Indiana University 2014 Recruitment

[AGDee]

Originally Posted by Mom64

So, it seems, if you have a daughter is set on being Greek, discourage them from attending IU despite the strong academic program.

I agree with the first part. I'm not sure I see IU as an academic mecca. They really aren't very selective (accept 75% of applicants) and their middle 50 stats aren't that great.

Originally Posted by sigmagirl2000

this whole idea makes me really confused as to why the unhoused chapters have a negative stigma... I can't fathom anyone wanting to live in a dark room without heat or lights when they could have their own room in an apartment

LOL. Think about how nice it would be to have a dorm room, but know that when the others on the floor are loud and noisy, or if it is the middle of the afternoon and your roommate is listening to music and studying in your room, you would have a big large space where it was always dark and quiet and it is dedicated just to sleeping.

The thing I never understood about sleeping porches is how you manage to wake up when you're supposed to without waking up the whole porch.

I'm glad The Ohio State University finally stopped their "Quota is always 50" rule. Because there, at one point, quota was 50 no matter how many women went through.

[TriDeltaSallie]

Originally Posted by AGDee

The thing I never understood about sleeping porches is how you manage to wake up when you're supposed to without waking up the whole porch.

In our house you put your tag on the time you wanted to get up on the wake-up board. I think there were fifteen minute increments for the hours from 6-9 (?). Someone had wake-up duty and would wake-up everyone at the time they requested. I think you got two reminders after your initial wake-up and then you were on your own.

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by AGDee

The thing I never understood about sleeping porches is how you manage to wake up when you're supposed to without waking up the whole porch.

Someone is typically on wake-up duty, and wakes everyone at their requested time.

We had a sleeping dorm that nobody really used, as we also had beds in our rooms, but other houses on our campus had them and the women and men who slept in them swear by them. I think it's probably just a case of whichever you are used to.

[ASTalumna06]

Originally Posted by AGDee

LOL. Think about how nice it would be to have a dorm room, but know that when the others on the floor are loud and noisy, or if it is the middle of the afternoon and your roommate is listening to music and studying in your room, you would have a big large space where it was always dark and quiet and it is dedicated just to sleeping.

When I was in college, I was friends with some guys who decided to do this with their dorm rooms. 8 guys were in 4 different rooms. They moved the 8 beds into 2 different rooms (with a couple dressers) and bunked them, and the remaining dressers and desks were in the other 2 rooms. So basically they had 2 nearly empty study/party/hang out rooms, and 2 sleeping rooms. Their RA was cool so they got away with it. I thought it was awesome.

[aephi alum]

Originally Posted by AGDee

The thing I never understood about sleeping porches is how you manage to wake up when you're supposed to without waking up the whole porch.

There was one independent living group (ILG) at my school where there was a sleeping porch. Before going to bed, everyone put his/her name on a list with his/her requested wake-up time. One person slept in the main house with an alarm clock set for 5:30am or so, and it was his/her responsibility to go up to the porch and wake people up at their requested time and say, "It's 8am [or whatever], time to get up". This was a rotating house duty known as "arousal". LOL

[Benzgirl]

Originally Posted by aephi alum

There was one independent living group (ILG) at my school where there was a sleeping porch. Before going to bed, everyone put his/her name on a list with his/her requested wake-up time. One person slept in the main house with an alarm clock set for 5:30am or so, and it was his/her responsibility to go up to the porch and wake people up at their requested time and say, "It's 8am [or whatever], time to get up". This was a rotating house duty known as "arousal". LOL

Our house didn't have a sleeping porch but I stayed overnight with a DG on another campus and they did. The person on wake-up duty would do it for reduced housing expenses. Although, for their wake up call, there was no speaking. They literally came over and shook your body. Luckily, I was forewarned.

[GratefulGramma]

Who supplies the bedding for the cold dorm/rooms? Is each student assigned a particular bed, and he/she provides bedding?

[614]

Originally Posted by GratefulGramma

Who supplies the bedding for the cold dorm/rooms? Is each student assigned a particular bed, and he/she provides bedding?

My daughter has all her own bedding. They choose their beds/sleeping dorm with a point system. With more points, you get higher pick My daughter loves the sleeping dorm. After this semester most changed their room since girls move in and out. Now she shares her "study/hang out/dressing room with different girls this semester……such a great way to get to know a new batch of girls.

Getting back to living in….
It seems like, in my experience with my girls, living in is a privilege reserved for sophomores and juniors with enough points to live in the house. My daughter did a ton of community service in and out of her sorority to get enough points to live in. Participation in sorority events (not including any social events) was most important and quite frankly, a great way to get to know her fellow sisters. It also led to a lot of community service campus wide, since involvement in other campus service projects upped the girl's points too. Personally, I love this environment that encourages campus wide involvement and friendships and commitments outside your particular sorority. Based on what I've read, it doesn't seem like IU is very much into that philosophy and it make the exclusionary environment even worse.

No one in her house lives in senior year. They all get apartments or houses with their closer friends.