house life

1. No alcohol is allowed in the house. Do girls still hide alcohol in their rooms? Yeah but no alcohol is allowed in the house, even for girls of age, because it's a huge liability. Sorority houses are supposed to be alcohol free and this is mandated in insurance policies houses have. So for example, if a fire were to burn down the house they sorority can collect the insurance money on it... But if investigators found bottles of alcohol the sorority would lose the opportunity to collect the insurance money. This is why alcohol isn't even allowed in the house on game days or before/after date parties and swaps. Pretty sure this insurance stuff is the same reason why you can't have candles.

2. Houses have different bedroom layouts. I'm pretty sure there are single and double occupancy options, obviously the single being more expensive. And from what I've seen in most houses, there are also different sizes of the layouts. You'll have your standard narrow bedroom like that of Tut. But then there are also options for larger rooms so I guess it depends on which type of room you have in terms of being cramped.

3. Food is good. And there are lots of options in all houses. You have 3 hot meals everyday Mon-Thurs and 2 hot meals Friday. In addition to the hot meals all houses also have salad bars and most houses have deli meat and cheese if you want to make a sandwich. Plus a lot of snacks.

4. Most girls who live in the houses park in the sorority parking deck or the Tut parking lot... Which can is a quick walk.

5. The biggest plus for living in house is location. You're living on campus which is rare for upperclassmen unless you choose to be an RA. You're a 5 minute walk from the bars and half of the frats, you're a 5 minute walk to the quad, and you're right in front of the stadium on game days.

If your a person who loves alone time, I wouldn't recommend it. You never get to have you own "space". Personally, I can't live in the same room with someone and be around people 24/7. It's not just about the rooms either. The living rooms will be occupied by freshmen and it's not like you can tell them to leave because it's their house too. Everything is shared and living in house doesn't give you any special privilege to anything. Your never truly alone and that is great if you're a people person. But as for me, I'd litterally suffocate tremendously.

Bump bc I also have a question- is it difficult to get the opportunity to live in the house? Is it usually v competitive or is there the chance to live there multiple years if we rlly want to

I found plenty of alone time. My roommate and I had different class schedules and she would go out some nights that I stayed home, etc. I really liked the convenience of living in the house. Close to everything. Good food. And there are plenty of places to study on campus if you don’t want to be around people you know or be distracted.

Plus you get to know your sisters way more living in the house.

If you want to live in house you usually can get a spot somewhere in your 4 years. As someone above said, it's based on seniority and good standing... The funnel goes: Exec, seniors, highest GPAs, most involved. Most houses have spaces for about 70 girls and honestly I don't think the demand is that high... It's basically like having to live in a dorm again and a lot of girls are off put by the rules they need to follow... There are quiet hours, no alcohol is allowed in the house, no boys are allowed upstairs like ever, and sometimes you need to leave the house because of events.

Sometimes a spot will open up throughout the school year if a girl living in house drops... I knew an ADPi who lived in house her freshman year because there was an opening halfway through the fall semester.

Overall, living in house is a great option if you tend to be very involved in your house and you don't mind communal settings.

It sucks trust me. Sometimes you just want to get away from people. It's not about the rooms it's about living in a house that hundreds of people frequent daily. You never get to be alone. Ever.

I recently graduated. I’m an only child. I did NOT like Tut during freshman year (bad outweighed convenience with a crazy roommate who wore my clothes when I wasn’t there and got into my things- and hated Greeks). Living in the House was much better sophomore year but even there I would go to bed earlier while roommate partied hard. She also smoked (not in our room but things still smelled like smoke). Nasty! I did know more about what was going on in the house when I lived there. Junior year I lived in a house by myself and loved it. Senior year I moved to an apt by myself and loved it. I liked having quieter pre-parties at my place and being alone when I wanted to be. Last two years I still ate most meals at the house (except breakfast and Fri. night, of course).