Woman claims sorority had her manage 'millions' at 19 years old

[TXDG]

When I graduated, I sure as heck put “managed a $600,000 budget” on my resume. I was asked about it at every single internship & job interview and the first person who hired me was a former Sigma Chi chapter President who recognized the skills I had developed as a chapter VP and President.

And that was 15 years before schools like Alabama and SMU were building $5M++ homes and hiring production companies to film rush videos.

That said - there is plenty of oversight and reporting between chapter & regional advisors and House Corp.

[AnchorAlumna]

And much, much earlier, as treasurer I had lessons in payroll taxes, invoicing, collecting past due payments, paying vendors and budgeting from an astute alumna advisor for what was, in 1972-73, probably a $100,00-$150,000 budget.
And I was an English major!
You have to learn somewhere. Sorority is a great place to learn!

[aephi alum]

Originally Posted by TXDG

And that was 15 years before schools like Alabama and SMU were building $5M++ homes and hiring production companies to film rush videos.

Holy frak.

So I'm starting to wonder if I should check out some of these sorority houses at Bama as long as I'm in Tuscaloosa... (I evacuated here from New Orleans after Hurricane Ida.)

[TXDG]

Originally Posted by aephi alum

Holy frak.

So I'm starting to wonder if I should check out some of these sorority houses at Bama as long as I'm in Tuscaloosa... (I evacuated here from New Orleans after Hurricane Ida.)

You definitely should! Those are huge and cost like $10-15M to build.
Glad you are safe in Tuscaloosa and hope you will be able to get back home soon.

[carnation]

Yeah, you should! And you might be able to see interior shots on the chapter webpages.

[*winter*]

Originally Posted by aephi alum

Holy frak.

So I'm starting to wonder if I should check out some of these sorority houses at Bama as long as I'm in Tuscaloosa... (I evacuated here from New Orleans after Hurricane Ida.)

Glad you’re safe.

You definitely should! If that’s not possible, the Alabama newspaper has some great photos of many of the houses. Maybe I will hunt down and link the one with the 400+ member chapter room!

[aephi alum]

My husband and I drove over to campus this afternoon. HOLY COW, those houses are HUGE! I've seen dorms smaller than those houses! And they're lovely. I can see why these chapters have budgets > $1M. If I'd been the treasurer in a chapter that size, I'd be putting it on my resume too!