Types of Parties and Social Events

1. Mixers/Events/Socials—weekly or biweekly events where a sorority comes over to your house for a themed party. Average cost: $300-400 (Usually the sorority will pay half). Number of people: 50-100 (this includes your frat brothers). Executing time: 1-3 days.
   
2. Cocktail Parties/Medium Sized Parties—once or twice per quarter (two or three per semester) where your frat hosts a party for the brothers and girls. If you want, each brother can invite one guest, but usually the party is just for brothers. These are classy parties, and you want to dress up nicely for it. Refer to the themes section for applicable ideas. Average cost: $300-500. Number of people: 200-300 (this includes your frat brothers). Executing time: 1-1 ½ weeks.
   
3. Large Registered Parties—annually or biannually parties that showcase your fraternity to the rest of the school. Start a tradition of a certain theme and repeat that theme every year. Do not copy other frats’ themes for their major parties. See my themes section for some unique theme ideas. Average cost: $2,000-3,000. Number of people: 500+ (this includes your frat brothers). Executing time: 4 weeks.
   
4. Date Parties—once per quarter (or twice per semester) where your frat will rent out a club or bar for the night, and every brother will bring a date. Usually it is a semi-formal theme, but you can even pick a theme for the party. Average cost: $1,000. Number of people: the number of brothers in your house and their dates. Executing time: 4 weeks.
   
5. Dinners—once per quarter or year where your frat hosts a sorority over for a nice dinner. This only works if you have a chef in your house, as ordering in food looks tacky. Average cost: $800-1,000. Number of people: 60-120 (this includes your frat brothers). Executing time: 2 weeks.