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Originally Posted by sophiabella
Thanks! That's really helpful! When you were a new member, do you remember when you had to pay your first payment? Since recruitment is at the beginning of August, is that when its due or would it be towards the end? Unless its different for chapters as well.
Also, say you can afford some of the more expensive sororities. When I go through recruitment should I just rule them out because of inability to afford the high cost?
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All new members at every UCF sorority will have an initial one-time down payment to be made within the first 24-72 hours of bid day. There will be a day during recruitment when each sorority does a review of fees and dues, and the treasurer will come around in case you have any questions after she gives the explanation of fees and how they are broken down. You can also call the office of Greek Life at UCF and speak to the director of Greek Life. They will be able to get you the stats on dues and initial fees. Any dollar amounts I know of are irrelevant, since I pledged several years ago and fees change yearly.
Yes, if you can't afford a sorority, you should rule them out. You may keep getting invited back though. If you attend a preferentials ceremony at a sorority you know is out of your budget, don't list them on the bid card you sign when you do your final ranking. Each day you rank the sororities in your order of interest and each day the sororities have to release a certain percentage of women. Then your list is matched up against theirs. So you may keep getting invited back to a chapter you ranked lower because the ones you ranked higher may have released you. After prefs, you'll do a final ranking and sign that card. If you absolutely cannot accept a bid from a particular sorority, for whatever the reason, do not list that sorority on that final ranking.
Keep in mind that an "expensive" sorority may offer things that you can take out of your nonsorority budget-- some of them have meal plans, so that's less $ you'd spend on groceries or the university meal plan (especially when it factors out to about $2 a meal!). Some may include a badge; others may require you to pay for one separately. As I said, call the office of Greek Life and speak to the director (not a student), and they can help you with all of your questions as to exact fees, costs, and deadlines.