Back in the day, an invite to a Patch Party was about the best ticket in bikerdom. The parties weren't about making money and only close friends were invited. They were a lot more wild than even Hollywood portrayed them. The MMMC I was Prez of back east had some contests I can't write about on this site without getting the boot and deservedly so on a family oriented site.
Anyway, somebody decided there was money to be made from folks who thought it cool to be able to say they went to a party at _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (name your favorite club)or my personal favorite, the one's who wear known associate stuff like that amounts to anything more than the cost of the shirt, patch or whatever. So all of sudden the patch parties were open to anyone with the price of entry, more cash for drinks (usually) and more cash for t-shirts, sweatshirts, hats, bandanas, etc etc There's a ton of security ( read prospects looking for someone to be stupid so they can prove how tough they are) and all of the club's women are told to act like this or that and a patch party today is about the most boring thing in bikerdom. Save your money, go to a strip joint with your bro's, get falling down drunk surrounded by mostly naked women, take a taxi home.
just my $0.02
B B
PS
Don't go to a ta ta joint in LA county however or you'll be really disappointed