Kansas State University

Financial Obligations of Membership

Fraternities

These numbers represent spring 2012 semester projections

First Year In-house member dues and fees: $3,337/semester

• This fee is assessed to first year members living in the chapter house to cover room and board expenses (included typically a meal-plan), national and IFC dues, new member dues, social dues, etc. 

Sororities

Each woman joining a sorority should be aware of the dues, fees and other expenses that are involved and should consider these when making financial plans to attend college. During Formal Recruitment, a potential member should ask sorority members about financial obligations and payment options. Each sorority sets its own fees and housing costs as well as payment schedules. The average cost the first year of joining a sorority is $1,717 a year. This first year has a higher level of costs due to one-time expenses and fees. The average annual cost of sorority membership for a member who lives in the sorority chapter house is $5,804 a year. This cost includes all membership fees as well as room and board. For comparison, the cost of living in a residence hall double room with a 15 meal dining plan is $7,154.

Chapter	First Year	In-House	Out-of-House
Alpha Chi Omega	$1,572	$5,085	$1,157
Alpha Delta Pi	$1,592	$5,464	$1,238
Alpha Xi Delta	$1,855	$4,900	$1,460
Chi Omega	$1,655	$6,200	$1,320
Delta Delta Delta	$2,057	$6,030	$1,760
Gamma Phi Beta	$1,345	$5,450	$1,270
Kappa Alpha Theta	$2,093	$5,379	$1,523
Kappa Delta	$1,685	$5,845	$1,400
Kappa Kappa Gamma	$1,839	$6,088	$1,224
Pi Beta Phi	$1,335	$6,703	$930
Sigma Kappa	$1,623	$6,235	$1,650
Zeta Tau Alpha	$1,949	$6,271	$1,651
Chapter Averages	$1,717	$5,804*	$1,382

* The average cost to live in a residence hall double room with a 15 meal dining plan is $7,154.