Sleep Porches

[BigRedBeta]

Yeah, several of the old Big 8 schools definitely have them. At Nebraska they've fallen decidedly out of favor, and I can only think of one sorority that still uses theirs. There might be one or two fraternities that do, but I doubt it.

I've been in open airs at Iowa State (Beta), K-state and Kansas (several different chapters).
When I went to UIFI, the ADPi house at Indiana had an open air. I'd assume the others did too.

An ex-gf of mine went to UWashington in Seattle and quit recruitment when she found out about the open airs, so at least several of the sororities up there have them.

[PeppyGPhiB]

Originally Posted by BigRedBeta

Yeah, several of the old Big 8 schools definitely have them. At Nebraska they've fallen decidedly out of favor, and I can only think of one sorority that still uses theirs. There might be one or two fraternities that do, but I doubt it.

I've been in open airs at Iowa State (Beta), K-state and Kansas (several different chapters).
When I went to UIFI, the ADPi house at Indiana had an open air. I'd assume the others did too.

An ex-gf of mine went to UWashington in Seattle and quit recruitment when she found out about the open airs, so at least several of the sororities up there have them.

Yes, several of the sororities and fraternities have sleeping porches at UW. A friend of mine that attended school in Oregon also had a sleeping porch in her house. Everyone I've known that had them grew to love them.

[BigRedBeta]

Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB

Yes, several of the sororities and fraternities have sleeping porches at UW. A friend of mine that attended school in Oregon also had a sleeping porch in her house. Everyone I've known that had them grew to love them.

Well, this girl was a princess to the nth degree...there's absolutely no way she would have grown to love them.

[couggirl]

most sororities at Washington State had them as well. I know one house that was built in the early 90's doesn't and that another house remodled and now have a number of rooms with about 10 people each instead of one big room. Fraternaties, I think most have them, but I did not go into all the fraternaty houses, at least not the sleeping part.

[Sister Havana]

Almost all the sororities at Indiana have cold dorms. I can only think of a few that don't - or didn't at the time I rushed. (Chi O, DZ, KD, ZTA, AEPhi, and I think the new AOPi house)

The only IU fraternities I know of that have them are Acacia, Sigma Chi, Fiji, and Pi Kappa Phi (which is in the former Sigma Kappa house).

[AnchorAlumna]

Originally Posted by BigRedBeta

Well, this girl was a princess to the nth degree...there's absolutely no way she would have grown to love them.

Sleeping porches are not uncommon in houses (and I mean private homes) built in the 1880s through, oh, the 1940s. This was before air conditioning. The sleeping porch was a screened porch furnished with what we might call daybeds. In the summer, you'd go out there where it was cooler to sleep.
Older Greek houses in the South often have them. I loved ours, which was on the 3rd floor where there were no rooms. We kept the windows open year round. Always quiet, always kinda dim. Great place to nap, or sleep late, without music and yelling etc. Daughter's sorority house had 2 on each floor, and they were a lot noisier. The rooms in both our houses had closets, twin dressers (all built in), a day bed and 2 desks.

[Kedzman]

I traveled for Sigma Nu as a Field Consultant in 1992-1993 and visited a couple dozen chapters. The only chapter house where I remembered a sleeping porch was at Oregon State.