FSU sorority cost, rush etc

fsu322 · #1 08-11-2009, 11:28 PM

So, this year i am going through recruitment at FSU! I guess this thread would be specifically for FSU people since these are specific questions. Last year, i didn't want to burden my parents with the cost especially since i lived on campus and had to purchase a meal plan, but this year I am super excited to be a sophomore rushing! I know I probably won't always have a full schedule during rush week plus i dont have any recs but i won't let that stop me (: If I am meant to be somewhere I will end up there! A few of my questions are, for skit day can you wear heels/wedges? I hear almost 1300 girls are rushing and I was wondering if quota is adjusted to that. And most importantly, I looked at the detailed financial sheet for all the sororities and noticed that almost all of them have payment plans or said 'personalized payment plans' will be made on a cas by case basis. I can afford a sorority but only if the dues are spread out in monthly payments for the more expensive ones. I was wondering if anyone knew which ones have better than 'first 3 month' payment plans or if sororities actually will make a personal payment plan tending to your financial needs. sorry this is so long! thanks in advanced! and maybe i'll post a recruitment story once the week has started!

KSUViolet06 · #2 08-11-2009, 11:33 PM

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Originally Posted by fsu322

So, this year i am going through recruitment at FSU! I guess this thread would be specifically for FSU people since these are specific questions. Last year, i didn't want to burden my parents with the cost especially since i lived on campus and had to purchase a meal plan, but this year I am super excited to be a sophomore rushing! I know I probably won't always have a full schedule during rush week plus i dont have any recs but i won't let that stop me (: If I am meant to be somewhere I will end up there! A few of my questions are, for skit day can you wear heels/wedges? I hear almost 1300 girls are rushing and I was wondering if quota is adjusted to that. And most importantly, I looked at the detailed financial sheet for all the sororities and noticed that almost all of them have payment plans or said 'personalized payment plans' will be made on a cas by case basis. I can afford a sorority but only if the dues are spread out in monthly payments for the more expensive ones. I was wondering if anyone knew which ones have better than 'first 3 month' payment plans or if sororities actually will make a personal payment plan tending to your financial needs. sorry this is so long! thanks in advanced! and maybe i'll post a recruitment story once the week has started!

*As far as quota goes, I can tell you that it is not set until after the last round (Preference). Quota is determined by the number of girls who attend Preference parties. There won't be 1300 girls come Preference time.

*In terms of payment plans, every sorority is different. Also, alot of sorority members are only familiar with the financial workings of their OWN chapter. They don't know if another sorority has payment plans or not, or how they work. We don't have that info because we aren't in those chapters.

33girl · #3 08-12-2009, 12:01 AM

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Originally Posted by fsu322

. I can afford a sorority but only if the dues are spread out in monthly payments for the more expensive ones. I was wondering if anyone knew which ones have better than 'first 3 month' payment plans or if sororities actually will make a personal payment plan tending to your financial needs.

You are setting yourself up for heartbreak with this. If you can't afford it, don't go through rush. If you fall in love with one group but end up pledging another because it was cheaper, trust me, you will not be a happy camper.

KSUViolet06 · #4 08-12-2009, 12:17 AM

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Originally Posted by 33girl

You are setting yourself up for heartbreak with this. If you can't afford it, don't go through rush. If you fall in love with one group but end up pledging another because it was cheaper, trust me, you will not be a happy camper.

THIS.

I cannot stress how important it is to thoughtfully consider whether you can realistically afford to be in a sorority BEFORE recruitment.

fsu322 · #5 08-12-2009, 12:16 AM

well i'm planning on finding out more info on philanthropy day when they discuss the financial obligations more. If I can't afford it then I will drop, the main part of me rushing is just for the fun of it! if i find a house that i love and can afford then great if not, oh well.

Nanners52674 · #6 08-12-2009, 12:24 AM

Is there an upper class man quota at FSU???

KSUViolet06 · #7 08-12-2009, 12:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Nanners52674

Is there an upper class man quota at FSU???

To my knowledge, there is not. Sophomores can get bids there, but they have to be pretty stellar. It's a school with more of a preference for freshmen.

For fsu322: We have another FSU thread going right now as well:

http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...d.php?t=106740

PenguinTrax · #8 08-12-2009, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

To my knowledge, there is not. Sophomores can get bids there, but they have to be pretty stellar. It's a school with more of a preference for freshmen.

For fsu322: We have another FSU thread going right now as well:

http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...d.php?t=106740

In this thread there is a link to the Tomahawk magazine which has recommended dress for each day of Recruitment as well as financial info. That info does not include things like: party favors, gifts, 'required' attendance at some sorority sponsored events, etc. Those costs add up very quickly, so keep that in mind, too. On a positive note, all NPC sororities have scholarship programs and you should apply for one when/if you become eligible.

kiteflyersmom · #9 08-12-2009, 11:21 PM

I am almost certain that most of the sororities at FSU will have a payment plan. However, you must remember that the dues are per semester so you will have from August/Sept. through early Dec. to make payment in full in the best case scenario.

