A question about living in dorms....

[shinerbock]

I can only speak for my school, but you have to be out of the dorms for all extended breaks. Spring break, winter break, fall break, etc. Because we're only a couple hours from the Gulf, if the school closes for for a hurricane (4-5 day closing for Ivan) the students have to go as well. This causes problems, because all the sudden these kids have to go stay with friends, drive home, or for some, try and book a flight home.

As for fraternity houses, we stay in them all the time, summers, breaks, weather problems, everything.

*Edit, I would advise moving off campus sophomore year. Its pretty uncommon for sophomores to stay on campus at SEC schools, but I know at some schools it is normal. Either way, getting your own place would be a better bet.

[Akkus]

Originally Posted by shinerbock

I can only speak for my school, but you have to be out of the dorms for all extended breaks. Spring break, winter break, fall break, etc. Because we're only a couple hours from the Gulf, if the school closes for for a hurricane (4-5 day closing for Ivan) the students have to go as well. This causes problems, because all the sudden these kids have to go stay with friends, drive home, or for some, try and book a flight home.

As for fraternity houses, we stay in them all the time, summers, breaks, weather problems, everything.

*Edit, I would advise moving off campus sophomore year. Its pretty uncommon for sophomores to stay on campus at SEC schools, but I know at some schools it is normal. Either way, getting your own place would be a better bet.

You are right but in california rentals are expeeeeensive. In either san francisco or san diego it costs more than 1000 dollars to rent a one bedroom apartment and you have to pay extra for utilities as well. In fraternity houses do you pay your rent monthly, or per semester?

[tunatartare]

Originally Posted by Akkus

In either san francisco or san diego it costs more than 1000 dollars to rent a one bedroom apartment and you have to pay extra for utilities as well.

I hate you.

[Drolefille]

Please don't take her seriously as she's dealing with finding a place in NYC right now and doesn't understand that she lives in a tiny warped world

Anyway, cost of living in fraternity houses typically comes out of your dues. It seems that it's usually slightly cheaper to live in the house than on campus. This is NOT always the case. If apartments are about a thousand it may cost 4-5000 a month to live ON campus not counting meal plans etc. It seems these things work out about even. This is something I'd worry about later, once you have school/Greek life etc taken care of.