Dealing with jealousy

[pinksequins]

This post is limited to whether the living experience on a dorm floor is the "same" from a live-on's perspective. (There are still risk management and other compliance issues from an alumnae/House Corp perspextive.)

Living in a dorm is pretty much the same as your current situation (I am imagining that you live in a dorm now), except that you know these women (versus a random group). This can make for close friendships and also for all of the drama that goes along with knowing some folks a bit too well. I don't know if the other houses at your school serve meals, which could be a differentiator. Otherwise, it is the same tight quarters, rule-bound, love it/hate it that other posters described with a house. Most do not have chapter rooms, but some have TV lounges or kitchenettes for cookie baking. The women who did not live on the floor noticed a closeness among those who could banter about everyday happenings, but that is the case with any living arrangement where not everyone lives in.

At a Greek unfriendly school, you may have non-members on your floor. That can pose challenges (dealt with that set-up too). Your group will be "unofficial" when it suits the U (such as non-members living with you) but "official" when it suits the U to lay down the law. Titchou's points are spot-on: check with your Inter/nationonal HQ for guidance. But with a friendly, consciencious group, it can work.