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Old 10-20-2003, 09:08 AM
GtownGirl98 GtownGirl98 is offline
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Thumbs up campus owned vs. IHQ owned houseing

My campus is all campus run houseing and it is okay. The pros are that we had a house the year after we colonized, the bad is that we can't build our own house. The pro is that our housing is covered with tuition (so loans and scholarships cover the cost) the bad is that our housing is covered with tuition (it is more expensive then living at the UK AGD house).

Also we don't have control over the use in the summer time, but because of the shape (it is the only non-dorm looking house) the summer occupanents are normally campus staff and new profs to the area.

We also don't have to pay for the maintance, taxes, municipals (electric, gas, water), or the lawn care, so our dues are a lot lower than they are at UK. (I am use UK as a example because they are close to us and the school has there houseing cost posted and they are public, where as Georgetown is private.)

We have talked about expansion onto the house at somepoint, which we have the option of doing. Though I don't know who would flip the bill or whatever, most likely it would be a donation from an alum that would cover it and the addition would be named after them.

SO that is my 2 cents on campus owned houseing.... I wish we had a housing thread with blueprints and pictures of the varius housing... the Quarterly this upcoming edition is all about AGD houses and I can't wait.
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