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I know that as a NM or pledge, no matter where you go, you'll have to pay extra than you would in the dorms. However once you activate, youre fees will lessen. Of course being in a sorority is going to be extra b/c you can't live in the house.
However the thing to realize is what the cash goes to. As a new member, it's things like weekly formal dinner that you have to go to, it's put into the social budget for the very necessary parties, into to the philanthropy budget so your chapter can hold events and enter in other houses events. Also the higher costs associated with your first semester in a house is due to things like badges that have to be bought, materials that will assist you in your pledgeship and things like that. So the money you spend is worth it, at least in my opinion.
Here at Nebraska, another Big 12 school (assuming you go to Tech) I knwo that every house's live-in fees are less than a dorm contract. And with that you may not be getting the same number of meals, but youre getting someplace that becomes yours, something that feels more like a home than any dorm room ever could. The fees are paying for all the necessary things. So again don't look at the cost as a burden b/c it's all going to things that you need and want.
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