New member dues
by: HiI’m sure there are a lot of random costs that go into sorority life. But can some of you throw out how much the cost of your new member dues were? The Greek life website gives a high, a low and and average, but I want better figures. My parents just want to know what to realistically what they could expect to pay.
Comment#3 by: Realistically
You should never join a sorority based exclusively on cost. A house can decide to redecorate or remodel and suddenly the costs are completely different. Only the best houses can keep dues under control because they have so much help from alums and plenty of $ in the bank without nickel and diming members.
#4 by: pha
some houses are like $2,000 or less for out of house and $8,000 for in house. some are literally like $8,000 for out of house and $13,000+ for in house. they'll show u their prices during recruitment but the price does not reflect the quality of ur experience. some sororities just built brand new $3M houses and have the lowest dues. some have a house that's 50 years old and have way higher dues. its just random. depends on how much money their nationals give them.
by: My Two CentsJun 18, 2020 4:55:50 PM
I would say some of the houses with the highest dues are the most unstable.
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#7 by: Keep In Mind
When dues are extremely high it is because a house doesn't manage its finances well. There are sororities who do some updates and redecorating every year with cash they have on hand. Then there are some that let their house turn into a dump and all of a sudden they decide they need a new house and members get hit with a huge increase in dues. The better houses manage their money well, have a big endowment and strong alumni fund-raising so that the members don't ever have to take a hit to cover improvements.
by: Really?Jul 19, 2020 2:40:11 PM
So you're putting down a house for being able to afford to build a brand-new better house? That's a new one.
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by: AlsoJun 18, 2020 7:59:34 AM
Alumni support is a big factor, too. TBH, some of the houses with huge dues are barely worth it.
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