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Besides, if GLOs were more up-front about the costs of joining, maybe they wouldn't be stereotyped as a rich kid thing.
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This guy's "hidden agenda" is what I was meant by nastiness.
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(my apologies if these partial quotes take you in any way out of context)
Sir or ma'am. I would deem it appropriate to tell you or anyone for that matter what the costs were if you NEEDED to know.
What do I classify as needing to know? Well first off you need to be enrolled at my school. Secondly, you must show up to a recruitment event and/or express interest in maybe becoming a Sigma Nu.
I absolutely guarantee you would be aware of ALL costs before bid day comes around. In fact, anyone that visits us during formal recruitment will find our financial information clearly stated on the information sheets that are available to anyone who wants one.
You say you don't want the nasty surprise on bid day? Well neither do we. I as treasurer don't want to have to be the guy that continually has to attempt and collect on a late brother. The financial obligation to a fraternity is an important one and even before accepting a bid, it is explained that freeloaders will NOT be tolerated.
The (inter)national fees, insurance, etc are almost completely irrelevant to the grand scheme of things in terms of cost per member. I know of chapters within Sigma Nu that charge anywhere between $60 dollars per month per member up to $600 dollars per month per member. It varies from chapter to chapter even within one GLO.
So if you TRULY want to know what it costs to be in an organization you must examine it campus by campus. National statistics will get you absolutely nowhere.
Even if there is a hidden agenda as I said before, the collection of this data will get you nowhere closer to your final goal of deciphering how much it would cost to join one of these fine organizations.
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As far as my 'nastiness' goes, if that's what you call a contrary opinion then so be it.
