FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
This year prior to primary recruitment, the Panhellenic Council has created a guide to improve the transparency of member finances. This is in an effort to create greater transparency about the costs associated with Panhellenic life. This quick guide lists projected costs for the upcoming academic year. Because the costs listed are only projected costs, it is the responsibility of each member to know their financial obligations and inquire when pursuing membership in an organization.
The quick guide lists the cost of first year membership, which is typically higher because of one-time fees, the average cost to live in the facility, the average cost to live-out of the facility, and chapter house capacity, if applicable. Chapters have also provided the different payment methods that are accepted and the typical payment plans used. If you have any questions regarding the terminology or information on this page, feel free to contact us at bepanhel@gmail.com or through the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life.
UMN Panhellenic Semesterly Chapter Fees 2020-2021
Blank fields indicate a chapter does not offer a live-in option. For more information, please refer to the chapter profiles and additional financial transparency below.
* Please note these totals are subject to change on chapter-to-chapter basis after 2020. Typically, first semester New Member Fees are a little more expensive to account for the New Member experience and Initiation costs! They will decrease after the first semester.
Chapter Profiles
Alpha Chi Omega
New Member Fee: Includes new member dues, national dues, PHC dues, facility/house operations fee, chapter new member dues, Wi-Fi, five meals/week, national new member dues, national certification fee, national sisterhood packet, Homecoming/Machy Days activities, new member retreats, sisterhoods, fraternity exchanges, philanthropy fundraiser, one Date Party/semester, one Formal/semester and other chapter-wide events.
Live-Out Fee: Includes chapter live-out dues, national dues, PHC dues, facility/house operation fees, chapter dues, Wi-Fi, five meals/week, Homecoming/Machy Days activities, chapter retreats, sisterhoods, fraternity exchanges, philanthropy fundraisers, one Date Party/semester, one Formal/semester and other chapter-wide events.
Live-In Fee: Includes chapter live-in dues, national dues, PHC dues, facility/house operations fee, Wi-Fi, 10 meals/week, commissary kitchen items, room and board, Homecoming/Machy Days activities, chapter retreats, sisterhoods, fraternity exchanges, philanthropy fundraisers, one Date Party/semester, one Formal/semester and other chapter-wide events.
Making Payments: Members make their payments through a financial billing website called Billhighway. Dues can be paid in one full payment or three installments for active members and two installments for new members. There are additional academic scholarships available through Alpha Chi Omega’s national headquarters to offset the cost of dues each semester.
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Alpha Gamma Delta
New Member Fee: Includes chapter dues, national dues, PHC dues, reserve fund dues, new member materials, new member fees, house upkeep, usage of chapter facility, printing, Wi-Fi, member programming, 5 meals/week, sisterhoods, fraternity exchanges, Homecoming and Machy days events, one Date Party/semester and one Formal/semester.
Live-Out Fee: Includes chapter dues, national dues, PHC dues, reserve fund dues, house upkeep, usage of chapter facility, printing, Wi-Fi, member programming, 5 meals/week, sisterhoods, fraternity exchanges, Homecoming and Machy days events, one Date Party/semester and one Formal/semester.
Live-In Fee: Includes chapter dues, national dues, PHC dues, reserve fund dues, house upkeep, usage of chapter facility, printing, Wi-Fi, member programming, room and board, commissary kitchen items, utilities and other living expenses, 10 meals/week and Continental Breakfast, sisterhoods, fraternity exchanges, Homecoming and Machy days events, one Date Party/semester and one Formal/semester.
Making Payments: Payments are made online through a financial management website called OmegaFi. There is a payment plan of four seperate payments per semester that are due on the 5th of each month. In addition to that option, there is an opportunity to create an individualized payment plan with the Vice President of Finance to meet each member's needs.
Alpha Omicron Pi
New Member Fee: Includes chapter dues, national dues, PHC dues, new member booklet, new member badge fee, house upkeep, use of chapter facilities, Wi-Fi, Homecoming/Machy Days activities, two meals/week, fraternity exchanges, sisterhoods, membership programming, one Formal/semester, one Date Party/semester.
Live-Out Fee: Includes chapter dues, national dues, PHC dues, house upkeep, use of chapter facilities, Wi-Fi, two meals/week, Homecoming/Machy Days activities, fraternity exchanges, sisterhoods, membership programming, one Formal/semester, one Date Party/semester.
