Chapter-based groups retain members through personal ties rather than mission

Evidence

Members of the Moose Club or Hadassah are joined to the organization not merely by symbolic ties, but by real ties to real people—that is, by social capital. Members of the local American Legion post are kept there, not mainly by patriotism or by a desire to lobby for more funds for the Veterans Administration, but by long-standing personal ties among the guys. The tensile strength of the newer organizations is much weaker. — Robert D. Putnam, Bowling Alone The Collapse and Revival…, 517

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Rising stakes and nonrandom relationships drive cooperation toward structured social groups — Russell Hardin, Trust and Trustworthiness, 631; Shared identity generates expectations of support and trust among group members — John Drury, The role of social identity processes…, 16; Shared group membership enables depersonalized trust and cooperation — Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, and…, 2510 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Shared identity generates expectations of support and trust among group members #expands (0.82) — John Drury, The role of social identity processes…, 16
• Rising stakes and nonrandom relationships drive cooperation toward structured social groups #complicates (0.75) — Russell Hardin, Trust and Trustworthiness, 631
• Shared group membership enables depersonalized trust and cooperation #complicates (0.75) — Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, and…, 2510