We were actually talking about this on saturday so here it is:
The good news: We're a loosely organized group of people who participate in club events and have fun. There are no dues and there is no real obligation to show up for events which is nice. No one is pressured or feels like they're not getting their money's worth and no one feels left out. Nothing bad happens if you show up to 1 club event every 3 months.
The bad news: We're a loosely organized group of people. No one pays dues or invests anything in the club so no one feels obligated to show up to events or participate in club activities because hey, there's always another one coming up and if there's something else to do that day, who cares? Even if other people have invested time and effort in making something happen, that's their problem and not yours. Nothing bad happens if you only show up to the club events that are convenient for you.
Sort of a double-edged sword huh?
I've seen the other side of this coin and can tell you what happens. You end up with a core group of people who are only interested in collecting dues from the "fringe" members and plan activities geared around what the core wants to do and everyone else be damned.
I prefer what we have to be honest.
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