Harvard newspaper doesn't want a 4th sorority

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Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

That's kinda cool. I could see how this would be really appealing to some women, because not everyone wants to live in a chapter house, but not having a space at all is a bummer, too.

The Crimson mentions meeting spaces / social spaces acquired by fraternities and sororities in the following article:

http://www.thecrimson.com/article/20...es-sigma-rush/

Excerpt:

“. . . Greek leaders . . . [said] that the purchase of spaces by fraternities and sororities may have contributed to increased interest.

Sigma Chi has had a house on Arrow Street for ten years and Sigma Alpha Epsilon recently purchased an apartment on Harvard Street, according to the fraternities’ respective presidents.

Delta Gamma said on its Facebook page that it acquired an apartment last year and a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma said that the group is in the process of purchasing its own space.

Phillip J. Morris ’12, president of SAE, said that it was possible that the club’s recent acquisition of a social space contributed to the increase in rush numbers this year.

Morris also attributed the increase in rush numbers to the collaborative efforts of both fraternities and sororities to expand the Greek presence on campus.”
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Comment or question: are apartment and house prices in the areas around the Square still high-to-breathtakingly high? Or have the Great Recession and burst housing bubble created greater affordability?