Live-In Fee: Includes chapter dues, national dues, PHC dues, room and board, utilities and other living expenses, house upkeep, usage of chapter facilities, Wi-Fi, 10 meals/week, Homecoming/Machy Days activities, fraternity exchanges, sisterhoods, membership programming, one Formal/semester, one Date Party/semester.
Making Payments: Payments are made online using Billhighway or by check. These payments can be made monthly, semesterly or yearly. The chapter will work individually with members who have unique circumstances on a case-to-case basis. In addition to different payment periods, the chapter provides scholarship opportunities each year to their members.
Alpha Phi
New Member Fee: Includes chapter dues, PHC dues, new member fee, badge fee, member pin, certificates, initiation fee, housing bond fee, parlor fee, 8 meals/week, Wi-Fi, Homecoming/Machy Days activities, maintenance and upkeep of the chapter facility, facility operations, furniture replacement and expansion, sisterhoods, fraternity exchanges, apparel, one Date Party/semester and one Formal/semester.
Live-Out Fee: Includes international fees, chapter dues, PHC dues, parlor fee, 8 meals/week, Wi-Fi, Homecoming/Machy Days activities, maintenance and upkeep of the chapter facility, facility operations, furniture replacement and expansion, sisterhoods, fraternity exchanges, apparel, one Date Party/semester and one Formal/semester.
Live-In Fee: Includes international fees, chapter dues, PHC dues, parlor fee, room and board, 10 meals/week,Wi-Fi, Homecoming/Machy Days activities, self service breakfast and snacks, commissary kitchen items, maintenance and upkeep of the chapter facility, facility operations, furniture replacement and expansion, sisterhoods, fraternity exchanges, apparel, one Date Party/semester and one Formal/semester.
Making Payments: Members are able to pay one-time payments or monthly through installment plans set-up between the chapter and the member. These payments are made through mailing in a check. Alternative payments are made through the usage of student loans, scholarships offered, etc.
Alpha Sigma Kappa
New Member Fee: Includes chapter dues, national dues, PHC dues, campus Panhellenic dues, Homecoming/Machy Days activities, new member materials/fees and all official sorority events and programming.
Live-Out Fee: Includes chapter dues, national dues, PHC dues, Homecoming/Machy Days activities, campus Panhellenic dues, and all official sorority events and programming.
Live-In Fee: Does not have a chapter facility.
Making Payments: Payments can be made online, or by cash or check. Initiated members dues are due by the third meeting of each semester. Candidate dues (another term for new members) are due by the seventh meeting of each semester. There is an option for a payment plan that is typically 2-4 installments, but there is always an option to create an individualized plan to meet the needs of each member!
Chi Omega
New Member Fee: Includes chapter dues, national dues, PHC dues, new member materials, new member fees, building fund fee, upkeep of chapter facility, Wi-Fi, usage of the chapter facility, 3 meals/week, sisterhoods, member programming, fraternity exchanges, Homecoming and Machy Days events, one Date Party/semester and one Formal/semester.
Live-Out Fee: Includes chapter dues, national dues, PHC dues, building fund fee, upkeep of chapter facility, Wi-Fi, usage of the chapter facility, 3 meals/week, sisterhoods, member programming, fraternity exchanges, Homecoming and Machy Days events, one Date Party/semester and one Formal/semester.
Live-In Fee: Includes chapter dues, national dues, PHC dues, room and board, utilities and other living expenses, building fund fee, upkeep of chapter facility, Wi-Fi, usage of the chapter facility, 14 meals/week, sisterhoods, member programming, fraternity exchanges, Homecoming and Machy Days events, one Date Party/semester and one Formal/semester.
Making Payments: Payments are made online through the financial management website, Billhighway. In addition to the popular one-time payment schedule, there is an option for a payment plan of two or three installments.
Delta Gamma
New Member Fee: Includes chapter dues, national dues, PHC dues, insurance, security, new member materials/fees, house operations (the facility, repairs, maintenance, housing cleaning, etc.), Wi-Fi, 3 meals/week, Homecoming/Machy Days activities, GreekBill fee for online finance management, fraternity exchanges, sisterhoods, one Formal/semester, one Date party/semester.
Live-Out Fee: Includes chapter dues, national dues, PHC dues, insurance, security, house operations (the facility, repairs, maintenance, housing cleaning, etc.), Wi-Fi, 3 meals/week, Homecoming/Machy Days activities, GreekBill fee for online finance management, fraternity exchanges, sisterhoods, one Date party/semester and one Formal/semester.
