Greek Row Worries

[Tom Earp]

Just remember, Housing czn be an expensive propsition.

UTenn Murfreesbouro built new house Greek Row, Beautiful Houses. Cost The Greeks a Chunck, most cannot afford Them last I heard.

Any updates from those in the know?

Houses can be great or a money pit. Just depends I guess!

[pHiSiG cHiCkAdE]

Originally posted by aphibeach
i am so glad that greek life has no housing what so ever on our campus.....we don't even have floors in dorms.....and it makes things soooo much easier. because of this, greek life as a whole gets along. girls from one sorority live with girls in another sorority. because we're not segragated we're more unified

plus dues are 10 times cheaper

I feel the same way. A lot of people (not at greekchat) have commented that not having greek housing means that I have a "Fake Greek Experience." It is such complete bull! The Greek Community at my school is wonderful. For the most part we all get along very well, and are very supportive of one another.
People from different GLOs live together, and also many Greeks live with non-greeks (such as me but my roommate is rushing my sorority!) keeping strong relationships outside of the Greek community.

There are fraternity and sorority "houses" around the area where we can go to party (However these are REAL houses- you pay rent seperate from dues, there are NO maids or housemoms, etc.) and some greeks attempt to get housing in the same areas although there are no alloted Greek floors or dorms. But some areas of campus are known for having a high population of certain GLOs.

All this means that we have no rivalries (although there is one fraternity on campus that NO ONE likes). It also means that the greeks can't dominate campus, which I think is much better and more fair to everyone. We still have all sorts of great events (Greek Week, Homecoming which Greek Life plays a HUGE role in, Greek Dinner, Toga Party, Bar Nights at the school's favorite bar, ETC.) The Greeks are very balanced among the independents. This way whether or not you go Greek you can still enjoy the school to the fullest.

And also it makes dues very affordable.

[33girl]

Originally posted by ASUADPi
[hijack for question]

Coming from a chapter that had a house and a university that had dorms, I'm curious how do y'all do anything without one or the other? Recruitment? Meetings? Ritual?

[end hijack]

These all can be done in classrooms. (We covered the windows for ritual.)

[chideltjen]

Originally posted by 33girl
These all can be done in classrooms. (We covered the windows for ritual.)

Or in a room in the Union... again covering the windows/doors.

[pHiSiG cHiCkAdE]

Originally posted by 33girl
These all can be done in classrooms. (We covered the windows for ritual.)

Our school has conference rooms in the student center set aside for greek activites (There are no windows which is a plus for ritual). Also things can be done in dorm rooms and in sister's off campus houses. Classrooms are another option that is sometimes used.

[Tom Earp]

Funny, a few Greeks have Houses at FIT, Fl. They have a strong LXA Chapter there last I heard. No House! PSU Ks all had Houses. We demolished ours last Aug.

The Chapter met at the Student Union even when we had a house.

I guess it means an even playing field in some minds. But a House again can be a very expensive proposition. If you do not have enough to fill the house, you still have to pay the Per Bed Cost, or rent, or house payment with the people living in it and other Members if it is not full. The Nut for payment still goes on and so you pay until you go broke?

Without a strong Chapter, the money pit snake rears its head and gives a bite in the butt!

[aphibeach]

Coming from a chapter that had a house and a university that had dorms, I'm curious how do y'all do anything without one or the other? Recruitment? Meetings? Ritual?

meetings are done on campus, recruitment is done on campus and ritual has to be done somewhere on campus as well. when it comes down to ritual, we choose a room with little or not windows and block out any windows left

we have our socials at bars downtown....they are not permitted at houses.

we have dorms on campus, we just dont have sorority floors on dorms. i go to a commuter school, where 85% of us live off campus.

I feel the same way. A lot of people (not at greekchat) have commented that not having greek housing means that I have a "Fake Greek Experience." It is such complete bull! The Greek Community at my school is wonderful. For the most part we all get along very well, and are very supportive of one another.

things at your school are identical to our school. we actually have one fraternity house in the city but it's because they fell under the grandfather clause a few years ago.

my school has discussed building greek housing and everyone said no. our school will never be a big "greek" campus. i would like to see it bigger but stronger but it would not work if it dominated.

[FSUZeta]

on a campus with no greek housing(something totally alien to me) and it has been nothing but trouble. having to go thru all the university red tape to reserve rooms, having to have the request in by a certain time, being charged high fines if candle wax drips on anything, hauling ritual things around to rooms, etc. i can't wait for greek housing!!!