[PhoenixAzul]

My sorority house was right across the street from my dorm both years (and will be this year, I'm moving into "dorm apartments"). Personally, for me it was a question of "can I afford rent every month?" vs. "can I pay housing every year". The housing worked out fof me because my sorority has no live-in requirement (when you only have room for 5 girls...). Plus there was something to be said about making friends outside the sorority and having a good time in the dorms. I love my roommate from this year, and I'm so glad she and I are staying together in the apartments, and she has no intention of being greek, which is refreshing because she can talk me out of my hysteria when I get upset over greek things. I hang out at TD a lot...sometimes I'll be coming back from class and just make a detour and end up sitting on the couch eating pizza for 4 hrs. I dont think it makes you any less connected to the sisterhood. But at the same time, if she decided to move in to the sorority house in the future, make sure she evaluates the living personalities of the other residents! One of the main reasons I didn't move in was because my living style doesn't jive with a lot of other people and I'd really like to not piss off my sisters when I get up at 4AM.