I think that is most people's problems. I keep hearing about THEM and what THEY do but they don't see the big picture. You have to know the root function of an alumni chapter. What these people are saying is the equivalent of people saying, I give money to the needy, do volunteer work but don't go to church. If everyone thought like some of these people, there would be no alumni chapters and our schools would fall. I don't think they see the real damage they are doing. LOL Why put money in one childs hand intead of 10?
We don't even have dues in the GaTech Alumni Association, every graduate is a member and gets ALL materials, can vote, etc.... that is because we give and KNOW how to give to the right place (the school). We don't have people walking around with every excuse in the book. We make yearly pledges and they even call us, if our donations are late BUT I was the donations chair two years ago for this whole area from Delaware to middle New Jersey and it was the easiest JOB I ever had. Send out letters, one e-mail and the goal was met!! Seriously...you don't have to beg them for money. A lot of HBCUs don't even have fully staffed alumni offices, yet alums want to complain when they don't get the help they need or certain materials. sheesh! Tech has a lady who flies around to country to alumni events. Everytime we go to see Thadeous Young play, her azz is up here but she is the glue that holds our associations together. We just focus on fun and we end up giving money before we know it.