<p>I received a letter telling me that I have been selected to become a member of the National Society of Leadership and Success (Sigma Alpha Pi)because of my high grades.</p>
<p>There is a one time $85 fee and I will have access to many things. In addition they will hold two orientations on my campus. I looked online and they seem legit but I don't know.</p>
<p>I have a 3.9 GPA.</p>
<p>Save your money</p>
<p>Don’t bother joining. Just frame the letter they sent you. This is an attempt to get you to pay for something that will not benefit you.</p>
<p>It is sort of a scam in that it leads you to believe it is more than it is. </p>
<p>I would suggest ignoring it!</p>
<p>Just FYI there are a number of others like this. Our kids got all kinds of letters!</p>
<p>It may or may not be a scam, but it is probably never a good idea to pay membership for any kind of academic recognition. If anyone can pay the membership fee, I am not sure you have to have such high stats to be a part of it. I have never heard of this particular program, but one of my friends paid a membership fee for something similar (I think this organization had scholarships only its members can apply to), but she did not get a letter of invitation to join. She found a program online somewhere. Anyway, a couple months later, I got this letter saying how I have such goods grades and they wanted me to pay to be a member. My friend is pretty smart too; I am just saying the organizations are not always seeking out the best and brightest if people can just pay the membership fee.</p>
<p>Being a member of any of these academic associations is not bad, but you gotta watch whether membership is exclusive as it seems.</p>
<p>The Greek letters spell SAP. I think that says it all.</p>
<p>Ask around at your own college/university and find out whether the chapter is active, and what it does. Some of these honor fraternities are only good for a fancy pin on your robe at graduation, and others have more to offer the members.</p>
<p>You would not want to be a member of an organization whose members were all saps who fell for this pitch. You are young. You will get a million more offers of this type (clubs, bogus charities, etc.) as a student, worker, parent, older worker, retired, etc. They are not good for much other than separating you from your money.</p>
<p>LOL, in my day it was Who’s Who"…You paid a fee and they published a book with the names of the all people that filled out a profile and submitted a fee. Should have called it “Who’s Out xxx Bucks.”</p>