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Lifetime
Membership in Delta Gamma...
Part of that Promise Means Paying Our Dues
~Jennifer Denton, past-president 2003-2007
(revised 9-07-08)
When we initiated into our beloved Fraternity of women, we made a commitment to
support Delta Gamma for life. Part of that commitment was a promise to pay our
per capita dues to the Fraternity for the first 50 years of our membership. Per
Article VI of the Delta Gamma Constitution, adjustments to per capita dues may
be made annually based on the Consumer Price Index from the previous calendar
year. Our per capita dues are currently set at $20.50. At
Convention 2008, Delta Gamma announced a change to the way per capita dues would
be collected. In the past, we have paid our per capita dues to our
alumnae chapter as part of our alum chapter dues, and then the chapter then sent
a check for all dues paid members to DG Executive Offices for the per capita
dues. With the new system, they will send a request for per capita dues to
each member individually. So, you will (or already may have) receive a
"Membership Dues Appeal" from the Fraternity.
This payment of our "national dues" does not mean we will not need to collect
dues at the local level. We will still collect dues for the operation of
our local chapter, just at a lower amount to include only the local dues.
50+ year Delta Gamma members only pay the local amount. These monies are
what supports our chapter's operating expenses each year. A few years ago
we instituted a "sliding scale" for local dues, which created three levels of
membership. These increased dollars from your generosity allow us to
devote more of our fundraising dollars to national Foundation and local
philanthropic work. Each year, the number of members paying at the Pink
and Bronze level has increased, which has allowed us to work well within our
budget and not have to plan major fundraising events....thank you!!! The
new amounts for our local dues, which were recently approved at our September 23, 2008
meeting are:
Blue Membership: $20.00
Pink Membership: $30.00
Bronze Membership: $40.00+
Our dues payment
last year (at the Blue Level) was $38, with $19 going to EO for per capita dues,
and the remaining $19 staying in San Antonio. (For 50yr+ members, all monies
paid have stayed and will stay with our local chapter.) The three levels of
membership above reflect basically the same amounts as last year, with Blue
Membership increasing by $2.
Please do not confuse your "Membership Dues Appeal" with mail you may receive
from the Delta Gamma Foundation. We all receive
requests from Foundation for donations to the Loyalty Fund from time to time. This fund provides
alumnae the chance to further the many goals of our international Foundation.
Each DG who sends a donation to the Loyalty Fund will have her name published in
the ANCHORA. Funds sent to the Foundation are separate from dues sent to EO
(personally or through an alumnae chapter).
If payment of your dues seems like a burden, consider this - without them, Delta
Gamma cannot operate, locally or internationally. Delta Gamma has been a leader
in intellectual motivation, social responsibility and community awareness in the
Greek world, and we hope to continue that tradition with your help. We feel that
our efforts here in San Antonio have been extremely successful, and we have each
of you to thank for that. Let's all give back to the Fraternity that has given
us so much over the years, so the gift of Delta Gamma can be shared with bright
young women for years to come.
If you have any questions, or
would like to send in your dues, please contact our treasurer,
Cathy Spector, to find out
where to mail your payment.
Thanks to our Dues Paid Members -
Bronze Pink and
Blue (click here
for list)
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