Dealing with jealousy

[thetalady]

You can have a "housed" experience without a house, or at least very close to it.

1. Start working with University housing now to get a block of rooms in a dorm that your sorority sisters commit to living in. Get a floor or part of a floor in a dorm where you can all live together. My sorority did that before our house was built aand it worked out really well.

2. If the dorm floor is not an option, then maybe 10 or 12 of your sisters all get together and look for several apartments off campus to rent together. That is a great combination of privacy and togetherness.

3. Maybe even a rental house with 3-4 bedrooms could work. Just be sure to be GOOD neighbors, if you do this!

THINK OUTSIDE THE SORORITY HOUSE BOX!

[Titchou]

Originally Posted by thetalady

You can have a "housed" experience without a house, or at least very close to it.

1. Start working with University housing now to get a block of rooms in a dorm that your sorority sisters commit to living in. Get a floor or part of a floor in a dorm where you can all live together. My sorority did that before our house was built aand it worked out really well.

2. If the dorm floor is not an option, then maybe 10 or 12 of your sisters all get together and look for several apartments off campus to rent together. That is a great combination of privacy and togetherness.

3. Maybe even a rental house with 3-4 bedrooms could work. Just be sure to be GOOD neighbors, if you do this!

THINK OUTSIDE THE SORORITY HOUSE BOX!

Be sure and check with your house corporation before you look into these. There may be rules you have to adhere to or house corporation may have to take the lead. Anything with your letters on it - if you are on NPC group - has to have its "blessing" these days.

[AnchorAlumna]

Every time you open your chapter bill, take a look.
Do you have a line for parlor fees? Room? Board (food)? Security? Utilities?

Is your chapter writing checks for house insurance, roof repair, replacing plumbing, landscaping, replacing rusted-out walk-in refrigerators, heating and air conditioning units that have to lifted to the roof with a rented crane?
Are sisters paying for housemother, cooks, maids, plus associated payroll taxes?

No?

Then thank your lucky stars you're in an unhoused chapter!

[thetalady]

Originally Posted by Titchou

Be sure and check with your house corporation before you look into these. There may be rules you have to adhere to or house corporation may have to take the lead. Anything with your letters on it - if you are on NPC group - has to have its "blessing" these days.

I happily defer to others on the topic of possible House Corp and GLO rules about sorority women living together and remove my comment