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Old 04-29-2007, 07:24 PM
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I know that there used to be and now there isn't, a formal membership level known as Life Membership in Gamma Sig....how do you all feel about this, do you think it's necessary, and what are the pros and cons of re-introducing this to the sorority? How would you go about it? I'll post my thoughts later
Are you may be speaking about the lifetime membership fees changes? I would love to talk to you about these. Until this past fall, I had not been an active member, but had paid lifetime way back when.
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Old 04-30-2007, 09:53 AM
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I think the sorority really ought to consider bringing back our Life Membership status. There used to be a separate fee that a member could pay, and that member would recieve either a pin or a key, I'm not 100% sure.

I think it would encourage people to stay active. And who doesn't like to say, "I'm a Life Member"?
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Old 04-30-2007, 10:46 AM
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Thanks for clarifying that. I think recieving a special pin would be nice.
If it did return we need to offer more incentives, but in return it would be understood that that fees would be higher.
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Old 04-30-2007, 06:27 PM
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I paid my $100 fee back in 1996. I never received a pin, key or card. Things were pretty messed up in my chapter when I graduated, so that explains why it never went further. When I became active in my alum chapter, I just paid my yearly dues.

I ended up purchasing my own badge last fall. I do wish we had something else to show lifetime membership, but given that things have changed, I am guessing that there isn't anything.

That being said, does anyone know of ANYTHING that recognizes past lifetime membership as being paid/enacted?
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Old 05-13-2007, 04:38 PM
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No. But I think that these are the type of discussions we should have at Convention...you know, get some new ideas circulating throughout the sisterhood. Why not have a contest amongst chapters to design a life membership pin? OF COURSE life dues would have to be higher...I mean, we are service based, but all groups are still essentially run like businesses....and you need money to survive lol. If I can get a lil plastic card for joining a movie club or a airline points club, surely I can get one for paying some money for life memebrship....I think these are some of the smaller issues our leadership should look into as we enter this new generation of GSS
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Old 05-14-2007, 12:30 PM
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Ahh the alum dues AGAIN...I think this proposal, if not passed, will definitely spark up some conversation. I think the younger alums wouldn't have a problem paying more dues. But we usually have the older alums that are on a certain fixed income that literally can't pay more. I would have liked to see a bracket introduced instead, perhaps based on age or years served in the sorority. We'll see.
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Old 05-17-2007, 09:09 AM
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Some of you have heard my thoughts elsewhere... I cannot make it to Chicago but I know that some of you share my thoughts. I look forward to hearing what comes of these proposed amendments.
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