Live-In Fee: Includes chapter dues, national dues, PHC dues, insurance, security, room and board, live-in dues, utilities and other living expenses, house operations (the facility, repairs, maintenance, housing cleaning, etc.), Wi-Fi, 9 meals/week, Homecoming/Machy Days activities, commissary kitchen items and leftovers for the weekends, GreekBill Fee for online finance management, fraternity exchanges, sisterhoods, one Date party/semester and one Formal/semester.
Making Payments: Payments are made online using a financial management platform called GreekBill. Payments can be made monthly, semesterly, or yearly. If special payment schedules are needed they will work with each chapter member on a case-to-case basis.
Gamma Phi Beta
New Member Fee: Includes chapter dues, PHC dues, international dues, house upkeep/maintenance, home improvement projects, Wi-Fi, 3 meals/week + Monday night dinner, academic programming, leadership conference opportunities, philanthropy events, Homecoming/Machy Days activities, sisterhoods, fraternity exchanges, one Date Party/semester and one Formal/Semester.
Live-Out Fee: Includes chapter dues, PHC dues, international dues, house upkeep/maintenance, home improvement projects, Wi-Fi, 3 meals/week + Monday night dinner, academic programming, leadership conference opportunities, philanthropy events, Homecoming/Machy Days activities, sisterhoods, fraternity exchanges, one Date Party/semester and one Formal/Semester.
Live-In Fee: Includes chapter dues, PHC dues, international dues, house upkeep/maintenance, home improvement projects, Wi-Fi, unlimited meals/week, parking option, academic programming, leadership conference opportunities, philanthropy events, Homecoming/Machy Days activities, sisterhoods, fraternity exchanges, one Date Party/semester and one Formal/Semester
Making Payments: Payments are made online or through a mailed-in check. In addition to typical payments, the semesterly payment(s) can be subsidized through scholarship opportunities with University of Minnesota Panhellenic and the Gamma Phi Beta Foundation. The standard payment plans are 1-3 installments. If one of the three options for installments does not work for a member, they have the option to work with the Financial Vice President to come up with an individualized payment plan.
Kappa Alpha Theta
New Member Fee: Includes active dues, national dues, PHC dues, new member dues, access and usage of the facility, facility upkeep, Wi-Fi, 3 meals/week, sisterhoods, fraternity exchanges, badge fee, apparel, member programming events, alumnae events, Homecoming/Machy Days activities, study nights, service opportunities, philanthropy participation, leadership opportunities, one formal/semester, one date party/semester.
Live-Out Fee: Includes active dues, national dues, PHC dues, access and usage of the facility, Wi-Fi, 3 meals/week, facility upkeep, sisterhoods, fraternity exchanges, apparel, member programming events, alumnae events, Homecoming/Machy Days activities, study nights, service opportunities, philanthropy participation, leadership opportunities, one formal/semester, one date party/semester.
Live-In Fee: Includes active dues, national dues, PHC dues, room and board, parking option, access and usage of the facility, facility upkeep, utilities and other living expenses, commissary kitchen items during the weekend, Wi-Fi, Monday lunch-Friday lunch/week, sisterhoods, fraternity exchanges, apparel, member programming events, alumnae events, Homecoming/Machy Days activities, study nights, service opportunities, philanthropy participation, leadership opportunities, one formal/semester, one date party/semester.
Making Payments: Members can make one-time payments or split their payments into 3 installments over 3 months. All payments are made online through BillHighway. In addition to typical payment options, the Kappa Alpha Theta Foundation and the University of Minnesota Panhellenic Council awards thousands of dollars in scholarships each year to its members across the country.
Kappa Kappa Gamma
New Member Fee: Includes chapter dues, national dues, PHC dues, new member materials/fees, educational programs, house upkeep, use of the chapter facility, Wi-Fi, 5 meals/week, sisterhoods, public relations activities, audit and bond fees, cultural events, fraternity exchanges, Homecoming and Machy days events, member programming, one Date Party/semester and one Formal/semester.
Live-Out Fee: Includes chapter dues, national dues, PHC dues, house upkeep, use of the chapter facility, Wi-Fi, 5 meals/week, educational programs, sisterhoods, public relations activities, audit and bond fees, cultural events, fraternity exchanges, Homecoming and Machy days events, member programming, one Date Party/semester and one Formal/semester.
Live-In Fee: Includes chapter dues, national dues, PHC dues, room and board, utilities and other living expenses, commissary kitchen items, house upkeep, use of the chapter facility, Wi-Fi, 10 meals/week, educational programs, sisterhoods, public relations activities, audit and bond fees, cultural events, fraternity exchanges, Homecoming and Machy days events, member programming, one Date Party/semester and one Formal/semester.
