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Originally posted by PnguinTrax
Some things to keep in mind:
Even if you don't live in the house, the dues probably include the cost of eating meals at the house. The food is usually better than the dorms and the sorority meal plan is often cheaper than eating in the dorms.
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In my case, I pay an additional $1200/yr for the "required" meal plan for members not living in the house, which is weekday lunches and chapter dinner. I don't include this cost in dues, since it's not sorority-specific (I'd have to eat anyway, be it at the house or at the dining hall). At my school sorority house food is equally good as what they serve in the dining hall, but it's nothing extraordinary. If we make requests for something random like feta cheese on the salad bar, we usually get it. I'm pretty sure the sorority meal plan is MORE expensive on a meal-by-meal basis than a similar meal plan in the dining hall would cost. This is because the dining hall works on a huge scale, while each sorority house kitchen is cooking for only 100.
Remember, though, dues and meal plan costs are different at every school, and can even vary among chapters at the same college. What I've posted about my own house and school is just one possible scenario.