<prompt> Human: So Im an active member soon to be inactive in a fraternity. I have not attended any fraternity events due to personal issues, no socials, no parties, nothing. However, Ive paid my dues IN FULL. Now my fraternity is trying to send me to collections over unpaid fines from missing mandatory events. Is this lawful? Am I required to pay these extra fines simply for missing events after I paid all my due money?  <response>: Depends on the contract you signed if any. Yes it can be legal, but only in a sense that you signed a contract.If not, just formally resign your membership, in writing w a date. Sign it, make a copy, and send it in the mail w tracking.Before you do that though, you might try talking to them, man to man. Be open, honest and be courteous. They might be cool about letting you go, even if you did sign a contract 