[KSUViolet06]

A whole lot of these things really vary by school.

The number of tee shirts per semester varies a lot depending on your social calendar, too.

A date party every month of the semester, homecoming, dad's weekend, songfest, philanthropy event, and semi-formal (seems to be average for a chapter I work with) can easily put you at 10 tees.

Also, NMs are typically very excited about being Greek. So you're all OMG BUY ALL THE LETTERS!!!!! NMs like to get together and go get lettered shirts. I remember getting letters made like 3 times in my first semester because omg ALL Sigma everything. Consider the potential costs of that. I wouldn't just say "I'm not buying any letters" because you'll probably want to if you get a bid. Just be aware of your budget if you know it's not feasible for you to get a new lettered shirt every other week.

Budget for maybe one or two trips to buy lettered shirts, and remember that if you get a bid, you'll likely receive some letters from your Big Sis and some other items. You don't need to have every single ABC item you see.