being a part of greek life is a once in a lifetime opportunity
you have the chance to make lifelong friends and experience some incredible
social situations and community i'm a junior at the
university of oregon and i didn't rush greek life when i was a freshman
mostly because of finances that's why i'm here today to present
five ways to help afford russian greek life so you don't have the
same regrets i did and not being a part of it
most of all my friends are and it looks incredible so let's dive right in
and explain these five great ways i can help you
first thing i want to talk about is to do your homework
definitely do some research when it comes to dues and living in
you'd assume that most houses on the same campus would cost about the same
price but the truth is that they don't they
can actually vary really widely and you're going to want to talk to the
vps that finance at these different houses
to get all the nitty-gritty details and you also want to do your research
on whether or not living in is more or less expensive than renting an apartment
that might sound crazy and probably isn't the case for a lot of
greek houses at schools like ole miss or generally in the south
but at some greek houses at the university of oregon you can actually
save money by living in when you're renting an apartment not
only are you paying a monthly fee but you also have to pay for groceries and
electricity but when you pay your dues and pay to
live in in a greek house you're having all of that provided for you
and the comparison can be really interesting and unique like i said
make sure to definitely do your homework and do your research you might be really
surprised at what you find strategy number two is to find or build
your own side hustle if you've spent any time on
this channel you're going to quickly discover it's a really strong
reoccurring theme on the channel we love side hustles we're a massive
advocate for them that's because they have really flexible hours
they typically pay more than minimum wage and they're also really really fun
i'm not gonna waste any time here since i have so much other content about it
but make sure to go check out the channel
and i'm sure you'll love what you'll see tip number three is to ask for money to
pay for dues for your birthday and for other holidays
you might be tempted to ask for the newest iphone or the newest headphones
or whatnot those are all items that i'm sure you're
gonna love and enjoy but compared to the experience of being
in greek life they're probably not as much of a priority your relatives are
gonna want you to have this once in a lifetime experience and they're going to
want to support that i'm sure there's a lot of people who
will get behind that cause and having done it themselves potentially
will contribute towards it so definitely consider asking for money to pay for
dues for your birthday or for different
holidays as it might be the factor that tips you over the edge and allows you to
afford being in greek life the fourth tip that we have is to apply
to as many scholarships as possible i've said this before but a lot of
people apply to scholarships their senior year of high school
and they completely stop once they get to college don't do that
make sure to keep applying to scholarships throughout college as you
probably have higher odds of getting that money
if you can save a couple thousand dollars on tuition that's going to free
up that money to be going somewhere else and potentially be going towards your
dues and paying for greek life in fact this is probably one of the best
ideas on the list and can really push you over the edge
making greek life completely financially responsible and affordable
the last and fifth tip that we have for you guys is to create a budget and to
stick to it there's some great apps out there to
help you mint is a personal favorite but this can really make a difference
expenses add up and as benjamin franklin said
a penny saved is a penny earned so definitely create a budget
cut down on spending money on those nice starbucks iced lattes
and especially on subscriptions which i've realized is probably one of the
biggest expenses that people don't realize
in college especially and amongst our generation but like i said
if you can create a budget and stick to it you can predict where your money is
going to go in the future and be able to decide accurately and
effectively whether or not you're gonna be able to afford greek life
so those are our five tips and strategies for affording greek life
which is a super special opportunity but like i said i'm not actually in
greek life and if anybody watching this is
you have the opportunity to drop some comments and provide even more value
and advice to anyone considering this decision and needing some help making it
i hope it helped please make sure to subscribe and like this and see you next
time
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