Fraternity Finance

5 Keys to Pitching a Dues Increase to Your Fraternity Membership

My Fraternity has been mulling around the idea of raising dues for the past few years but it has never happened. As I’m sure you know no one wants to vote on something that would cost them more of their money. Just the same a congress would never vote to lower their paychecks.

How do Fix a Fraternity Deep in Debt

My fraternity is really small, and is in debt pretty bad, so we really can’t do much without having to pay for it ourselves. How are we supposed to recruit?

What to Do When a Fraternity is Behind on their National Dues

I am regional officer for my fraternity and the one main issues I have with my chapters I am responsible for is they are behind on their national dues. What is the best way I can get them out debt?

7 Ways to Get Brothers to Pay Their Fraternity Dues

My fraternity has a big problem with dues. Some people have legitimate excuses but most don’t. Also, we offer payment plans on a need to need basis. What are some ways to make guys pay dues? What I have gathered so far:

3 Ways to Get Your Fraternity Brothers to Pay Dues

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Recruit Accountants to Handle Fraternity Finance

Your fraternity budget is probably $20,000 a year minimum. Because this figure is so high, your fraternity is doing your brothers a disservice if you aren’t treating your treasurer’s responsibilities as a business.

Collect Fraternity Dues in Small Claims Court

Chances are, you have a brother or two in your fraternity has fallen behind on their dues for a significant amount of money. These brothers have worked with the treasurer and the previous treasurers to work out a payment plan which was supposed to bring them current. However, they never seen to be catching up on their responsibilities.

How to Ask Fraternity Alumni for Money

Every fraternity believes that their alumni have deep pockets and will help the chapter out financially. However, most fraternities do not receive much financial support from their alumni. The reason for this is simple – fraternities don’t know how to ask.

Fraternity Pledge Finances

Every fraternity pledge class should be empowered to control their own finances. Doing so will not only empower the class, it will teach them the importance of being fiscally responsible.

Fraternity Treasurer Responsibilities

The treasurer is probably the third most important position in the chapter, behind the president and the social chair. Needless to say, the brotherhood trusts this individual with a large sum of money, their money, every semester. It is imperative that the treasurer does a good job. The treasurer has two responsibilities. The first is [...]