Chapter House occupancy

[DubaiSis]

Have you asked why they don't want to live in? If the house is icky, can it be updated to accommodate trends? Is it the cost? Are the girls just not that into living there? Is it badly located? First I'd find out the problem, second I'd try to fix the problem, and third I'd make sure all new members understand there is a commitment to the physical structure. If having a house on campus isn't optional, then the girls have to live in it. Period. If every girl can't commit to the house itself, then either the house has to go or the girls have to go. But before playing hard ball with the membership I'd take a good hard look at the problem and seek resolution.

[33girl]

Not to derail the question, but back when the pledges moving in immediately was a thing, who had to live in the house? Was it by pledge class, officers, what? I just wondered if some of these houses (or if even the concept of houses in general) were built with that in mind.

As to why they don't want to live in, I'd also wonder how much of that attitude is coming from fwap fwap parents who don't want Snowflake in communal housing.

ETA: is it being stressed during pledgeship and (if all chapters have more or less the same setup) recruitment that living in the house is as much an obligation as paying dues or attending events, and if you don't want to or can't fulfill it, you shouldn't be a member? I'm just wondering if this is yet another hard truth that's gotten swept under the rug with today's "warm and fuzzy" new member periods.

[HQWest]

The most recent Data suggests that parents want their kids in dorms and communal housing and that is seen as safer. Demand for dorm space is up with freshmen - Even if it is more expensive

[33girl]

Yes but "dorms" nowadays often are suite-style and there's no 30 some students sharing bathrooms or tv rooms, and the bedroom itself is a single much more frequently than it used to be. They can close the door and avoid socializing terribly easily. I'm guessing that is not the case even in the most well-appointed sorority house.