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Originally Posted by RaggedyAnn
I wish I knew what college website had this posted. I saw it just Monday. They were saying only 2% of college expenses were actually Greek related for those in a GLO.
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That's all well and good. I know that for my undergrad, it was true that less than 1% of my total cost of attendance (tuition, room, board, books, travel) was related to my being in a sorority. But, Greek Life at my undergrad was far less expensive compared to most other schools; also, my undergrad is a lot
more expensive than some of those other schools, so yeah, $600 a year isn't a big deal when you're paying upwards of $40K for the basics.
BUT...my concern is more about those students on scholarship/financial aid and those who aren't, but who still have to work to pay part of their tuition, books, or travel expenses. Many families that expected to be able to pay these expenses are no longer able to; credit card limits are lower now than they were just a few years ago; some students who would typically be able to pay these expenses through savings or a side job won't be able to do so! They aren't going to care what percentage of your total cost of attendance it is, since it's not a necessary expense!
My question is, how are collegians and IHQs going to work together to encourage these students that Greek Life could benefit them in the long run?