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Originally Posted by srmom

I bet my son doesn't know what his dues are either! I'll have to let him know.

At UT they are around $5,000 per year, so it can be pretty darn pricey. He better start saving his pennies if he wants to join.

I hope that the $5000 includes living in the house. I know that for my chapter, we pay between $150 and $200 per semester and new member dues are usually around $300. But we also don’t have a house. For at least one of the fraternities, Delta Chi, even with a house, they pay about $450 a semester if they don’t live in the house. And they pay just over $1300 extra per semester if they do. Which comes to about $3500 a year.

So yes, it all depends where you’re going to school and the chapter that you’re joining. Either way, it will cost you. But personally, I worked my butt off over the summer, didn't spend any money, and saved up enough to live on for the school year, pay my dues, and have plenty left over. Just tell him to get a job and don't wait until the last minute to do so. Again, it will cost you, but it's definitely worth it