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Originally Posted by ree-Xi
That would have sucked if they were all-inclusive and she didn't know it. I've read many times here that on certain campuses, the costs of living in a dorm and on a meal plan are less than living in-house with a house meal plan.
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Originally Posted by KSUViolet06
That was definitely true of my school.
Also, 5 bids is alot of bids to turn down. That's 5 sororities she might not have a chance at come fall.
And to be honest, the ones who WEREN'T doing spring recruitment aren't typically going to be chapters who would take a chance on an upperclassman. They also aren't going to be much different price-wise than those she saw in spring...
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My school is one where it is often less expensive to go Greek than live on campus. The comparison of a shared room in a residence hall will run 4,019-4650, before meal plan, which runs about $1500 a semester. That's about $6,000 a year, which is the average cost of joining a sorority, and the fraternity average is $5,200. The fraternity and sorority costs go beyond food and a room, but dues and other events, so it really is a great deal. I can imagine this fall we'll have more people going Greek as living on campus for freshman is required, and Greek houses count.