Types of Greek Housing

[jazing]

Well, with a chapter of about 40 guys, do you think they would even give that many rooms considering there are about 3 other fraternities with almost twice the amount?

That is another of my concerns, how many rooms will they give.

[VandalSquirrel]

The only other style, which isn't on many campuses but does exist, is the sleeping porch/cold dorm. Members don't sleep in their bedrooms but all sleep in one or more large rooms that are always dark and quiet. Some people find this advantageous as the sleeping area is for sleeping only and it can cut down on roommate issues when people have different schedules. There is often a room or two with an en suite bathroom that can be used for a visiting guest, but is also ideal for when a member is sick so they don't keep everyone up coughing or spread disease, and can be converted for disability access if there is a member who requires those accommodations for daily use or has a temporary disability.

My school has sleeping porches and even our dorms had been set up that way originally, and the school I previously attended had suites of three rooms for four people. Two people shared a room where the beds & dressers/bureaus were kept, and in between those two was a room that held our desks, a sink with a medicine cabinet, and a WC toilet. Having the entry door into that room would have been great, but it wasn't designed that way. I am a person who keeps strange hours and has diagnosed sleep problems, as did my suite mate, so it worked out great for us as we didn't disturb my roommate who got up really early.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by jazing

Well, with a chapter of about 40 guys, do you think they would even give that many rooms considering there are about 3 other fraternities with almost twice the amount?

That is another of my concerns, how many rooms will they give.

That's the nice thing about this kind of housing. Each group usually gets the same number of rooms, regardless of size. It can do two things: help to equalize the GLOs since everyone has basically the same housing experience and/or give a struggling group a "holy shit" moment when they can't fill it.

I would make sure they are skewing this on the smaller side, rather than the larger. In other words, you are on board with housing for 20 people. You are not on board with housing for 60. Too many GLOs have bitten off more than they could chew, then had to either be stuck in a lease and close from being bankrupt and/or explain to the alumni why they have to move (the answer is usually because EVERYTHING was more booming when the alums where there, but the alums usually blame it all on the chapter).