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I can not speak for any University, except USM and Simmons College, but Simmons does not have a greek system only a group called F.U.
Sororities came to USM at an interesting time: Women could only wear dresses/skirts, the curfew was 10pm weekdays and midnight on weekends, ladies either lived at home, the dorm or with their HUSBANDS! Men could only come into the lobby of the dorms and had to wear socks to pick-up their dates!
There was no way these young ladies could live in a big home away from campus... That was only for the boys/fraternities. The most appropriate and safe thing was to put all the sororites in one dorm called "Panhellenic." That was just the time and the bible belt!
All the chapters continue to collect housing dues (smaller than you would at a house) and over the years every chapter has enough in the housing fund to build a new home (except the new chapter). In the late 80's, early 90s there was a vote on two occassions regarding building sorority row. However, both times it was voted down by every chapter. Most people have friends at Ole Miss and State. The chapters at USM feel that there is more unity within the Greek System because we live together. Each chapter has two floors allowing 40 +/- women to live there, a chapter room with balcony and kitchen.
It is not about brothel laws... it is about the 'ole southern daddy laws!!!!!!!!!
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