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[GeekyPenguin]

Originally Posted by Alphagamuga

If I'm not mistaken, "parlor fee" is a fee that members who don't live in the house pay for house maintenance.

Yep, that's what it is - I come from a smaller chapter (when I was there, we had 7 girls living in a 4 bedroom house) and we asked everyone in the chapter who didn't live in to pay parlor fees to help cover the electricity, cable, internet, and incidentals around the house since they were often there and using them. Our parlor fees also included laundry privileges at the house.

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by GeekyPenguin

Yep, that's what it is - I come from a smaller chapter (when I was there, we had 7 girls living in a 4 bedroom house) and we asked everyone in the chapter who didn't live in to pay parlor fees to help cover the electricity, cable, internet, and incidentals around the house since they were often there and using them. Our parlor fees also included laundry privileges at the house.

Be sure to get clarity on this one, because it can be a recurring expense that you pay every semester you are not living in the chapter house, or it can be a one-time fee. On my campus, it was the latter for most groups.

[ΑΓΔSquirrelGirl]

I think in the south recs seem to be more important. But I agree with an earlier post that you might want to ask a Greek alum about recs, and see what the local attitude toward them is. My mom was like you, doing everything before hand, but she had it a little easier because she was Greek...but your daughter will have a much easier recruitment for it! I really think I had it easy when I went through because my mom worked on it so hard. Good luck to her!!!!

[NUBlue&Blue]

I would advise getting as many recs as possible, even though the website says they are not necessary. My daughter goes to an ACC school, and in my opinion, it never hurts to have your name known before you get there. It's easy for great girls to fall through the cracks if they walk in totally unknown--not that they won't get a bid somewhere, but why not take the time to maximize your options if being greek is something that you really want to do?

Yes, it does take a lot of time to gather recs--I spent a good part of the summer getting together recs for the 6 GLO's at my daughter's school, but I surely don't see it as a waste of time.