your sorority/fraternity at whatever university...

I am interested in how much it costs at different campuses around the US for dues? I attend Ohio State (in a GLO sorority) and for a quarter live in it is around $1,700 and out of house is around $500 a quarter and $750 a quarter when pledging/initiation

***we aren't on semesters...)

[Corbin Dallas]

Here, we pay $1500 per quarter for our room, open kitchen, all utilities, cable, local phone service, internet, and dues. Out of house dues are quite a bit for everyone but freshmen, something like $500 per quarter, because the house isn't full. Associates (basically same as pledges) pay something like $40 a month, plus an association fee. Everything AM's pay goes to HQ. Then there's an initiation fee, and then new brothers pay something like $100 per month. In other words, it sounds about the same, except for during pledging

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Steve Corbin
Lambda Chi Alpha
Theta Kappa Chapter
Rose-Hulman Inst. of Tech.

[-sketchball-]

I go to washington & lee univ., a small private college in virginia. my GLO sorority got a house this year, so dues have gone up considerably whether or not you live in. basic fees for all upperclass members come to $1400 per year, plus all members must purchase a meal plan (consisting of 5 lunches & 1 dinner per week), whether they live in or out, which adds on $1200 over the course of the year.

room in the house would cost about $2000 per year, plus the live in girls have to buy a full meal plan at the house.

[This message has been edited by -sketchball- (edited July 17, 2000).]

[equeen]

Dues for the semester: $60.
Yearly dues to Nationals: $15.
Other one-time fees: about $40.
Sisterhood: priceless!

(I know it's cheesy, but I have that Mastercard commercial running through my head... )

And yes, it is possible to run a greek organization on a seemingly small budget. Fraternal feeling can't be purchased.

Alpha Sigma Kappa at the University of Oklahoma is only about $135 per year, (an extra $20-30 during the candidate period). We don't have a house, and for some events sisters do have some out of pocket expenses.

Mind you this a-typical for the other sororities (esp those with houses) on campus.

[amycat412]

OK, very old thread, but I had to reply. I graduated from Univ. of Southern Cal 10 years ago.

At that time, our dues were:
Live in $500 PER MONTH
Live out: $300 PER MONTH

Ouch.

Amy

[prdlocal]

Hey, no offense, but God, I love being a local sorority!

Our dues are $180 for the first semester, and $160 after that. A semester living in the house costs $900, utilities and cable included.

Woohoo!

Sorry guys

[dzrose93]

When I was in school ('93-'97), we were still on the quarter system. Dues were $45 a month. Social shirts, pictures, etc., were not included.

[UNFSigmaChi]

Pledges pay $400 and brothers pay $350/semester until they graduate.

[gphi2k]

Originally posted by UNFSigmaChi:
Pledges pay $400 and brothers pay $350/semester until they graduate.

I'm a bit shocked by this thread. Only because dues are considered part of the private nature of our chapter at least. We're not supposed to discuss such things. We can discuss it on an abstract level, but not by using specific numbers. The only acception to that rule is during rush when rushes ask, and then we MUST refer them to the F.V.P. of the house.
Are we the only house with such a rule?

Leslie

[dzrose93]

Dues were never considered secret with my chapter. Since it was a commonly asked question during Rush, our VP of Membership made sure that we all knew the answer. We also had to be able to tell rushees exactly where the money went. (ex: $5 to keep up the house, $10 for Nationals, etc.)

[Billy Optimist]

--sketchball--
You have to purchase a meal plan to live in house? I'm confused. Does this mean you have a cafeteria in your house? do all houses have one, or is there one common one?

[gphi2k]

Originally posted by dzrose93:
Dues were never considered secret with my chapter. Since it was a commonly asked question during Rush, our VP of Membership made sure that we all knew the answer. We also had to be able to tell rushees exactly where the money went. (ex: $5 to keep up the house, $10 for Nationals, etc.)

yah, we do that for rush too. but the fvp alone was responsible for that. not sure why. we weren't that big a chapter but we always had to refer rushes to the fvp. but there was a full breakdown for the rushes of where exactly every penny was going. but i dont' think it'd be kosher to post our dues for the general public. i think telling rushes, where we're concerned is kindof a necessary evil. A thing we must tell them if they are genuinely interested in joining. I acutally know that there are other houses on my campus that abide by the same rules. Wierd. Maybe it's just us wacko canadians?!?


[This message has been edited by gphi2k (edited February 26, 2001).]

Originally posted by gphi2k:
[B] yah, we do that for rush too. but the fvp alone was responsible for that. not sure why. we weren't that big a chapter but we always had to refer rushes to the fvp. but there was a full breakdown for the rushes of where exactly every penny was going. but i dont' think it'd be kosher to post our dues for the general public. i think telling rushes, where we're concerned is kindof a necessary evil. A thing we must tell them if they are genuinely interested in joining. I acutally know that there are other houses on my campus that abide by the same rules. Wierd. Maybe it's just us wacko canadians?!?
B]

I suppose the reason that for some talking about cost is a big no-no, is to prevent people from making desisions based on price, and the nice myth that a fraternal organization you "buy" friends. You put a price tag out, and few will see where the funds go, but rather how much is coming out of their pocket. Somewhat of the same reason people don't discuss raises in public.

My sisterhood doesn't have an issue with discussing cost. We are typically told to be up front with commitments to the sisterhood in so much as time and finance.

Oh and i suspect the reason that finances is restricted to only one person, is to ensure that consistant answers are given interested parties.

[33girl]

Interesting topic!

When I went through rush (ahem, many years ago) dues were never discussed until you had signed a bid. Then I went back to help with rush about 2 years ago and every sorority handed out brochures with prices.

I think it's a good idea - you have to know what your responsibilities are in terms of finance - that's part of being a good member. I think the number of people who would choose which one due to higher/lower price is very miniscule. Sometimes though, the rushees don't even have a ballpark figure in their heads.

I don't even want to talk about how I lived in my sorority house (not a mansion-type house) for only $70 more semester (with utilities), than I do in my current apartment per month.