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Many have replied, but I'll go ahead and throw a couple of pennies into the ring.

My team collects fees, but they serve a dual purpose.
- The first is obviously to get some money into the system. Comparatively speaking, it's not much, but anything helps.
- The second purpose is to push the students a little bit. If the only requirements for joining a team are to simply sit in a chair and sign your name, then we're likely to get students who are there to goof off.

This, of course, comes with the understanding that if you cannot pay the fees, you simply need to talk to the mentor and something is usually arranged (I assume the fees are waived).

With this said, our $40/semester fees (a recent price hike) don't go too far on the team. With a fully developed VEX and FRC programs, the fees are often directly placed into the team, and students must burden partial costs of transportation/living costs while traveling.

- Sunny G.