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Re: [APO-L] Proposal Question: B-02-035 & B-02-036: Raise Initiate Fee

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Charles Brace)
Tue Oct 22 16:29:04 2002

Date:         Tue, 22 Oct 2002 16:28:58 -0400
Reply-To: Charles Brace <brace347@HOTMAIL.COM>
From: Charles Brace <brace347@HOTMAIL.COM>
To: APO-L@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU

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<P>just thought i'd say two things....first, at the time that i pledged (spring 97), activation fees for NIBs (newly initiated brothers) at my chapter were around $120.&nbsp; These included the necessary national fees, costs generated by the chapter during pledging, and a chapter jacket, which each brother gets (or rather, is supposed to get).&nbsp; Semester dues were $65, each semester.&nbsp; (i don't know the amount that is currently charged).<BR><BR>none of us were rich by any standard, we were poor and many had to set up payment plans.&nbsp; but when push came to shove, brothers did find a way to pay.</P>
<P>nobody that i was aware of was pushed away by the amount of our dues, which are rather high in APO standards.&nbsp; Note, however, that we were still the cheapest fraternity on campus.</P>
<P>second, while this increase is significant at the very begining of a brohter's life, dues in many chapters will decrease because of the amount that need no longer be paid to the national fraterntiy.&nbsp; </P>
<P>i was/am involved in a number of organizations that had one time only national dues of $75 or $100.&nbsp; (many of these were honor or professional organizations).&nbsp; the members saw this one time only fee as a benefit, not a detriment.&nbsp; they would pay once to nationals, and then pay very little, if any dues for the rest of their time at college.&nbsp; While there are downsides to the new proposal, i don't believe that there will be a significant decrease in membership because of the change.</P>
<P>just my thoughts</P>
<P>in LFS</P>
<P>--Chuck Brace</P>
<P>Alum, Pi Chi Chapter, Duquesne University</P>
<P>Hon. Bro., Phi Chapter, Syracuse University</P>
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