Money? - Page 3

angels&angles · #31 10-15-2008, 04:44 PM

I don't know exactly how my sorority does it, but I know my parents get the bill. I've never seen it. I don't want to know. Basically, my parents and I talked it over, and they said that since they're paying for my sister's grad school (and I'm not going to grad school) they'd pay for my sorority instead. I think it's a couple thou. All T-Shirts, formal dues, alcohol, etc comes out of my own budget though.

BlondieCat · #32 10-22-2008, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by fantASTic

Wow. My sister is in a sorority in downtown Chicago and her dues are maybe..2K/semester? And this includes rent in the house AND all meals, for which they [of course] had a personal chef!

Mine tend to run about $275 per semester. This is all inclusive - all t-shirts, recruitment stuff, socials, formals, date parties, parlor fees, etc.

There are no sorority houses in downtown Chicago. There are no sorority houses in all of Chicago, actually.

ASTalumna06 · #33 10-22-2008, 11:58 AM

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There are no sorority houses in downtown Chicago. There are no sorority houses in all of Chicago, actually.

I don't think this is true. I'm pretty sure that ASA had the first sorority house in Chicago some years back. As to whether there are others, I'm not sure.

BlondieCat · #34 10-22-2008, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

I don't think this is true. I'm pretty sure that ASA had the first sorority house in Chicago some years back. As to whether there are others, I'm not sure.

I guess that's true, I just didn't consider IIT b/c its not in downtown Chicago. I know for a fact that there have never been any other sorority houses. Does your sister go to IIT?

One of my BFFs is an AST at UIC- she's where I get my Chicago knowledge!

Kansas City · #35 10-22-2008, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by fantASTic

Wow. My sister is in a sorority in downtown Chicago and her dues are maybe..2K/semester? And this includes rent in the house AND all meals, for which they [of course] had a personal chef!

Mine tend to run about $275 per semester. This is all inclusive - all t-shirts, recruitment stuff, socials, formals, date parties, parlor fees, etc.

Membership dues for the chapter I advise for also runs in the neighborhood of $300 per semester for active members. Housing (sorority dorm) and meals (at student union) are billed separately through the university and any extras (t-shirts, favors, fines, etc.) are billed in addition to these regular semester dues. The bill is sent to the member for payment so whatever arrangement they work out with their parents is their own business.

ASTalumna06 · #36 10-22-2008, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by BlondieCat

I guess that's true, I just didn't consider IIT b/c its not in downtown Chicago. I know for a fact that there have never been any other sorority houses. Does your sister go to IIT?

One of my BFFs is an AST at UIC- she's where I get my Chicago knowledge!

I think that you're thinking of fantASTic who said that her sister is in Chicago.

BlondieCat · #37 10-22-2008, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

I think that you're thinking of fantASTic who said that her sister is in Chicago.

That's who that was directed at...sorry I suck at message boards!! I'll fix it!

RaggedyAnn · #38 10-22-2008, 12:31 PM

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^^ Again, it just strikes me as odd that a bill goes to your parents. Because we don't have bills, and even if we did, if my mom received it, she'd send it right back to me. I don't know of any girls in my chapter that have their parents pay their dues. In fact, I don't know of any of my friends in Delta Chi who have their parents pay their dues, either. And I know they also don't send bills to their parent's house. It's just different than what I'm used to.

I can just imagine what my parents would have said if they got a bill from my chapter Treasurer. They had and still have no clue about what my dues were. I probably would have gotten forwarded the bill as well.

fantASTic · #39 10-22-2008, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by BlondieCat

I guess that's true, I just didn't consider IIT b/c its not in downtown Chicago. I know for a fact that there have never been any other sorority houses. Does your sister go to IIT?

One of my BFFs is an AST at UIC- she's where I get my Chicago knowledge!

Yep she sure does

And they DO INDEED have a house!

I'm not from Chicago...so maybe it just seems downtown to me??

ASTalumna06 · #40 10-22-2008, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by RaggedyAnn

I can just imagine what my parents would have said if they got a bill from my chapter Treasurer. They had and still have no clue about what my dues were. I probably would have gotten forwarded the bill as well.

I don't even know if my mom knew that there were dues to pay!

BlondieCat · #41 10-22-2008, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by fantASTic

Yep she sure does

And they DO INDEED have a house!

I'm not from Chicago...so maybe it just seems downtown to me??

she must be a smarty pants! IIT is pretty intense.. I guess you could call it downtown...but its closer to the south side, which is why their housing dues are probably so cheap! I know a guy who is an Alpha Delta Gamma at Loyola on the north side of the city, and they pay $3000 for housing and I think his dues are around $275. Still pretty cheap for housing in the city though.

sceniczip · #42 10-22-2008, 04:53 PM

Our new member dues are about 600, not including housing or anything "extra" but that does include the parlor fee and that kind of stuff. Formal is always free. We get most of our t-shirts for free. Active Member dues are around 450. My parents and I have worked something out where they pay my dues but the bill does not go to them. I know our university accounts for our tuition and stuff they can access if you, the student, set it up so they can.

lucgreek · #43 10-22-2008, 11:44 PM

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Originally Posted by BlondieCat

she must be a smarty pants! IIT is pretty intense.. I guess you could call it downtown...but its closer to the south side, which is why their housing dues are probably so cheap! I know a guy who is an Alpha Delta Gamma at Loyola on the north side of the city, and they pay $3000 for housing and I think his dues are around $275. Still pretty cheap for housing in the city though.

$3000 a year for housing is very very nice in the city. I live off campus near Loyola and pay $4000-$5000 yearly for rent. Though to be honest ADG at Loyola gets a TON of help from their alumni base to offset costs due to it being their Alpha chapter.