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Originally Posted by kat3iseret

So I decided to revisit this thread since I recklessly abandoned it


Anyways, I ended up getting offered bids from 5 of the 7 houses (which surprised me ALOT since I have no friends in sororities nor did I have any recs), but decided not to accept any bids because I was quite shocked by the cost. Once I found out it was going to be upwards of $2000 every semester I got cold feet and decided against it.

I do regret my decision since I did/do really want to be in a sorority, but in my mind I can't justify paying that kind of money. I have been going back and forth about rushing this upcoming fall so we will see where I end up.

Also, during informal recruitment a lot of the other girls were talking about their experiences in formal rush and how it was something everybody should experience, which made me feel like I was missing out on a great experience involved with joining a sorority. Not that informal rush is bad, I just am bizarre and felt weird not taking part in that tradition of "formal rush" if I was planning on joining a sorority. So I guess I have some "soul searching" this summer in regards to sorority joining Thanks for everyone’s help though!


P.S. The majority of the girls did wear dark jeans and a nice top, but some did wear nice summer dresses, and almost everyone was in flats!

Some honest advice:

Take a very realistic look at your financial situation and how you would pay for sorority membership if you did join this fall.

Sorority costs (in my experience) do not decrease from year to year, in fact they tend to increase (due to increases in things like national dues/fees). I'm just putting that out there in case you were expecting the cost to change dramatically because you decided to wait.