Do sororities and fraternities cost more than living in the residence halls?
While each individual chapter establishes its own fees, and the costs and services will vary from chapter to chapter, in a study of the 2006-2007 academic year completed in May 2007, the average expense was less to live in Greek housing. When room and board (15 meals per week) were compared between the averages of Greek chapters and single student housing provided by Residential Life, the average cost of Greek living was less than Residential Life housing. The average cost to live in a fraternity house $4,603, the average cost to live in a sorority house was $4,942, and the average cost to live in single student housing was $7,793. That comparison did not include new member or initiation fees. Likewise, it did not include any social, parlor, or house corporation fees. All of these expenses are subject to change; please ask for the most up to date information prior to making any decision.
