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Legislation for the Finance Committee
| Submitted by Wilfred M. Krenek, National President, Alpha Phi Omega | Finance Reference #: A-49 |
Article VIII - Finance, Section 2. Endowment Fund.
Amend to delete Section 2 in its entirety, and renumber all remaining Sections.
Rationale:
This section becomes immaterial with the restructure of the Endowment Fund.
| Submitted by Bobby Hainline, National Finance Chair | Finance Reference #: A-50 |
Article VIII - Finance, Section 5. Pledge Fee.
Amend by substituting in the first sentence the words "fifteen ($15)" for the current "ten ($10).
Rationale:
The total cost to become a member of Alpha Phi Omega has not increased since the 1988
National Convention. The voting delegates in 1988 increased the Initiation fee by $5. That made
the initiation fee $25. Pledge fee at that time was $5. So, to become a member of the Fraternity
costs $30. At the 1994 National Convention the voting delegates changed the fee structure.
Pledge fees became $10, and Initiation fees became $20. There was no actual increase, the cost
of Membership in APO was still $30. The proposed amendments above are asking for an overall
$10 increase in the total membership fee to be a member of the Fraternity (from $30 to $40).
Essentially, it has been eight years since the initiation fee has increased, and 30 years since an
increase in pledge fees.
The Annual Active Membership Dues (AAMD) have not been increased for ten years. The 1986
voting delegates voted to increase this fee from $5 to $8. The proposal is to increase AAMD
from $8 to $12.
The increase in these three fees allows the Fraternity to support the new programs that have
started in the past year, that include the APO Youth Grant, the BANC program, Mack grant
program. In the past year, the Torch & Trefoil was redesigned at a cost of $10,000 per year. Our
other publications and leadership materials require needed redesign and development. Each year
the Fraternity increases services and programs to its members. Increasing the fees as proposed
will help the Fraternity continue to improve for the benefit of its membership.
| Submitted by Bobby Hainline, National Finance Chair | Finance Reference #: A-51 |
Article VIII - Finance, Section 6. Initiation Fee.
Amend by substituting in the first sentence the words "twenty-five ($25)" for the current "twenty
($20)."
Rationale:
The total cost to become a member of Alpha Phi Omega has not increased since the 1988
National Convention. The voting delegates in 1988 increased the Initiation fee by $5. That made
the initiation fee $25. Pledge fee at that time was $5. So, to become a member of the Fraternity
costs $30. At the 1994 National Convention the voting delegates changed the fee structure.
Pledge fees became $10, and Initiation fees became $20. There was no actual increase, the cost
of Membership in APO was still $30. The proposed amendments above are asking for an overall
$10 increase in the total membership fee to be a member of the Fraternity (from $30 to $40).
Essentially, it has been eight years since the initiation fee has increased, and 30 years since an
increase in pledge fees.
The Annual Active Membership Dues (AAMD) have not been increased for ten years. The 1986
voting delegates voted to increase this fee from $5 to $8. The proposal is to increase AAMD
from $8 to $12.
The increase in these three fees allows the Fraternity to support the new programs that have
started in the past year, that include the APO Youth Grant, the BANC program, Mack grant
program. In the past year, the Torch & Trefoil was redesigned at a cost of $10,000 per year. Our
other publications and leadership materials require needed redesign and development. Each year
the Fraternity increases services and programs to its members. Increasing the fees as proposed
will help the Fraternity continue to improve for the benefit of its membership.
| Submitted by Bobby Hainline, National Finance Chair | Finance Reference #: A-52 |
Article VIII - Finance, Section 7. Annual Active Membership
Dues.
Amend by substituting in the first sentence the words "twelve ($12)" for the current "eight ($8)."
Also, amend by substituting in the second sentence the words "thirty-six ($36)" for the current
"twenty-four ($24)."
Rationale:
To increase revenue available to the National Office for operating funds. The last increase in
AAMD was instituted by the 1986 National Convention. Prior to that time, the AAMD was
$5.00 per member. The past 5 conventions have asked more of its National Office without
increasing funds to implement those programs.
