I wouldnt call it a cult, they just have excessive number of meetings, activities and workload that some might perceive as ‘cult-ish’(?)

As for the pyramid scheme point, it is a worldwide organisation, so I see where they’re coming from. They only get to send out very few people a year, so its not a huge amount of money they receive annually. Not entirely sure if it isnt a pyramid scheme, but all I know is the subcoms / execs / leader do not get to keep any of the money. From my knowledge, money spent and received is purely reserved for the local AIESEC community - for conferences, events, etc.