Getting my dues back...

[Psi U MC Vito]

Sounds like you are out $700 dollars. Not that it really matters, but were you actually initiated and decided you wanted out?

[Florian]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

Someone please correct me if I am wrong, but you are just out of $700.

I've never heard of a Greek org giving refunds on dues when members drop.

It's like canceling your cable. You don't get your money back for the 3 months of cable bills you paid before that.

I've only been in it for a month, and I dropped right before my fraternity's first social. I also paid out of my own pocket for all the tailgates because chapter funds couldn't cover that. So all in all I really received nothing for my $700 I paid.

And not to mention, most of the dues I paid go to nationals for insurance etc., and that is the money that I want back.

Originally Posted by Psi U MC Vito

Sounds like you are out $700 dollars. Not that it really matters, but were you actually initiated and decided you wanted out?

No, I was a member of a colony. I wouldn't become a brother until the colony charters in late November.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by Florian

I've only been in it for a month, and I dropped right before my fraternity's first social. I also paid out of my own pocket for all the tailgates because chapter funds couldn't cover that. So all in all I really received nothing for my $700 I paid.

And not to mention, most of the dues I paid go to nationals for insurance etc., and that is the money that I want back.



No, I was a member of a colony. I wouldn't become a brother until the colony charters in late November.

I can guarantee that nationals will not be refunding money that was sent by the chapter for insurance. That money is paid as an aggregate from the chapter not as individual dues from each member. You're out of luck.

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by Florian

I've only been in it for a month, and I dropped right before my fraternity's first social. I also paid out of my own pocket for all the tailgates because chapter funds couldn't cover that. So all in all I really received nothing for my $700 I paid.

And not to mention, most of the dues I paid go to nationals for insurance etc., and that is the money that I want back.

I'm sorry, but I really don't think any of that matters.

Yes, you want it back, but you aren't entitled to a refund for any of it (unless this fraternity does business differently than every other fraternity that I know of).

[texas*princess]

Sorry bud, you're SOL.

It's like moving out of an apartment early & breaking the lease. They don't prorate out what you paid based on the number of days you lived there.

[BlueCarnation]

This is why it's so important to READ what you sign, no matter what it is. Once you sign a lease/contract/bid card, you are bound to it. If you have questions before signing something, ask questions. Once you are 18, you are considered competent, and are bound to it.