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The downside to houses is that they cost more money and that dues have to go up a lot, and I think that you also end up needing more alumnae support in terms of house associations and upkeep etc.
If you really could have the best of both worlds: housing people wanted to live in with some autonomy and the security of on-campus support for upkeep and financing of the structure, wouldn't that be great?
And houses the groups own also can destroy any sense of a level playing field among groups. With dorm floors and chapter rooms, a small group can afford to exist and be solvent with a small chapter; with true group supported houses, forget it. It's not going to work out to just have a tiny house when everyone else has mansions.
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