I also lived in dorms my first two years and in the sorority house the last 2 years. However, our houses were really not much different than other off-campus housing except they were larger and everyone living in them was Greek. That is, we didn't have housemothers, cooks, maids, institutional anything - it was just like living in a big communal house. We were responsible for our own meals and cleaning. Shacking happened all the time. I don't think I would have liked the "dorm-type" style of sorority house living at all. Like a & a said, you get out of college and never really took care of yourself.
If you live in any type of Greek living, you need to have a "hideaway" at a friend's apartment or someplace else nearby where you can hide when the drama gets too intense. If you don't have one you'll go crazy. Then again, this could probably apply to any large group living together. I wouldn't trade it for the world though.
