My Cambridge college, Corpus, is proposing to set up a mailing list for its old members who were involved in the Chapel choir or music society. If you’re on it, you’ll get a newsletter and invitations to reunions of the group. Cost \u00a325 a year, which doesn’t seem to include any donation to the funds of the choir or music society, but is purely to cover the costs of running the scheme.<\/p>\n
I have sounded out some contemporaries of mine, but some who would otherwise have joined are put off by the cost. This is going to reduce the usefulness to others, because a reunion to which few are invited will be less appealing. Do other colleges run this sort of scheme and what do they charge? I have joined the Friends of Merton College choir in Oxford, but that is specifically to raise money for the choir, although there are some perks as a ‘thank you’ to members.<\/p>\n
[The cost was later quietly reduced, though people weren’t actually told! I was told that it partly subsidised refreshments at gatherings, though if you live far away you’re less likely to attend these.]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
My Cambridge college, Corpus, is proposing to set up a mailing list for its old members who were involved in the Chapel choir or music society. If you’re on it, you’ll get a newsletter and invitations to reunions of the … Continue reading