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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our PTA sponsors a meet and greet at a Private swim club most of the PTA Officers are members of.  When we put out the invitation we ask for RSVPs so that the Officers can put them down as guests.  Our guest fees in the evenings are minimal so it shouldn't exclude anyone who wants to come.  
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Is this problematic? Yes, it is.[/quote]

Why exactly is is problematic?  It allows people who are not members of the pool (many who do not have regular access to pools in general) to come and meet kids they are going to go to school with.  It gives new parents the opportunity to ask questions to returning parents.  The school is over 80% FARMS and we have only had positive feedback about it. It is not sponsored by the school and the teachers who attend are mostly members of the pool as well.

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If the invitation has a prominent "All Welcome" and makes clear that non-members are welcome to attend, and provides the process for getting on the guest list, that seems okay to me. But if the location given is membership only and you have to be friends with one of the officers to know that you can get a guest pass-that wouldn't be good.[/quote]

The non-members have to jump through hoops the members do not. The members set themselves up as the gatekeepers permitting non-members access to their private club and to faculty/staff. The non-members have to pay.

Open the event to any child who goes to the school.  No member sponsor. No guest fee. Then you can invite faculty/staff and advertise that they will be there. [/quote]

So if they asked everyone (even members) to respond to an Evite and paid the guest fee you would be ok with it?   Part of the reason to request a RSVP is that folks having parties need to give the pool an approximate head count (members and guests) so that they can plan on having enough staff on board.  Also if the PTA is going to serve any sort of snacks/drinks an RSVP helps.

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Evite and RSVP, fine as long as it is designed to reach the wider school community. Guest fee, no. Again, it is the exclusive access to faculty/staff that is the problem, not a private club throwing a party. [/quote]

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