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Der month. The cost Of board and
room varies widely in different Sec
tions Of the United States, accordlng
to climatic conditions and other fac
tors. In publicly controlled institu-
tions in the East the average mini
mum is 1913 annually, in the Mid
west s240. in the West $233 and in
the South $197. In the past fve
years such costs have been reduced
materially, the largest reductions oc-
curing in the Midwest and West,
averaging about S. per month less
In 1884 than In 1929.
In the privately controlled insti-
tutions board is considerably more
of an item. In the women's colleges
the average minimum Is $348, mems
colleges s243 and co-educational in
stitutions S194 for meals alone.
Average minimums in the Catholic
colleges are 1868 in women's colleges.
s299 in mems colleges and 1921 in
co-educational institutions for meals.
In Protestant denominational colleges
these figures vary from s156 to 5000.
Invariably the charge for board IN
the women's colleges of all types is
higher than in the mems institutions
or in co-educational institutions.
The lowest amount of money which
will cover the bare essentials Of fresh
man for nine months in college has
been estimated for the different types
of institutions. Costs vary upward
from this figure. In 468 institutions
offering liberal arts curricula the av-
erage minimum expense Is $40 a
year. In the State-supported insti-
tutions the average is $376, and with
this amount the student may choose
among SIS State colleges. But in 80
other State institutions he must pro-
vide from $500 to $500.
In the teachers colleges student
as able to get along with $3.50 in the
public institutions and on $569 in the
privately controlled colleges. Like
wise in the normal schools student
is able to get along with $500 in the
public institutions and on 1863 in the
privately controlled institutions.
OF COURSE, membership in col
~ lege fraternity increases college
expenses. This cost varies with the
chapter joined-some are inexpensive
and some are prohibitive for an eco
nomical student. In any case men,
bership, as is well known, is only by
invitation of the fraternity.
A couple Of years ago the inter-
fraternity conference made a survey
of fraternity life in $50 colleges. This
study showed that room rents varied
in the same institution with the finan-
cial burden of the fraternity chap
ter. State universities had the larg-
est number Of men per chapter house,
but rates were lower than in the pri.
vately controlled institutions. The
highest rates were in the Middle At
iantic States, followed by those in the
New England States, Pacific Coast
North Central and Western States
Meals in fraternity houses were high
er in New England than elsewhere.
At q rough estimate, the student
who Joins a fraternity should ado
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the freshman year and from $40 N
ss1 for the three years following
since the initiation fee is paid only
once. There is q big variation ir
the size of the initiation fee, per-
tapS from SIS to $500, according "
the chapter, but house dues seldom
run higher than $40 a month ane
usually less. Room rents parallel col.
lege dormitory charges, but board
may be somewhat higher. Many
fraternity members find employment
in the house as steward, house man
ager, waiter or stoker, thereby earnini
either room or board. Often thess
societies play an important part II
the housing and feeding Of students
particularly when college dormitorie'
are inadequate to house the studen
body.