The economy and NPC Recruitment at very large/competitive Greek schools

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Originally Posted by lemony

I agree with everything KSUViolet said, but I'd also like to throw in that I've noticed the economy has affected membership retention more than it has affected recruitment/PNM numbers in general. While more and more women find the sorority option attractive, the increasing dues begin to take a toll over time (whether it's during new member quarter or even during her senior year), and are sometimes too much of a financial burden to continue sorority membership.

Even at the mid-size state school I go to, which has relatively cheap tuition for in-state students, retention due to the economy has been a problem. I know a lot of sorority women who have had to drop due to the financial burden. Interestingly, though, I haven't seen this become an issue for fraternity men (at least not where I am).