<span style="font-size:small;">Often the cost of running a solfware building group is '''only a couple boxes of pizza''', because often college students won't go anywhere without food. This is only if everyone has a computer, often schools will have cumputer computer labs for people to use. However, if given real funding groups can invest their money into hardware to test out the software and intisce other student to join. However the cost to start and maintain a software building group is relativly cheap if everyone has access to a computer. Providing for some of the basic cost that may arise can come from making members pay low dues in doing so also making members committment to the group stronger.</span>