Some families add sorority coaches to their off-to-college expense list

By Mary Louise Kelly,

Jordan-Marie Smith, Justine Kenin

Published August 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM EDT

Families and young women in the United States are paying upwards of $3,000 for the chance to get into the sorority of their choice. With the help of sorority rush coaches, they just might make it in.

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