Kappa Beta Gamma/Kappa Delta

[vedette713]

Originally Posted by texas*princess

Their dues are $50 (which includes insurance). Ever heard the phrase "You get what you pay for?"

My dues for a professional GLO were much higher than that.

As a guy in a fraternity (NIC I am assuming?) would it be OK with you if a guy pledged a group, got initiated, then decided he thought your fraternity was way better so he dropped out and tried joining yours?

Hi texas*princess,

Absolutely no offense meant, but could I ask you where you got that number? Because as a soon-to-be alumna of the f&m chapter in question, I can tell you we paid $80 a semester, not $50 a year.

And while I recognize that many organizations have far higher dues, having just spent weeks up to my eyes in different Panhellenic sororities' extension materials, I know there are also groups that offer the experience for the same, or even a lower, dues. And — I'm guessing because they have larger memberships — the Panhellenic sororities are able to offer more extensive insurance coverage.

[ThetaDancer]

Originally Posted by vedette713

Hi texas*princess,

Absolutely no offense meant, but could I ask you where you got that number? Because as a soon-to-be alumna of the f&m chapter in question, I can tell you we paid $80 a semester, not $50 a year.

And while I recognize that many organizations have far higher dues, having just spent weeks up to my eyes in different Panhellenic sororities' extension materials, I know there are also groups that offer the experience for the same, or even a lower, dues. And — I'm guessing because they have larger memberships — the Panhellenic sororities are able to offer more extensive insurance coverage.

According to KBG's website, national dues are $50 per girl per semester.

I can't say for certain that it was t*p's source, but that's what I found.

[vedette713]

Originally Posted by ThetaDancer

According to KBG's website, national dues are $50 per girl per semester.

I can't say for certain that it was t*p's source, but that's what I found.

Hi ThetaDancer,

Thanks for the link! F&M's a mac-based campus, and the KBG website doesn't support macs (though I believe they're working on it), so that's the first time I've been able to see something besides the homepage. And I think you're right about it probably being t*p's source.

The site's a little out-of-date, though: For example, in addition to the former F&M chapter (Nu), the Epsilon and Mu chapter are inactive; the Xi chapter hasn't been added; and this is the first mention of scholarships and newsletters I've ever come across.

Obviously I've never been able to check this for myself, but my understanding is the site was last updated in 2004, which is probably where the confusion stems from, because our dues were definitely $80 a semester.