Making Payments: Payments are made online through an e-check or a physical check mailed to Headquarters. Members are able to make payments in either a single installment at the beginning of the semester or through an installment plan consisting of three monthly installments over the semester. In addition to typical payment options, Kappa Kappa Gamma Headquarters has scholarships in place to assist members with paying their dues which can be found on their official website.
Lambda Delta Phi
New Member Fee: Includes chapter dues, national dues, PHC dues, jewelry fee, insurance fee, house bond, pledge fee, initiation fee, alumni initiation fee, parlor dues for upkeep and maintenance of the facility, Wi-Fi, board fee, Homecoming/Machy Days activities, and 8 meals during the new member period.
Live-Out Fee: Includes chapter dues, national dues, PHC dues, jewelry fee, social dues, insurance fee, house bond, Homecoming/Machy Days activities, parlor dues for upkeep and maintenance of the facility, Wi-Fi, board fee and allowed up to 10 meals/week plus a Monday night meeting meal.
Live-In Fee: Includes chapter dues, national dues, PHC dues, jewelry fee, social dues, insurance fee, house bond fee, Homecoming/Machy Days activities, parlor dues for upkeep and maintenance of the facility, Wi-Fi, board fee and 15 meals/week plus a Monday night meeting meal.
Making Payments: They accept a variety of payment types: one-time, monthly, installments of your choosing. They will work with each member to ensure they are able to make payments convenient to them. These are all paid through paper checks with no online payment option. In addition to regular payment types, there are opportunities for new students to receive scholarships.
Pi Beta Phi
New Member Fee: Includes chapter dues, national dues, PHC dues, new member materials/fees, a one time house fund fee, a facility fee (house upkeep and use of chapter facilities), Wi-Fi, 3 lunches and 2 dinners/week, Homecoming/Machy Days activities, one Date Party/semester, one Formal/semester, sisterhoods, fraternity exchanges, sisterhoods and membership programming.
Live-Out Fee: Includes chapter dues, national dues, PHC dues, a facility fee(house upkeep and use of chapter facilities), Wi-Fi, 3 lunches and 2 dinners/week, Homecoming/Machy Days activities, one Date Party/semester, one Formal/semester, fraternity exchanges, sisterhoods and membership programming.
Live-In Fee: Includes chapter dues, national dues, PHC dues, room and board, utilities and other living expenses, a facility fee (house upkeep and use of chapter facilities), Wi-Fi, 5 lunches and 5 dinners/week, commissary kitchen items, Homecoming/Machy Days activities, one Date Party/semester, one Formal/semester, sisterhoods, fraternity exchanges and membership programming.
Making Payments: Payments are made online through a specific finance portal used by the chapter. There is an option to utilize a payment plan that is divided into three separate payments or work closely with the Vice President of Finance and Housing to create an individualized plan that suits the members needs! In addition to alternative payment options, there are a variety of scholarship opportunities through the Pi Beta Phi foundation that members are eligible to apply for.
Phi Mu
New Member Fee: Includes chapter dues, PHC dues, national Phi Mu Dues, New Member Program, parlor fee to maintain 17th avenue suite, Wi-Fi, badge fee, initiation fees, suite access, weekly programming, academic programming, Homecoming/Machy Days activities, monthly chapter meals, parents’ weekend, one Date Party/semester, one Formal/semester, fraternity exchanges, sisterhood events, philanthropy events for CMNH.
Live-Out Fee: Includes chapter dues, PHC dues, National Phi Mu Dues, parlor fees to maintain 17th avenue suite, Wi-Fi, Suite Access, weekly programming, academic programming, Homecoming/Machy Days activities, monthly chapter meals, parents’ weekend, one Date Party/semester, one Formal/semester, fraternity exchanges, sisterhood events, philanthropy events for CMNH.
Live-In Fee: Does not have a house, owns a suite. This facility does not have a live-in option.
Making Payments: Members pay their dues monthly through BillHighway or by check to BillHighway Headquarters. Members pay their dues through on/off campus jobs, scholarships, financial aid, etc. There is a specific Phi Mu Foundation academic scholarship opportunity each year offered to active members.
Sigma Alpha Epsilon Pi
New Member Fee: Includes local dues, national pledge fee, PHC dues, scholarship events, programming events, social events, religious events, sisterhoods, risk management funds, swag fee, sisterhoods, one chair retreat/semester and one Formal/year.
