Alabama Sorority Costs...Can anyone help?

[AUAZD2001]

So glad I went to Auburn instead of Alabama for so many reasons, not the least of which was the cost of sorority dues. When I was in school only a decade ago dues were only $600/year. My cousin pledged a chapter at Alabama the same year and her dues were more than 5 times mine.

[Titchou]

Originally Posted by AUAZD2001

So glad I went to Auburn instead of Alabama for so many reasons, not the least of which was the cost of sorority dues. When I was in school only a decade ago dues were only $600/year. My cousin pledged a chapter at Alabama the same year and her dues were more than 5 times mine.

And you had chapter rooms, not houses, for which the rent to the Universisty was only $6000 a YEAR for the whole space! Far cheaper than what it costs to run a house at Alabama. I'm not sure how Auburn is doing it now but when the new dorms were opened - what, 5 years ago? - there was no rent to the chapters for the chapter rooms but ALL Greek women were charged $150 a semester on their University bill to cover the cost of the rooms. So you really can't compare the two.