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Moving In

 
Moving In: You can move in at any time during the semester. It is easy for you to move in whether you are moving in from the dorms, transferring from another school, or coming from home. But, as every member has said, why wait? Those who wait tend to regret not moving in sooner. The sooner you move in, the better.

You will be moved into a room with an older member of the house to help you get through the ropes of day-to-day living in the house. He will also be an academic gide to assist you and make certain you live up to your academic potential.

Fees: It costs $2850 a semester to live in the house. That pays for rent, utilities, laundry, meals, social dues and the salaries of our housemother and our cook.

There is a one-time activation fee to the International Grand Lodge of $375. That beats a semester fee of $75 or an annual fee of $100, as an undergraduate, as other houses might charge.

University Housing Contracts: Don't let it deter you. Breaking them is easy. The university will charge "so much" for however long you lived there and they will assign a penalty for breaking the contract. That is standard. It appears as a great deterrent, but there is an easy way around that. Example, if you paid $336 to the university, your new Theta Delta Chi house bill is $2514.

Comparing House cost to Dorm Cost:
TDC Housing Cost
Board
Room
Utilities
Social Activities
Miscellaneous_____
  $2850

Richardson Court Dorm Cost
Room*$2200
Board**$1397
 $3597

Maple Hall Cost
Room*$1864
Board**$1397
 $3261

Eaton Hall (Suites) Cost
Room*$2316
Board**$1397
 $3713

The cost of living at Theta Delta Chi is more economical than the dorms. By living in the house, one could

SAVE!! between $1000-$1500 a semester.

* ISU Dorm information from: http://www.housing.iastate.edu/rates.php
** Meal plan of 15 meals per week: http://www.dining.iastate.edu/mp_rates.php

Parents Weekend:
This is a semester event which is an opportunity for the parents to come to the house, get to know and network with the other parents, meet the housemother and the other members your son lives with. The house will plan activities to keep you entertained throughout the weekend, but still make certain there is enough opportunity to spend quality time with your son. It is a fun weekend. Events range from attending Football and Basketball games with your parents to making breakfast omelets and conducting an auction.

A few of the reasons to become a Theta Delt...

  • Diverse living environment
  • Medium sized house
  • Scholarships
  • Leadership opportunities
  • NO HAZING
  • Live in housemother
  • Active in community service
  • Less expensive than residence halls!
  • FUN!

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