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There is absolutely NO EXCUSE for not living in the house. Granted, there are special circumstances in which a girl can be excused (i.e. caregiver etc.) but in no way should a girl be shocked that she is required to live in the house. I learned from Day 1 of rush that you are required to live in the house at least 1 year.
The way it's done at our chapter house, the only person that MUST live there and has priority is the President. Volunteers are always appreciated b/c there are always girls who are thrilled to live there.
IF there is still a room or two available, then we hold a lottery with the Freshman being drawn first. Sophomores are drawn second, then juniors. Seniors are last and are exempt unless they want to. This is b/c by the time they are seniors, most girls have lived in the house at some point.
Girls usually have to notify in advance if they have a good reason as to why they can't live in the house. If they get exempt, we go down the list to the next person and so on and so forth.
Finally, if there is still room available, then between all the girls who don't live there, they pay out of their own pocket the money that would otherwise be coming out of one girl. It's very effective b/c no one wants to pay for rent they don't technically owe. Once this happens, a surprisingly # of girls are willing to move in.
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