U of I fall 2010 recruitment--would love advice

[greekmomjo]

The actives in my large Midwestern state school did a comparison of living in the house (80+ women) vs. living in an apartment of 4 women (2 bdrm/2 bath). The soroity was significantly cheaper IF you ate the many of meals provided in the house and did not eat out a lot. Not cleaning your own bathroom and always having someone else to study with or make a Starbucks run with were a big plus. And the intangibles (really getting closer to your sisters by just being around) of being a day-to-day live-in Greek women were impossible to calculate. Good luck to you!

And thanks to all who have posted "inside info" about U of Illinois rush.

[FSUZeta]

Originally Posted by greekmomjo

The actives in my large Midwestern state school did a comparison of living in the house (80+ women) vs. living in an apartment of 4 women (2 bdrm/2 bath). The soroity was significantly cheaper IF you ate the many of meals provided in the house and did not eat out a lot. Not cleaning your own bathroom and always having someone else to study with or make a Starbucks run with were a big plus. And the intangibles (really getting closer to your sisters by just being around) of being a day-to-day live-in Greek women were impossible to calculate. Good luck to you!
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This!! i would not take anything for the years that i lived in the sorority house=priceless!! and it is a once in a lifetime opportunity. i point out to collegians that they can live the rest of their lives in an apartment, but they only have 3 or 4 years to live in a sorority house.

our national housing corporation did a study years ago that concluded that it IS less expensive to live in the house.

[irishpipes]

Not to mention that at U of I most of the houses are WAY WAY WAY closer to the quad than the dorms are.

[Benzgirl]

Another thing to think about is safety...
Often Greek houses are located in a high(ish) traffic area and many apartments are not. When you have a lot of people around, you are less likely to be mugged or worse.

I lived in an apartment one year and in the house 2 years. Whether is was a late night at the Library or out at the bars, I always felt much safer walking home when I lived in the house because people were always hanging out on the porches of the Greek houses. Now that I'm older, I realize this is something that you can't put a price tag.