How Much Are Your Dues? (Be Honest)

It depends on the house, their budget, and how many members they have. I will say that DG has higher dues, but they have a huge house and more expenses to maintain. I’d say the minimum amount of dues you’d be expected to pay is around $1000 a semester (not including additional costs like apparel). I don’t the only reason that some houses are more expensive is exclusively because of tiers. It varies on alumni support, financial stability, amount of members, the number of events planned, and other factors.

If you look at the PHA recruitment page there’s a link to a PDF of the 2020 PHA recruitment booklet (not guide). This lists all of the chapters and their dues.

pretty sure all mizzou pha sorority houses are above $3000 a year. mine is the second cheapest (not sure what the first is or how much their dues are) and ours are about $3000-$4000 (i forgot) for freshmen and $8000 to live in house (some houses are around $15000) and around $2000-$3000 a year for out of house girls that aren't new members. our dues are low but we still have a pretty new/nice house. dues do not reflect the niceness of a house or tiers at all. usually just depends on how much money a chapter's nationals gives them. some "top" houses (or what freshmen would call top houses-- tiers are so dumb) have way cheaper dues than "bottom" houses

If I were an incoming freshman considering going through rush, I would pay close attention to the dues. Some of the top sororities on campus with the prettiest houses have some of the lowest dues. As was mentioned before, that's because the have superior support from their alums and their national. They also are wealthy enough that they don't nickel and dime their members every time an improvement is needed to the house. They have the cash on hand to pay for it. Frankly, some of the houses with the highest dues just aren't worth it. And if incoming members are footing most of the bill, that also tells you the sorority is not on very strong financial footing.

It used to be that all sophs, jr's, sr's lived in the house and a sorority could get by just on the dues of the people who lived in. Now most houses have as many as 75 women in each class paying dues, whether they live in the house or not. It is ridiculous that some houses charge exorbitant amounts of money, for people who live in the house and those who have moved out/freshmen. If they have to overcharge just to stay financially viable, that tells you something, and it's not good. In many cases it tells you that a lot of people drop and they don't have nearly as many members as the better houses. If you are considering joining one of those houses with extremely high dues, think twice. You can do better.

top houses usually have cheaper dues than the lower tier ones. i’m in one of the houses considered top and it’s a little $2000 per year. most are between $2000-3000

Some girls pay in cash, some girls pay with services provided during daylight, and some girls pay with services provided during the night...free choice...