Direct Donation

Even though less than 6% of the Alumni Corporation’s 2001-02 revenues came from direct alumni donations, some brothers have made genereous donations of hundreds or thousands of dollars. Donations of this sort are made by personal checks to Mass Eta of Phi Kappa Theta and may be designated towards specific funds, events, or services. Alums have recently donated for the 1st rear dinner tables and chairs as well as for new carpeting on the stairs. All these contributions are greatly appreciated by the chapter, but a newer, more convenient automatic donations program has been devised.

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Automatic Donations Program

An automatic donations program was first proposed by Yoke Tanaka on the alumni mailing list. He noted that by accepting donations only by written check, the Alumni Corporation made donating an inconvenience for most alumni. In addition, one-time donations tend to be larger, putting more of a dent in personal finances. He suggested that the Alumni Corporation accepted donations via credit card and also set up recurring billing on a monthly basis. Thus, alumni could make relatively small donations on a regular basis without the hassle of check-writing and envelope stuffing. With this program, alumni can easily make more significant donations without putting unusual one-time burdens on their budgets.

For example, an alumnus could sign up to donate $15 per month. Every month, PKT Alumni Corporation would charge his credit card account for $15 and immediately receive the funds. The credit card issuer would collect the $15 through the alumnus’ normal billing statements. Instead of a one-time $180 check per year (which he may forget or procrastinate), this program allows us to support the house for what it costs to buy lunch for a hungry, active brother.

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