Also, I just want to say something here....FSUZeta is correct in that it will be more difficult for you to get a bid as a soph. However, it is not impossible. In fact, a few chapters at FSU wll cut you because you are not a freshman, but there are many outstanding chapters there that have taken not only sophomores but juniors in the past 2 years.

I have read posts here, on a frequent basis, telling Florida girls that it is next to impossible to get a bid after freshman year at FSU, UF, and UCF. That might be true in some places, and sophomore and junior pnms at those places should all just give it up, perhaps. That is simply not true here in Florida. I have told active FSU and UF sorority girls about PNM's coming here and getting discouraging advice and they just widened their eyes and said that it is just not necessarily true in Florida.

Is it tougher? Probably. So tough that you should just give it up? Not at all.

KSUViolet06 · #10 08-12-2009, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by kiteflyersmom

I am almost certain that most of the sororities at FSU will have a payment plan. However, you must remember that the dues are per semester so you will have from August/Sept. through early Dec. to make payment in full in the best case scenario.

Also, I just want to say something here....FSUZeta is correct in that it will be more difficult for you to get a bid as a soph. However, it is not impossible. In fact, a few chapters at FSU wll cut you because you are not a freshman, but there are many outstanding chapters there that have taken not only sophomores but juniors in the past 2 years.

I have read posts here, on a frequent basis, telling Florida girls that it is next to impossible to get a bid after freshman year at FSU, UF, and UCF. That might be true in some places, and sophomore and junior pnms at those places should all just give it up, perhaps. That is simply not true here in Florida. I have told active FSU and UF sorority girls about PNM's coming here and getting discouraging advice and they just widened their eyes and said that it is just not necessarily true in Florida.

Is it tougher? Probably. So tough that you should just give it up? Not at all.

This is very true.

It's probably not impossible.

I will say though that a sophomore or junior is going to have to be open-minded.

If you're an upperclassman, you're probably going to have a hard time if you only want to be in certain chapters.

PenguinTrax · #11 08-12-2009, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Nanners52674

Is there an upper class man quota at FSU???

No

fsu322 · #12 08-12-2009, 12:24 AM

let me rephrase my financial situation, I can afford a sorority realistically but I say 'only' because I'd like to not make my parents pay for sorority things. It would be easier on me and my parents for a financial payment plan, but if there arent payment plans I can make it work i'm almost positive. I appreciate your concern (: I've been told everybody is encouraged to go through recruitment regardless if you plan to join one or not just for the experience

VandalSquirrel · #13 08-12-2009, 01:03 AM

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Originally Posted by fsu322

let me rephrase my financial situation, I can afford a sorority realistically but I say 'only' because I'd like to not make my parents pay for sorority things. It would be easier on me and my parents for a financial payment plan, but if there arent payment plans I can make it work i'm almost positive. I appreciate your concern (: I've been told everybody is encouraged to go through recruitment regardless if you plan to join one or not just for the experience

Going through "just for the experience" once finances are explained and you know you can't afford or even if you don't want to join anymore it is potentially taking a spot that could go to a woman who wants to be there and can afford it.

PinkPalmTree · #14 08-12-2009, 02:26 AM

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Originally Posted by VandalSquirrel

Going through "just for the experience" once finances are explained and you know you can't afford or even if you don't want to join anymore it is potentially taking a spot that could go to a woman who wants to be there and can afford it.

I'm going through recruitment also at FSU, as a freshman, and trust me, I WANT A BID!!!

However, I did Summer C Session and I've talked to a girls in my dorm, classes, etc. and many of them are going through rush just for the "experience", and have no intention of accepting a bid, they just want to see who they can get. This made me so sad, because what if there is a girl out there that really wants a bid and doesn't get one because of these girls?!

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33girl · #15 08-12-2009, 02:31 AM

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Originally Posted by PinkPalmTree

I'm going through recruitment also at FSU, as a freshman, and trust me, I WANT A BID!!!

However, I did Summer C Session and I've talked to a girls in my dorm, classes, etc. and many of them are going through rush just for the "experience", and have no intention of accepting a bid, they just want to see who they can get. This made me so sad, because what if there is a girl out there that really wants a bid and doesn't get one because of these girls?!

people

Hopefully they will drop out before pref. If not, their spot will go to the next person up on the sorority's bid list. They won't be taking a bid away from anyone if they don't pledge. (Also, I am guessing girls like this are easy for the sororities to spot.)