Logistics is another factor in having a cook if the house is large. Can you imagine 75 women trying to coordinate cooking separate dinners? Or store food? It's hard enough in an apartment with two roommates~ Trudging through the snow to the campus cafeteria when dorm students walk downstairs (and not all GLO houses are near the residential areas of a campus making that totally impractical). It may seem to be a luxury but having a cook can simply put you on par with the dorms. If you are lucky enough to have a talented cook, it can be so much more. Catering is, of couse, another solution but can be more expensive than a cook and provide less options.
Maybe sororities are more likely than fraternities to have a cleaning service (having been in a few houses in my time, I'd venture to guess that the women's groups House Corporations are more likely to include that in the rent... it's all a matter of priorities) but again, a lot will depend on how many residents you have. A house with 15 beds is unlikely to be able to afford (or need) the same kind of staff as one that houses 95 (and yes, there are Pi Phi houses that large).
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