I worked at the rec center full time all four years of college to pay for housing and utilities, books, dues, etc. My tuition was covered under a scholarship, and I got a scholarship from Panhel multiple times that covered my dues -- I think I only paid my dues the semester I pledged and one semester junior year, which basically enabled me to stay a member of the chapter.
I went to a school with a mostly wealthy student body -- I'd say about 1/3 of my chapter worked, mostly as bartenders or in retail. I'd say about half of the girls who worked paid their own dues.
Even from that, it was a shock to me when I first started advising...in the chapter I advise, it seems as if none of the chapter members work and that most have their parents cover dues.
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