[Titchou]

First, some groups do not allow new members to sign promissory notes (pay monthly). And some require that all fees/dues be paid by inititiation which is about 8 weeks after recruitment. You would have to ask each group to determine which are which.

Second, it will be really difficult for you to rule out more expensive groups. The reason is you don't have total control over where you go day to day. The groups invite you and based on your rankings, the computer accepts the invitation for you and you are assigned your party list. If you decline going to one because it is more expensive, PH could release you from recruitment as most campuses require you attend all parties on your list. However, I doubt that there is a lot of difference in the overall costs unless a group doesn't have housing....and I don't know how many are in that boat at UCF. And so many groups include badges in the initial cost and some don't. It's really difficult to an apples to apples comparison.