your sorority/fraternity at whatever university...
 

I am interested in how much it costs at different campuses around the US for dues? I attend Ohio State (in a GLO sorority) and for a quarter live in it is around $1,700 and out of house is around $500 a quarter and $750 a quarter when pledging/initiation

***we aren't on semesters...)

Here, we pay $1500 per quarter for our room, open kitchen, all utilities, cable, local phone service, internet, and dues. Out of house dues are quite a bit for everyone but freshmen, something like $500 per quarter, because the house isn't full. Associates (basically same as pledges) pay something like $40 a month, plus an association fee. Everything AM's pay goes to HQ. Then there's an initiation fee, and then new brothers pay something like $100 per month. In other words, it sounds about the same, except for during pledging http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif

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Steve Corbin
Lambda Chi Alpha
Theta Kappa Chapter
Rose-Hulman Inst. of Tech.

I go to washington & lee univ., a small private college in virginia. my GLO sorority got a house this year, so dues have gone up considerably whether or not you live in. basic fees for all upperclass members come to $1400 per year, plus all members must purchase a meal plan (consisting of 5 lunches & 1 dinner per week), whether they live in or out, which adds on $1200 over the course of the year.

room in the house would cost about $2000 per year, plus the live in girls have to buy a full meal plan at the house.

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Dues for the semester: $60.
Yearly dues to Nationals: $15.
Other one-time fees: about $40.
Sisterhood: priceless!

(I know it's cheesy, but I have that Mastercard commercial running through my head... http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif)

And yes, it is possible to run a greek organization on a seemingly small budget. Fraternal feeling can't be purchased. http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif

Alpha Sigma Kappa at the University of Oklahoma is only about $135 per year, (an extra $20-30 during the candidate period). We don't have a house, and for some events sisters do have some out of pocket expenses.

Mind you this a-typical for the other sororities (esp those with houses) on campus.

OK, very old thread, but I had to reply. I graduated from Univ. of Southern Cal 10 years ago.

At that time, our dues were:
Live in $500 PER MONTH
Live out: $300 PER MONTH

Ouch.
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Amy

Hey, no offense, but God, I love being a local sorority!

Our dues are $180 for the first semester, and $160 after that. A semester living in the house costs $900, utilities and cable included.

Woohoo!

Sorry guys http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif

When I was in school ('93-'97), we were still on the quarter system. Dues were $45 a month. Social shirts, pictures, etc., were not included.

Pledges pay $400 and brothers pay $350/semester until they graduate.

I'm a bit shocked by this thread. Only because dues are considered part of the private nature of our chapter at least. We're not supposed to discuss such things. We can discuss it on an abstract level, but not by using specific numbers. The only acception to that rule is during rush when rushes ask, and then we MUST refer them to the F.V.P. of the house.
Are we the only house with such a rule?

Leslie

Dues were never considered secret with my chapter. Since it was a commonly asked question during Rush, our VP of Membership made sure that we all knew the answer. We also had to be able to tell rushees exactly where the money went. (ex: $5 to keep up the house, $10 for Nationals, etc.)

--sketchball--
You have to purchase a meal plan to live in house? I'm confused. Does this mean you have a cafeteria in your house? http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/confused.gif do all houses have one, or is there one common one?

yah, we do that for rush too. but the fvp alone was responsible for that. not sure why. we weren't that big a chapter but we always had to refer rushes to the fvp. but there was a full breakdown for the rushes of where exactly every penny was going. but i dont' think it'd be kosher to post our dues for the general public. i think telling rushes, where we're concerned is kindof a necessary evil. A thing we must tell them if they are genuinely interested in joining. I acutally know that there are other houses on my campus that abide by the same rules. Wierd. Maybe it's just us wacko canadians?!?


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I suppose the reason that for some talking about cost is a big no-no, is to prevent people from making desisions based on price, and the nice myth that a fraternal organization you "buy" friends. You put a price tag out, and few will see where the funds go, but rather how much is coming out of their pocket. Somewhat of the same reason people don't discuss raises in public.

My sisterhood doesn't have an issue with discussing cost. We are typically told to be up front with commitments to the sisterhood in so much as time and finance.

Oh and i suspect the reason that finances is restricted to only one person, is to ensure that consistant answers are given interested parties.

Interesting topic!

When I went through rush (ahem, many years ago) dues were never discussed until you had signed a bid. Then I went back to help with rush about 2 years ago and every sorority handed out brochures with prices.

I think it's a good idea - you have to know what your responsibilities are in terms of finance - that's part of being a good member. I think the number of people who would choose which one due to higher/lower price is very miniscule. Sometimes though, the rushees don't even have a ballpark figure in their heads.

I don't even want to talk about how I lived in my sorority house (not a mansion-type house) for only $70 more semester (with utilities), than I do in my current apartment per month. http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/eek.gif

Hey Billy,
I have a friend in a fraternity up at MSU. I dont know if he has to have a meal plan per say, but they do have a cook that is there and she cooks breakfast, lunch, and dinner. He says she cooks really well, but i am not sure if he is required to eat there and have a "meal plan". I dont think there is like a cafeteria that all fraternities eat from. It is more like a cook coming in to their houses and cooking for them. I hope this clears a few things up http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif

Hey BUcutie!
Okay, yeah that makes since now. What fraternity is your friend in?

I can NOT believe these prices.. the most expensive sorority on my campus is $1200 when you pledge and $80 a month after that. For us it is $50 every month and that is it. Initiation fee is a one time fee and so is a pledge fee... your first semester you pay $200 more than actives and that is it. The second semester you are in you have to pay a house association fee for housing for EVERY chapter house of ours, everwhere... that is $150. We don't have a meal plan but we have two houses.. (it's a long story). It is $925 to live in the houses but that is the same or cheaper than the dorms. I cannot believe these prices, though!!!!!
Wow.. I love being in my sorority and we are a national GLO..
How do you pay for all this? My parents said that since I wanted this I was paying myself, except for housing cause that was necessary anyways.

