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Originally Posted by libelle

An article on the cost of going Greek in today's New York Times. The cover picture is of members of the U. of AL Alpha Phi chapter. However, the article interviews sorority members all over the country.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/02/ed...=top-news&_r=0

I wish the author had been able to include dollar amounts, what dues and fees cover, and so on for small chapters in small Greek systems. While it's fascinating, and somewhat frightening, to read about costly dues / incidentals / fines and whatnot, we might want to remember that there are many chapters where costs are lower than most of the ones mentioned in the story.

Not every chapter has a big ol' mansion to maintain, or a long tradition of elaborate venues and decorations for "formals,'" "semi-formals," and other parties and celebrations.