average cost of dues?

[aephi alum]

^ That said, there are schools out there where the attitude is "if you have to ask, you can't afford it", and asking a sister about dues during recruitment could get you cut out of concern that you'll get sticker shock and depledge when you get your first bill. (Note: I'm a cynic.)

My school is not among them. Each chapter provided little half-sheets with a full breakdown of first-semester dues, indicating which items had to be paid each semester and which had to be paid only once (e.g. badge fee).

I suggest you contact your school's Greek Life office. You can also ask your recruitment counselor - she won't be able to tell you a specific chapter's dues, but she can give average dues amounts and she can tell you whether it's "safe" to bring up the topic at a recruitment party.