2008/11/26 Geoffrey Plourde <geo.plrd(a)yahoo.com>om>:
Democracy is still the enemy of autocracy. Also if a
chapter gets really bad, people will vote with their dues and chapter will soon find
itself in the red.
That depends on the chapter - I think different chapters rely on
membership fees to different extents. If a chapter gets its funding
primarily from donations (and perhaps grants) from non-members it
would be theoretically able to function effectively without a large
membership (although a lack of manpower may harm the quality of its
outreach programs, etc.).