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[FuzzieAlum]

Some orgs have an "honorary" membership where the person is question is mostly recognized for being famous.

Much more common is members who are initiated as alums.

The truth is, most folks initiated as collegians do very little for the organization after graduation. Sure, they say we're "supposed" to, but it's not required, and most of the alums I know don't do anything. To them, membership was a college thing.

Thosee who are initiated as alums are frequently people who already have given very much to the organization - a mother who gets involved in her daughter's sorority or a faculty member who advises a chapter. It's true, they didn't have the undergrad experience, and there's no way to get it at that point, but they are some of the most active, involved alums. I wouldn't wanna piss them off, because our organizations all depend on active, involved, caring alums, and we can't afford to waste the ones we have!