Live-Out Fee: Includes local dues, PHC dues, scholarship events, programming events, social events, religious events, sisterhoods, risk management funds, swag fee, sisterhoods, one chair retreat/semester and one Formal/year.
Live-In Fee: Does not have a chapter facility.
Making Payments: Members typically make payments through the financial management portal, Greek Capital Management. There is an option to set up a payment plan through the use of installments of two or three payments if there is a need for one.
Let's Break Down Your Dues!
Included in Your Dues:
*The specificities and delivery of each item may be provided in a different way dependent on the chapter! Please take note that 12 of the 14 Panhellenic Chapters at the University of Minnesota have chapter facilities with meal options.
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Formals
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Date Party/Semi-Formals
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Recruitment Activities
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Apparel and Other Chapter Merchandise
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Homecoming and Machy Days Events
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Meals at the House Each Week
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Fraternity Exchanges
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Chapter Sisterhoods (Examples Include: Trips to an Apple Orchard, Movie Night at the House/Theatres, Ice Skating at Loring Park, Holidazzle, Twins Game, Trampoline Park, Paintball, Timberwolves Game, Escape Room, etc.)
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Study Nights
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Member Programming (Examples Include: Meal Prepping, Stress Management, Graduate School Preparation, Mental Health, Sexual Health, Inclusivity, Importance of Voting, Self-Care, Career Development, Women’s Empowerment, etc.)
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Access to and Usage of the Facility
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Service Opportunities
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Alumnae Events: Potential Career Connections/Opportunities and Networking
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Panhellenic Council Programming and Events (Homecoming & Machy Days Events, Panhellenic Study Nights, Sisterhoods, Junior Panhellenic Council Halloween Event and New Member Events)
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Leadership Opportunities within the Chapter or in the Panhellenic Community
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Chapter Conventions and Headquarter Programming Trip Opportunities
Cheapest Living Option on Campus - Sorority House
Please note that these cost estimates were collected from historical/average financial information associated with the University of Minnesota and its surrounding neighborhoods.
Average Cost of Living in a Dorm:
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Per Semester: $3,264 + Cost of Added Meal Plan ($2,090-$2,325/semester)
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Per Month: $816 + Cost of Added Meal Plan ($522.5-$581.25/month)
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Not Included: Sorority Dues ($250-$2,168)
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Total Per Semester = $5,604-$7,757
Average Cost of Living in an On-Campus Apartment:
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Per Semester: $3,200
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Per Month: $800
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Not Included: Specific Utilities ($50/month), Parking ($100-$150/month), Food ($250+/month), Sorority Dues ($250-$1,546)!
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Total Per Semester = $4,500-$6,346
Average Cost of Living in a Sorority House:
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Per Semester: $4,500
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Per Month: $1,074
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Includes: Meals Monday-Friday, Snacks and Leftovers for the Weekend, Housekeepers, No Summer Lease, Utilities, Optional Parking, Guest Room, House Mother, Security Systems, Study Rooms, TV/Projectors, Furniture, Sorority Dues!
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Total Per Semester = $4,500
Worried About Paying Your Dues?
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This can easily be one of the scariest obligations of membership in a sorority, no matter the University. Here, at the University of Minnesota, we understand that you may be scared or have worries to fulfill the semesterly payments. We aim to be widely transparent with financials in order to best educate and prepare the women that are going to join our community each Fall and Spring through Recruitment. As leaders and knowledgeable subjects of our community, we believe we would be doing an injustice to our prospective and current members if we did not provide a list of common ways women pay their dues each semester.
Some of those ways are through:
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On/Off Campus Jobs - Yes, it is possible to balance a sorority, job, school and other activities while still highly achieving!
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​Here is a link to the on-campus job portal: https://humanresources.umn.edu/find-job/studentemployment
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The University of Minnesota Panhellenic Community Scholarships
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​10 Scholarships Offered Each Year
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​3 - $1,000
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7 - $500
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Chapter Specific Scholarships
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Payment Plans - Installments and Individualized Plans Per Member Needs
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Loans
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You may hear this saying many times throughout the Recruitment process, “you will get out what you put in”. Though this quote may be repetitive, it’s very true. We encourage all members of the Panhellenic Community to use their dues to its fullest extent by attending events, utilizing the facility, going to meals at the house, applying for leadership positions, etc. so you can optimize the value of your payments as well as your overall member experience in our community! ​