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yeah

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According to the Panhellenic website: In House - 15,200 high, 14,000 average per year Out of House - 8,200 high, 6,800 average per year New Member - 5,500 high, 4,000 average per semester So the average freshman girl is spending 7,400 on dues. That's pretty far off from $5,000 a semester. I think people tend to overestimate because there's a lot of pressure to spend money on other sorority-related things like tee-shirts, cover charges for parties/pregames, theme clothes/party clothes/makeup, going out to eat with sisters, what have you. All of that can cost a LOT of money REAL fast and maybe you wouldn't spend so much of it if not for your sorority, even though none are part of your dues. There is a general attitude in Greek life, especially for freshmen, that you should be able to spend money on EVERYTHING that comes up or risk feeling left out. Even PNMs that know the costs can feel intimidated by the culture of money/excess and drop because they know after dues they won't have as much to spend as everyone else.