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Originally Posted by robinseggblue
Then I don't get the back and forth about not having a house. Every sorority ever that has colonized needs time to figure out housing. It's expected. If they're gonna have a house soon then they'll have the same amenities the other houses have soon enough and won't be looked down on for that anymore.
I get meeting up w the entire chapter will be tricky until they move in but it's not like that's gonna be for that long. I'm guessing it shouldn't take much more than a year or so to get the house done and then they'll either be even or maybe PNMs will even think they're more attractive than other houses bc of the new house.
Granted I'm not at a SEC school and have no idea what campus this is. I also think someone mentioned that a sorority at a campus w necessary Greek housing that won't have a house will fail. Unsure whether that is talking about this campus or just a random example.
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Look, the OP made a valid observation that because her daughter's chapter is unhoused, they find it difficult to hang out together and get to know each other. The first post in response made it sound like having a house is no big deal - that at the responder's college there were no houses and they hung out just fine. Well, that is apples and oranges. Then another poster said why can't they go to Applebee's or a campus center to meet up. Yes, they could do these things with a small group of sisters. But, in a massive chapter, this will never give them the kind of bonding they need for a strong sisterhood. It actually could likely lead to a cliquish atmosphere. I have been intimately involved with the colonization of an SEC chapter, and the transition from unhoused to housed. It presents the very challenge that the OP mentioned. (And lots of other challenges!)
I understand that you are struggling to follow the train of thought, because there is an undercurrent that isn't being posted. But please don't assume that this is just a temporary set back and everything will be great once this chapter gets a house that is newer and shinier than the others on campus. While that is
sometimes or even
usually the case, it isn't always, and may not be the case here.
It is just frustrating to read posters downplaying factors that are quite important. I know everyone means well, but bad advice and misinformation can result from interjecting into a situation where you have no first-hand experience.
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