Membership Requirements
An alum colony/chapter is different than what you would expect from a collegiate colony/chapter. If you were not a member of a collegiate colony/chapter in Gamma Sigma Sigma, you may still be elegible to join the Cherry Blossom Alum Colony as an auxilary member. Below are the requirements that are expected of a member each year.
Meetings:
We meet 6 times a year. Four meetings are held face-to-face and two are online. All members are required to participate in a minimum of two meetings. This means that even if you do not live in the Washington, D.C. metro area that you can still join. We have had members as far away as Kentucky!
Dues:
All money paid to the organization is non-refundable.
National Dues - New members pay national dues, which are $20, when they join the colony. Current members pay national dues by August 1st each year. This is paid 1x a year.
Colony Dues - Members pay colony dues of $55. You pay when you join the colony ($40) and again by August 1st.($15).
Colony dues pay to keep our colony going, including funding our scholarship.
Service Requirement:
20 hours a YEAR!
Each member is required to perform 10 hours of service during January 1 - June 31.
Each member is required to perform 10 hours of service during July 1 - December 31.
Each member must participate in a 'group' service project during January 1 - June 31 & again July 1 - December 31.
Additional Information:
Bylaws
Standing Rules
Special Bulletins and Announcements
Sound like something you might want to be a part of? Contact Karen Kerr, Vice President of Membership, for more information on joining the Cherry Blossom Alums!
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