Unfortunately for NetIP, this is a complaint levied at many chapters. Like most local chapters, the DC organization started about five years ago. In that time, the average age of a NetSAP member has presumably fallen from around 28 to almost 24. There, as elsewhere, it has become increasingly difficult to retain members who are getting married and having children. It is especially difficult because it remains a transient city.
People often live there for only a few years before moving somewhere else.
Another challenge for NetIP is the success of a professional organization catering to the second generation. One of the continuing draws for NetIP is the diverse networking potential. Urmilla, the secretary of the NY chapter, came looking for a job and for funding for a new company. A group like TiE or the High Tech Council would attract a larger number of people looking for money and thus more competition. A number of people come for a different kind of networking.