<p>Without naming the school or organization, have you heard of a written contract that covers payment responsibilities for those not living in the actual house. This document reads much like the agreement to pay for room and board for those living in, but pertains to paying the “parlor fee” and fees for chapter dinner. The room and board agreement seems to have been cloned into this agreement. Is this a common practice? </p>
<p>I realize that elsewhere members agree to pay dues, and other fees, and these fees are mentioned there, but I was surprised to see this contract. I have no prior experience with this, so maybe it is just the norm.</p>
<p>Thanks for your input.</p>
<p>sorry to double post, but just to be clear - there was no agreement like this when the student joined initially and lived out. This seems to be a new requirement.</p>
<p>I’m a new greek parent. My D will be a sophomore living her sorority house during the upcoming school year. Was just looking over her contract and it looks to be the same. Chapter, parlor fees, meal plans (full or partial), are spelled out for all members, whether they live in or not. My D said they do this in order to make sure all fees are collected that are owed. Apparently in the past, this wasn’t always the case leaving the sorority short. Sounds like they are trying to be better at the bookkeeping tasks. Hope that helps :)</p>
<p>Parlour and meal plan fees not only help with the upkeep of the house (common areas), they encourage members to continue to hang out at the house. My DS has had to up those fees since the guys were just coming over to eat anyway and food costs were going through the roof. They often don’t charge them to freshman that are pledging and are unable to get out of the dorm contract. Juniors and seniors typically have to pay. </p>
<p>Yes, a parlor fee contract can look like a room-in contract.</p>
<p>Yup, the parlor fee contract is pretty similar to a live-in contract, minus the physical room/board fees. Meals, dues, and any other fees are typically included. Nothing out of the ordinary here</p>