Fraternity and Sorority Life Program Fee

Boise State University approved a Fraternity and Sorority Life Program Fee in fall 2019. The fee is in place to assist with efforts to meet the needs of our growing community of more than 2,200 members in 26 chapters. It also enables us to build a sustainable future for a positive, value-added fraternity and sorority program at the university.

The program fee is charged to all active fraternity and sorority members at a rate of $70.00 per student, per semester.

The fee is charged twice a year, once in the fall semester and a second time in the spring semester. It appears on your student financial account, accessed through your myBoiseState dashboard, on the Saturday before classes begin.

You can pay your fee through your student financial account, accessed through your my.boisestate.edu dashboard. Chapters and councils are not responsible for collecting the fee.

The fee is charged to any member with active status as determined by your chapter and as indicated on membership rosters on file with the Student Involvement and Leadership Center.

In keeping with the university’s commitment to expand access to programs and services for students with financial need, students who are eligible for a Pell Grant (as indicated through FAFSA documentation) receive an automatic exemption from the fee. Students who demonstrate an additional level of need (but are not Pell Grant eligible) can apply for a partial exemption of the fee. Please contact getinvolved@boisestate.edu for information about how to apply for the exemption.

New members are not charged the fee until their second semester as active members of their chapter.

Boise State’s fraternity and sorority community has grown significantly in a short number of years. In 2012, 325 students belonged to 12 chapters. Today, our community represents over 2,200 students across 26 chapters, with more organizations joining us on an annual basis. The program fee was established in 2019 in response to this rapid growth, with membership projected to continue rising in the future as more students join our campus community. The program fee has allowed us to sustainably support this growth, while welcoming new Broncos and partners to campus. 

Funds from the fee are used to scale staffing, community programming, assessment initiatives, and accountability mechanisms necessary to account for a 383% growth in fraternity and sorority participation over the last thirteen years.

Yes, supplemental fees for fraternity and sorority programs are common on campuses across the country and have been used to exclusively fund Fraternity and Sorority Life departments for the past 25 years. The University of Idaho established a fee for their fraternity and sorority community at a rate of $50.00 per student, per semester. Although there are more chapters, there are fewer students involved in fraternities and sororities at the University of Idaho. Other campuses across the country have fees that exceed $250.00 per student, per semester. We are committed to keeping Boise State’s fee as low as possible.

Yes, this fee aligns with other similar supplemental program fees already in place at Boise State, such as the Honors College fee established in fall 2018 for all Honors students, which is set at $100.00 per student, per semester. Other supplemental fees include those for Living-Learning Programs and some academic experiences on campus.

Throughout our fraternity and sorority life program, staff prioritize student feedback and needs. This includes feedback on issues such as the fraternity and sorority life fee, chapter and community life, programming, and more. Regular feedback is solicited from chapter and council leadership, chapter members, and advisors to guide the program planning process, including the annual budgeting of the fee. Feedback from students also guides departmental initiatives and in turn, budgetary priorities. In addition to regular opportunities to meet with fraternity and sorority life staff, members participate in annual spaces with upper level administration. Examples include our annual Kick-Off Meeting and Summit, both of which provide an opportunity for open conversation with stakeholders such as the Vice President for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management, Dean of Students, and Associate Dean of Students.