FSU sorority cost, rush etc
 

So, this year i am going through recruitment at FSU! I guess this thread would be specifically for FSU people since these are specific questions. Last year, i didn't want to burden my parents with the cost especially since i lived on campus and had to purchase a meal plan, but this year I am super excited to be a sophomore rushing! I know I probably won't always have a full schedule during rush week plus i dont have any recs but i won't let that stop me (: If I am meant to be somewhere I will end up there! A few of my questions are, for skit day can you wear heels/wedges? I hear almost 1300 girls are rushing and I was wondering if quota is adjusted to that. And most importantly, I looked at the detailed financial sheet for all the sororities and noticed that almost all of them have payment plans or said 'personalized payment plans' will be made on a cas by case basis. I can afford a sorority but only if the dues are spread out in monthly payments for the more expensive ones. I was wondering if anyone knew which ones have better than 'first 3 month' payment plans or if sororities actually will make a personal payment plan tending to your financial needs. sorry this is so long! thanks in advanced! and maybe i'll post a recruitment story once the week has started!

You are setting yourself up for heartbreak with this. If you can't afford it, don't go through rush. If you fall in love with one group but end up pledging another because it was cheaper, trust me, you will not be a happy camper.

well i'm planning on finding out more info on philanthropy day when they discuss the financial obligations more. If I can't afford it then I will drop, the main part of me rushing is just for the fun of it! if i find a house that i love and can afford then great if not, oh well.

Is there an upper class man quota at FSU???

let me rephrase my financial situation, I can afford a sorority realistically but I say 'only' because I'd like to not make my parents pay for sorority things. It would be easier on me and my parents for a financial payment plan, but if there arent payment plans I can make it work i'm almost positive. I appreciate your concern (: I've been told everybody is encouraged to go through recruitment regardless if you plan to join one or not just for the experience

Going through "just for the experience" once finances are explained and you know you can't afford or even if you don't want to join anymore it is potentially taking a spot that could go to a woman who wants to be there and can afford it.

I'm going through recruitment also at FSU, as a freshman, and trust me, I WANT A BID!!! :D However, I did Summer C Session and I've talked to a girls in my dorm, classes, etc. and many of them are going through rush just for the "experience", and have no intention of accepting a bid, they just want to see who they can get. This made me so sad, because what if there is a girl out there that really wants a bid and doesn't get one because of these girls?!


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Hopefully they will drop out before pref. If not, their spot will go to the next person up on the sorority's bid list. They won't be taking a bid away from anyone if they don't pledge. (Also, I am guessing girls like this are easy for the sororities to spot.)

trust me i want a bid too (: but if i feel it's not right for me or things become too unrealistic financially for me i will drop but I am definitely wanting a bid and wanting to start a bunch of new friendships and join a sisterhood!

no no I mean I would drop out of recruitment. I feel as though I am being misunderstood. I really want a bid, and as far as i can tell from the detailed financial plan, I can afford it. But if I go to philanthropy day, (the 2nd round of recruitment for us) which is when they go into more detail about financial responsibilities, and somehow realize something about the cost I didn't before and I can't afford it, I will drop out of recruitment. I really do want to join a sorority and have a great week of recruitment.

different panhellenics set quota at different times thruout the recruitment week. i do not know when fsu sets quota.

discreetly ask your hostess if members can make monthly payments, or if the entire payment is due at the beginning of the semester.

i am not going to lie to you-as a sophomore with no recs. you will have a difficult time . i do wish you the best of luck !

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In this thread there is a link to the Tomahawk magazine which has recommended dress for each day of Recruitment as well as financial info. That info does not include things like: party favors, gifts, 'required' attendance at some sorority sponsored events, etc. Those costs add up very quickly, so keep that in mind, too. On a positive note, all NPC sororities have scholarship programs and you should apply for one when/if you become eligible.

I am almost certain that most of the sororities at FSU will have a payment plan. However, you must remember that the dues are per semester so you will have from August/Sept. through early Dec. to make payment in full in the best case scenario.

Also, I just want to say something here....FSUZeta is correct in that it will be more difficult for you to get a bid as a soph. However, it is not impossible. In fact, a few chapters at FSU wll cut you because you are not a freshman, but there are many outstanding chapters there that have taken not only sophomores but juniors in the past 2 years.

I have read posts here, on a frequent basis, telling Florida girls that it is next to impossible to get a bid after freshman year at FSU, UF, and UCF. That might be true in some places, and sophomore and junior pnms at those places should all just give it up, perhaps. That is simply not true here in Florida. I have told active FSU and UF sorority girls about PNM's coming here and getting discouraging advice and they just widened their eyes and said that it is just not necessarily true in Florida.

Is it tougher? Probably. So tough that you should just give it up? Not at all.

This jumped out at me. Are recs necessary at FSU?

YES!

There are more than a few chapters at FSU, UF, and UCF that are great....and will take sophomores and junior. The thing to remember is that these schools (esp. UF and FSU) have so many chapters that offer a great experience.

However, if one goes in with the "I will only be an XYZ because they were featured as the prettiest group in Playboy" (yes, it happened according to one FSU sister) or " The LMN's are the best and since I am the best that is the group for me" attitude as a soph. or junior, then yes- give it up. Hope that made sense, lol.

I had a friend who rushed last year at FSU as a sophomore. She actually had the max number of houses each day, and even had to cut one on a few rounds. She went to pref, and got her 1st choice. With that said though, that is RARE at a huge school like FSU, but I just wanted to show you it is possible. Good luck next week!

do you know if she had any recs?

kiteflyersmom-the young lady in question, fsu322, is a sophomore rushing without any recommendations. that puts a whole nother spin on the situation.

fsu322, at this late date you have 2 best choices in my opinion 1) try to round up as many recommendations at the last minute as you can or 2) just go thru the process and present yourself in the best possible way, be open to ANY invitations and accept all invitations.

hopefully, you have great grades and have gotten involved on campus in an organization or two and have done some volunteer work. the most recent girls i have known who rushed or re-rushed successfully as sophomores had great personalities, were pretty, had gotten involved in campus organizations(homecoming committees and dance marathon), did some volunteer work and both were deans list students. one got her top choice and the other got her 2nd choice, which, as i understand it now she cannot believe that she did not list first!

Good luck to the PNMs going through recruitment starting tomorrow!

Honestly I am not sure if she had any recs or not. Good luck tomorrow though! Hope it does not rain too much