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Originally posted by 33girl
These are people's HOMES, not business establishments.
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Truth is that most of the fraternity houses I'm aware of are run by house corporations and are, in fact, mini businesses.
What they're really closer to are dorms or mini apartments, owned by a house corporation rather than the university. (or, in some cases, by the university itself) In other words, the chapater doesn't own the house at all, but rather, leases it from the fraternity or alumni. The students don't own their rooms, they rent them. That's a business. Sorry.
During the day, at least, the common areas in dorms are open as are most university buildings -- the individual rooms aren't. Walking into the common areas of an apartment complex is not unusual.
Going into a persons room is crossing the line -- going into the common areas (living room, etc.) is not.
Summertime is a little more difficult. Many houses remain open, and more and more house corporations have now decided to rent rooms to non members in order to help defray mortgate and utility costs over the summer when most of the chapter is not living in the house. Which means the facility may or may not be locked up tight over those months.
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