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Originally posted by DeltAlum
All,
I just got back from a monthly lunch with a group of Delt alumni. One of the other Division VP's who is currently sitting on an Alumni Supervisory Committee for one of our chapters was told recently that liability insurance for ALL Delt Chapters will increase by 50% this year.
One half of the chapter's total budget will go to National dues and insurance.
That can only be covered by cutting other things out of the budget or raising overall dues to the members.
How long can this go on?
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Our undergraduates will see similarly sized increases. At what point will it keep members from joining? $250/man, $500/man? That's definately the direction things are heading.
The SDSU case IS from James' and my beloved Kappa Sigma. Our SEC (volunteer governing board) has just announced changes to try to curb these incidents and catching HELL from some, and being loudly applauded by others. It reminds me of when we first enacted a Hazing Policy.
It's unfortunate, but we ALL pay for each others mistakes - especially in the insurance market. I'm quite certain we will face undergraduate dissatisfaction with the new hazing directives. Much like some of the undergraduate response to dry housing in other fraternities. It takes courage to take an unpopular stand.
We must take these actions though. If you haven't seen them yet, get ready, they're coming!
Brad
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