Yeah, an elite club is trying to raise funds in a forum like this. I can see how elite the club is! Why the hell does someone pay 154$ to be a club member when they need to pay their hard-earned money to other members? I can not find it appealing. It's hard to earn money and you want others to join your imaginary club which will not bring any benefits to their members at all. Is that a charity club? If it is then why you introduced an MLM system to your members?
Because If you invite other people it means you do contribution for the club and you should get some reward for that action.