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Originally Posted by crescent&pearls
You can check out the greek life web sites for either school and get general information. But if you are still in high school, and therefore are not yet accepted to either school maybe you should expand your options if participating in greek life is important to you and cost will be a factor.
For example, if you are not a California resident, out of state fees to attend a CSU school are going to be comparable to what you would pay to attend many private colleges. If you are a CA resident, you'll have to pay out of state fees to attend ASU. It's almost always going to be more economical to attend the public school in the state where you are a resident. SDSU has chapter houses, ASU has dorm floors, so the housing costs will be different. Social costs are probably about the same. You should probably figure that the social dues part of being in a sorority is going to be comparable to what you might spend being a member of a cheer or sports team in high school, plus attending a few formal dances.
Keep researching schools, focus on getting good grades, enjoying your last year in hs and keep an open mind!
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Agreed. However, it may also depend on the individual sororities. While some here have around $300/semester for dues, Kappa has $600/first semester and $300/second semester, at least for this year. This is because Kappa's dues incorporate everything while other sororities have optional fees of formal, semiformal and tshirts. Just because a sorority has a higher due amount doesn't mean that you'd pay less at another one...not sure if I worded this in a very articulate way or not.
Second of all, OP, it's not an faux pas to ask about dues-although often Panhellenic will provide them if asked or at the first round. Unless your (future) school is completely different, asking about dues is ok. What you want to avoid is talking about money like, "I am so rich. My daddy owns ten yachts and seventeen houses in our private island" or "I'm so poor. My family only makes (insert parents' salaries)". Those would both be a faux pas. However, asking about dues so you can know about future financial responsibility is something that's okay to ask, in my opinion (and how it's done at my school). Perhaps ASU or SDSU is different but you can always ask Panhellenic.
Lastly, just enjoy your senior year. College isn't just about joining a sorority. There's also a lot of hard work to be done. Just relax about sororities and worry about other things more significant and closer things first!