Our alumnae chapter has a member who is from our Beta Omicron chapter.

I typically am in charge of the program/nametags for Founders Day and I have just taken to always spell out chapter names for this reason. She has never commented on being from the BO chapter (it is across the country from where we are, so it is not really at the forefront of our minds) and I would never be classless enough to bring it up with her.

My org is currently in the Etas with our new colonies. Will have to look up for HO and HI.

If I were faced with this issue, I think I'd bring it up with the council and suggest a uniform list of what's include and suggest requiring documentation for what the chapter estimates the cost to be. The documentation wouldn't/shouldn't have to be public, but the chapters should be accountable to someone for the amounts that they list.

If I could make big changes, I'd also require that chapters had to estimate a realistic cost range for four years of participation broken down by semester.

We expect pnms to be members for their remaining years at school, and we project what that full experience will include in terms of socials, formals, events, philanthropy, sisterhood, etc. It seems entirely fair to also make public what it costs to do these things each semester. For example, if it's standard for sophomores to have little sisters, what's the average range that a girl spends?

I think we do a disservice to individuals and groups when we kind of lowball costs by only disclosing what's minimally required in advance.

(Can you tell that I've had a few girls I did recs for who left their respective groups for financial reasons in the last couple of years? While I understand their motivation, it's still kind of messing up their groups and of course they aren't getting the full experience. I wonder if their parents and they had seen a more realistic sticker price for four year of involvement, if things would have worked out differently.But I know that what people feel like they want to do when they are being recruited and what they want to do later after they've lost the HOPE grant or their parents realize how much out of state really is compared to not having that expense is likely to be different.)

My chapter lists chapter fees separate from national fees. We don't lump them together.

ie: National Pledging Fee
Chapter Pledging Fee (small costs, just enough to cover the cost of ribbon, candles and roses)
National Initiation Fee
Chapter Initiation Fee (same as above)
Badge (minimal price & up)
National Semi Annual Dues & Fees
Parlor Fees, Corporation Note and other Housing Fees
Chapter Dues and other required fees

Optional items (T-shirts, pictures, etc)...