The total cost to become a member of Alpha Phi Omega has not increased since the 1988
National Convention. The voting delegates in 1988 increased the Initiation fee by $5. That made
the initiation fee $25. Pledge fee at that time was $5. So, to become a member of the Fraternity
costs $30. At the 1994 National Convention the voting delegates changed the fee structure.
Pledge fees became $10, and Initiation fees became $20. There was no actual increase, the cost
of Membership in APO was still $30. The proposed amendments above are asking for an overall
$10 increase in the total membership fee to be a member of the Fraternity (from $30 to $40).
Essentially, it has been eight years since the initiation fee has increased, and 30 years since an
increase in pledge fees.
The Annual Active Membership Dues (AAMD) have not been increased for ten years. The 1986
voting delegates voted to increase this fee from $5 to $8. The proposal is to increase AAMD
from $8 to $12.
The increase in these three fees allows the Fraternity to support the new programs that have
started in the past year, that include the APO Youth Grant, the BANC program, Mack grant
program. In the past year, the Torch & Trefoil was redesigned at a cost of $10,000 per year. Our
other publications and leadership materials require needed redesign and development. Each year
the Fraternity increases services and programs to its members. Increasing the fees as proposed
will help the Fraternity continue to improve for the benefit of its membership.
| Submitted by Jeff Thomas, Section 79 Chair | Finance Reference #: A-53 |
Article VIII - Finance, Section 7. Annual Active Membership
Dues.
Amend to strike the words "November 15" and insert the words "October 31st."
Rationale:
To allow adequate time for follow-up with delinquent chapters prior to the end of the Fall term
and a change in chapter officers.
| Submitted by John Wetherington, National Fundraising Chair | Finance Reference #: A-54 |
Article VIII-Finance, Section 8. Life Membership Fee.
Amend to read:
"Life Membership shall be granted to all undergraduate active members and to alumni members
within one year of their obtaining alumni status who are in good standing and have contributed
fifty ($50) in a single sum or cumulatively to the National Fraternity and to graduate, advisory,
honorary and other alumni members who have contributed seventy five ($75) in a single sum or
cumulatively to the National Fraternity. The Life Membership fee, in turn, shall be contributed to
the National Alpha Phi Omega Endowment Fund."
Rationale:
Life Members are the primary source of Fraternity fundraising and provide a substantial portion
of the Fraternity's annual budget reducing the portion of the budget which must come from
Undergraduate Members. Many of these individuals provide time and energy to Alpha Phi Omega
after graduation and we maintain National contact through mailings to the Life Members. A
differential between current Actives and recent graduates and those who have been out of school
over a year is needed to encourage early sign up and to minimize the expense to students. The
current fee of $100 has not yielded many new Life Members and this proposal is aimed to reduce
the fee by $25 to see if we can increase new Life Members from the less recent graduates while
still providing a differential for prompt sign up. More Life Members should lead to increased
donations and increased contact with potential alumni volunteers.
| Submitted by Wilfred M. Krenek, National President, Alpha Phi Omega | Finance Reference #: A-55 |
Article VIII - Finance, Section 8. Life Membership Fee.
Amend Section 8. Life Membership Fee to read as follows:
- SECTION 8. LIFE MEMBER RECOGNITION. Life Member recognition shall be granted to all undergraduate active members and to alumni members within one year of their obtaining alumni status who are in good standing and have contributed fifty dollars ($50) in a single sum or cumulatively, and to graduate, advisory, honorary and other alumni members who have contributed one hundred dollars ($100) in a single sum or cumulatively, to the Alpha Phi Omega Endowment Fund.
Rationale:
Changes reflected herein are for matters of clarity with the restructure of the Endowment Fund.
| Submitted by Robert E. Lee Correll, IV, Region III Director and Region III Staff | Finance Reference #: A-56 |
Article VIII - Finance, Section 11. Fee for Honorary
Membership.
Amend by replacing the words "five ($5)" with the words "ten ($10)."
Rationale:
The current five dollar fee probably does not cover the expense of processing the application, and
generation and distribution of the membership card and certificate.