GreekChat.com Forums - Magazine on ebay for Rushees

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Originally posted by alphaalpha
I guess what i meant was not clear. The author was just stating a number, what does that number mean? Someone could read that article and say, "oh my god, i can not afford that much so why even rush." But the reality is that the greek system at her school does not have chapters that charge that much. My statement was not meant to say that i just paid less. I meant that not all sororities have that exact amount in fees as the article was comming off as that is the amount that all sororities cost. The author was making gross generalizations about sororities that do not apply to everyone. I know that you have to pay your fees to become a member. My sorority you had to have everything paid other wise you could not be inititated. My problem is the authors gross generalizations and how women reading the article would take these gross generalizations.

Hope this clears up what i meant.
debbie

I completely agree with this post - the author used that figure like all sororities, everywhere, charged that much. Plus, remember that the article is 10+ years old. $600 back then is more like $1000 today.