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If your going to go greek, why not be a goddess?

Billy, my friend is a Theta Chi at MSU. Do you know any guys in that fraternity there?

I don't see most of these prices as that bad, if you consider what you get for that. With my dues, I get a room, utilities, an open kitchen, plus we have a cook that fixes 9 meals a week. That also includes fees that go to our headquarters. It's about a grand cheaper per year than living in the dorms. One thing I don't get is the high fees for pledges. Most of you are showing that they pay more than the actives for their time as a pledge. Why is that? Our AM's only pay the bare minimum, what goes to HQ. Also, I had to pay for my freshman year myself, but once I moved into the house, it comes out of my school money, since it's all lumped in with rent, and is cheaper than dorms.

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Steve Corbin
Lambda Chi Alpha
Theta Kappa Chapter
Rose-Hulman Inst. of Tech.

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A lot of sororities make pledges pay more their first semester to cover one-time charges, like buying their pins, and "pledge" fees to nationals.

I love being local!!

Our dues are $150 per year!!
Pledges pay a $45 initiation fee

We do a lot of fundraising so hardly anything comes out of our pockets!!

bucutie,
I'm at RU not MSU but lots of guys from my dorm are Theta Chi.

AOX81
I love being local!!

Our dues are $150 per year!!
Pledges pay a $45 initiation fee

We do a lot of fundraising so hardly anything comes out of our pockets!!

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National Sororities aren't really allowed to have fundraiser for anything other than foundation/philantropies. So everything is funded by the girls or their parents. http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/wink.gif If we could do those kind of fundraisers we'd probably be cheaper than most locals.

When I graduated we were up to $200/qtr. Plus a yearly per capita fee. But that was only $55. No house to worry about, but there was a one time fee of $100, in case we someday get a house.

billyop, what is RU? and thanks for the push on the guy wanting to go with a Nat.

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Tom Earp LX Z#1
Pittsburg State U. (Kansas)

Cost wise depends on the National, the House and if they are having a meal service. We as LXA at Pitt. look at the costs of dorms, other Greek Houses, and appartments. We feel that our prices MUST be in line or a little better to help sell people living in the house. If they do not live in the house, then there are parlor fees as they are using the house, just not living there.
We are trying to build a new house and have decided not to go into the food service as can get very costly for the house.

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Tom Earp LX Z#1
Pittsburg State U. (Kansas)

Tom RU is Radford University in Radfor, VA. Its in the mountains, and used to be all female, when VA tech was all male. No problem with push.

Sorority dues on my campus are generally lower than other places across the country. However, we pay extra for some events if we choose to attend. . . such as formal.

We pay $185/semester for initiated members, but our new members pay $350 plus their badge - about $425 total - their first semester.

hey billy opt-
hey i go to radford too!! what organization are you in.im a phi sig
lauren

im a phi sig at Radford university
dues for the year are 535. plus we buy our own tshirts and other stuff. we dont have to pay for our house. whoever lives there pays and its not that much since our houses are not that big

Wow I feel like I am getting off scott free with my dues!! We only cost $485 your new member semester and that is b/c we get most of our costs out of the way. after that it only costs $190 a semester and b/c we have what is called lifetime membership alumnae dues which we pay off while in school so once we are out we don't EVER have to pay again

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Katey, ZA chapter of AGD
"Could I have been anyone other than me?"-Dave Matthews

Nationally, Alpha Phi Omega's costs are:

Pledge fee: $30.00 after induction and $30.00 after initiation

Active Brother fee: $40.00 per semester

Right now, our sister dues per semester is $130. In the fall, sisters pay more because of International fees. The NM pay $60 right now to the chapter and the rest of the $271.30 goes to International. It's the badge fee, initiation fee, and other fees that we pay.

Mid 1980's at UT , our monthly social dues started at $150 per month in 1984 by 1987 when I left they had gone up to $175 per month. Board was $145 per month for 9 meals per week in 1984, $160 in 1987. Rent in a 2 double/room was $100 per month in 1984, $125 per month in 1987. We set our room & board low because we wanted to fill our house. We had room to sleep 48 but even in 1984-85 when the chapter had 85 members only 38-40 lived in the house. Srs. in the house had first choice to get a single room.

I'm pretty sure our dues are 315 for new members, 285 for actives during fall to pay national fees and 185 for spring. ( I may have switched national and new member fees...) We don't have a house or an office, or a chapter room or ANYTHING like that we have to pay for so that saves us some money. :D

we pay 350 a quarter for social dues. rumor has it that sigma chi's social dues used to be 1000 per quarter!

Our dues were not all that high.

My local sorority's dues were (I think) $100 for the pledge semester (which included the cost of the pledge ring and badge), $50 for each semester after that.

When we joined AEPhi, we had to pay national dues, initiation fee, badge fee, and we had to raise our local dues - I think I paid around $350 that semester, all told. (This is not bad for a first semester, but we all got sticker shock when our dues increased 700% :eek: )

After that, it settled out to about $175-200 per semester for actives.

My chapter does not have a house, and for certain events (formals) the chapter subsidized the cost, but only partially - all of which helped keep our dues low.

Uhmmm, I have to disagree...
 

When I was in school (1997-2001), national fees to APO were only $12 per person per school year. Pledge dues to nationals were $5 per person at the begining of the pledging period. Each chapter could charge a reasonable amount to members to keep finances going (Tau Alpha charged $60 per year per person, national fees came out of that).

-Nicole