Sorority Pledges Living in the House?

[AGDLynn]

University of West Georgia - Freshmen have to live in the dorm their freshman year. We were hoping to get that changed when the Greek Village was built, but no go. (At least I don't think it has changed in 2 years.)

Back in the OLD days, I pledged in the fall and moved to the Alpha Gam hall for spring semester. The only pledge on the hall It was fun.

[MollyMoon]

Originally Posted by Jen

The University of Washington requires pledges to move into the house immediately after recruitment.

Campus housing guarantees on campus housing placement for any women who don't accept or get bids, so anyone going through recruitment can't apply for on campus housing (unless they drop/don't get a bid).

Most freshman are put in temporary housing before recruitment begins.

As a University of Washington sorority alumna, I love this aspect about UW's greek life! It's really a crazy, overwhelming, awesome experience opening your bid card and hauling all of your belongings to the chapter house only a half an hour or so later (with your new sisters' help of course). Funny thing is, a lot of people at UW assume that it is this way everywhere else.

And, while I'm gushing about how I love greek life at UW, I just wanted to show everyone how beautiful the houses are and why it is so special to move in right away. Here are some highlights:

Here is Chi Omega's house- I believe it is the largest fraternal structure west of the Mississippi
http://www.uwpanhellenic.com/profiles/chiomega.php
Sigma Kappa's house is a national historic landmark
http://www.uwpanhellenic.com/profiles/sigmakappa.php
Pi Beta Phi
http://www.uwpanhellenic.com/profiles/pibetaphi.php
Delta Zeta
http://www.uwpanhellenic.com/profiles/deltazeta.php

[33girl]

OK, I have to be Debbie Downer. What happens if someone depledges? Can you get back into a dorm or are you screwed?

[MollyMoon]

Originally Posted by 33girl

OK, I have to be Debbie Downer. What happens if someone depledges? Can you get back into a dorm or are you screwed?

From what I have seen, usually new members don't depledge. Usually it is all or nothing- they decide to move in, or they don't accept their bid when they receive it and don't move in at all. But, I suppose it happens every now and then, and like girls who drop out of recruitment, don't get a bid or are released, the woman can get temporary housing until a room opens up in the dorms.

[aephi alum]

Originally Posted by 33girl

OK, I have to be Debbie Downer. What happens if someone depledges? Can you get back into a dorm or are you screwed?

Back in the day, if a freshman depledged or deaffiliated from a fraternity or independent living group, s/he was guaranteed a place in the dorms. You might get the crappiest bed in the crappiest room in the crappiest dorm, but you'd get a bed. (Now, of course, this is a non-issue as all freshmen must live in the dorm system.)

If a sophomore/junior/senior living in the house deaffiliated, s/he could apply for dorm housing, but there were no guarantees.

[IUHoosiergirl88]

At Indiana, all freshmen are required to live in the dorms that first year. Granted, we have very deferred rush (December/January), so moving in immediately after receiving a bid would be strange.

I know in my house, if an active deactivates during the school year, we're contractually obligated to provide her housing until the end of that semester or school year, whichever comes first. It's happened before, and it's awkward, but you get over it pretty quick. Dorms are at a premium at IU (they put kids in the lounges at the beginning of the year), and off campus housing is as well.

[dukedg]

Originally Posted by HQWest

One of the big selling points of rush at Cal used to be that if you pledged you could move into the house. Some rooms were doubles, some quads and some held more girls -but it was much nicer than the dorms. At that time, total was about the number of beds in a house. The price was not much different.
Then the school passed a rule freshmen had to live on campus and women couldn't move into the houses until they were sophomores. The older girls had to keep the house full (total went up). Still there would be freshmen that would sleep on the floor rather than go back to the dorms if they were up at the house studying late or if they had a particularly problem dorm situation. There would usually be a couple of girls that would pay to break housing contracts to move in if someone graduated or moved out at the winter break. Now the school has gone to deferred rush, but I expect as many as possible move in as sophomores.

Cal has gone to deferred rush? When did that happen? Or do you mean they start the week or two after school starts?

[flirt5721]

At New Mexico State new members are allowed to transfer their living arrangements. ZTA, ChiO, DZ all have wait list to live in their houses so new members to not have the option of living in the house. PiPhi, DG,AXiD rent(ed) on campus houses that is part of the Housing department so new members can move in to those houses if there s room available. They will either pay housing directly or pay the sorority which then pays housing.