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Old 02-07-2017, 11:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Cheerio View Post
Lack of financial wherewithal also comes into play. Scholarships can be lost due to grades or discontinuance by government and by organization. A parent or the student herself may suddenly lose a job.

Over the past ten years some NPC orgs have spent a good deal of money on new/remodeled homes, and initiates must pay the heavy price.

Panhellenics, campuses and individual sororities try to do a good job informing PNMs concerning sorority member costs, but even with that information women who are excited to belong on Bid Day can eventually fall into debt and consider dropping.
And considering current tuition costs and the amount of debt students are finding themselves in, sorority dues are probably the first expense be cut when financial struggles become a reality.
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