[33girl]

We had non-Greeks live in our house at various times. I can't remember there ever being a conflict with activities (keep in mind we didn't have meetings or rituals in our house - it was too small). We just told them at the beginning of the semester that so and so activities were scheduled for certain days and that they could not be in the house that night. You just have to schedule in advance and find understanding people.

If you HAVE to have independents live in your house, my advice is to get last semester seniors or grad students - people who are at the library or working most of the time, that just need a bed to crash in and aren't thinking about pledging. I know it sounds like a source of rushees, but believe me, that can get VERY sticky. So it's best to just avoid that possibility altogether.