later, an organization is going to come to a point where the cost of joining the organization does not satisfy the cost of running it. Thus, they will have to raise dues. There will then be a point where people will not be willing to pay for such dues. The organization will either need to cut resources, reduce standards to be a member in order to get more money, or merge with another organization in order to keep costs down on both dues and national organizational costs.
I initiated in 1998 and initiation dues were $230 which includes a lifetime subscription to the national magazine. Less than 10 years later and our dues are nearly $280 without a lifetime subscription to the magazine.
Luckily for us, we have an amazing alumni base who helps out with funding the resources needed to run a great organization.
Hence, as there have been mergers before, it will be inevitable that mergers will happen again. Just because a sorority is in the NPC does not protect them from the necessary action of possibly merging if the necessity arises.
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