Our dorms used to have suites for the sororities, with the study rooms on each wing serving as chapter suites where memorabilia could be displayed. This was discontinued when dorm space became scarce. But quite a few schools still do this.
Sisters who live off campus often do live together – cause naturally you’d want to live with your closest friends! We often had sisters living in the larger apartments which every school has nearby (the ones called “University Arms”, or some such thing) and those make good unofficial gathering places to just hang out if you don’t have a suite or house.
Rush functions and chapter meetings can be held in classrooms or the student union.
Oh – and don’t assume that the women in the housed sorority do everything there. The biggest sorority on our campus had a huge house. But only the most senior members had kitchen privileges (this was not the type of house that has a cook) and the rest of them had to eat in the dining hall – they had specified dining shifts, actually.
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