housed/unhoused

[DrPhil]

Generally speaking, schools tend to use housing to monitor and control GLOs in a similar fashion as students are monitored in dorms and on-campus apartments. That is why chapters like mine axed the idea before we researched how realistic of an option it was.

There are also schools that prohibit or frown upon GLOs having off-campus housing or anything that resembles that.

[glittergal1985]

I lived in an off campus house with sisters during my senior year, and I'm so glad I did.I have many fond memories of crafting together, cooking, and getting ready to go out. My school currently does not have official Greek housing, so this is common among junior and senior sorority women at my school.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

Generally speaking, schools tend to use housing to monitor and control GLOs in a similar fashion as students are monitored in dorms and on-campus apartments. That is why chapters like mine axed the idea before we researched how realistic of an option it was.

A national officer of one of the fraternities on campus (who went to our school, so he should know better) tried to push a "Greek Village" that was tobacco and alcohol free. He got his balls in a twist when the school didn't go with this idea. I pointed out that the students themselves had not asked for such a thing, and that forcing Greeks into such housing would cause the system to go into even more of a downward spiral.

All our houses are off campus and in the township, not the borough. They do have some issues but for the most part, they're issues shared by ALL students living off-campus. I don't think that on-campus housing is something our Greeks would want at this point in time, unless it would be a matter of having suites so they could then have "unofficial" houses.