What's your house like?

[IUHoosiergirl88]

It definitely varies based on the size of your school and the popularity of greek life, as well as the live-in policies of that school's chapters

I mean, my house personally you can have a single, double, triple, or quad...but you don't sleep in your room, so it's different. Some houses you do sleep in your rooms. Also most of our houses house 80+ girls so it really depends.

Also, I know some of the chapters at my school have 'photo house tours' on their websites, so perhaps some at your schools of interest do as well. That's a good way to see inside a few of the houses before you go into them, especially if your recruitment doesn't do house tours like mine does.

[Psi U MC Vito]

Originally Posted by IUHoosiergirl88

It definitely varies based on the size of your school and the popularity of greek life, as well as the live-in policies of that school's chapters

I mean, my house personally you can have a single, double, triple, or quad...but you don't sleep in your room, so it's different. Some houses you do sleep in your rooms. Also most of our houses house 80+ girls so it really depends.

Also, I know some of the chapters at my school have 'photo house tours' on their websites, so perhaps some at your schools of interest do as well. That's a good way to see inside a few of the houses before you go into them, especially if your recruitment doesn't do house tours like mine does.

Can somebody please explain this? I don't understand what she means.

[AlphaXi_Husky]

Originally Posted by Psi U MC Vito

Can somebody please explain this? I don't understand what she means.

I'm guessing this is referring to what is known at my alma mater as "sleeping porches" - where the women keep their things in one room, and then sleep in a large room with bunk beds. For example, you could have a sleeping porch (which is typically a 24-hour quiet room with a bunch of beds) which sleeps 16 people, and those 16 people keep their stuff in 4 separate rooms (4 people per room). Hopefully that makes sense.

[loveandAOE]

Originally Posted by Psi U MC Vito

Can somebody please explain this? I don't understand what she means.

She's referring to a sleeping porch. Many greek houses have them to hold more people. Basically, it's a large room with rows of bunkbeds where you sleep. Then you have a room you share with someone where you keep your clothes, computer, belongings, ect.

I think it probably seems very odd to people who's schools do not have sleeping porches, but they really aren't as bad as people think. It is actually really nice. You never have to worry about trying to sleep when your roommate[s] is studying/getting ready for class/playing on the computer/ect and vice versa. The room is also kept dark 24/7 so you can nap anytime of day! It also seems like you only ever wake up to your own alarm.