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Originally posted by Drolefille
Hmm, is it that unusual for the brothers not to be able to fill up their house. We're in such an unusual position here with only one fraternity house out of 13 fraternities, and it's not even on campus. I know several of our fraternities simply do not have the numbers to fill a 25 member house, but the majority could.
Is this an issue of numbers or policy?
Do most fraternities require members to live in the house if they have one?
(I'm not saying there's anything wrong with a fraternity under 25 members, just unsure if this is the reason they're taking borders or not)
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My college owned all of our Greek housing. So most houses were technically leased from the school and the group recieved housing and sometimes meal fees and were then responsible for upkeep of the house so cleaning, furniture, basic repairs. But it was school property and they could revoke a lease if they wanted to. As enrollment has been increasing they need EVERY single room on campus to be filled, no exceptions. Lounges have in some cases been turned into rooms and some people have been allowed to move off campus early. (They required living on campus for 6 semesters.) The fraternities were told to fill their houses, every single space, or they would be relocated. So they had to find 'friends of the house' to move in. Last year one group finally lost their large house and are now in a smaller house, 17 beds, and it is a bit easier for them to fill now.
The girls who lived in the house seemed ok with it, no real problems. They were required to leave during ritual or something like that and the guys had to hang shower curtains, but other than that not too big of an adjustment. I guess I just don't think it is that different from the girls and guys who practically live in their boyfriend or girlfriends room (either in a fraternity house or a dorm).