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Our panhellenic gives out a flyer along with a rush brochure to PNM's that states all the sororities dues. I'm sure it's not 100% accurate since different sororities add additional costs like formals, etc. to their dues but it's a very close estimate to the actual cost. So the new members know right away what the cost of everything is and it's all broken down to Pledge Fee, Badge, Dues, Housing Corp., etc. At least they can't say, Oops, I had no idea. They also go over it at The Recruitment Orientation for the PNM's.
One other thing that I stress to our new girls is that this is THEIR chapter now. And their experience/chapter will be what they make it. I tell them that if they see things that need improvement, let exec know and we will figure out a way to change things. I think our exec is great with that, always trying to find new ways to do things and trying new ideas that eventually work out really well for the chapter. I always tell them you get out what you put in. I purposefully place responsibility on them, because they are the one's that will be here to carry on our chapter and I believe in teaching them young how to do things AND giving them the opportunity to hold responsibilities - in their pledge class (ex. social chair, campus activities, community service, etc. for their pledge class) and when they become actives they each have a responsibility, whether it be birthday chair or Intramurals Chair. Then if they can do well with what they're given, they'll move up to bigger positions. But overall it's great because it spreads the work and gives each girl a sense of responsibility. That improves the overall morale of the chapter because they want to make the chapter the best it can be and are more focused on team work than bickering and fighting with each other.
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