missing out without houses

Could not agree more!

Money For houses comes from the national organization, specifically from each one's national housing corporation. There is plenty of $.

No. Housing corporations don't hand out money for houses. The chapter has to get a loan to pay for the house, meaning a mortgage, and that's where the housing corporations help out, getting a loan from a bank. Before getting a loan the chapter needs to raise enough money to make a down payment, usually 20-30% of the cost, which comes from the sorority alumni, not from the national house corporation, and be able to show how they will pay back the mortgage from members' dues and fees. Before starting all that, the chapter has to have enough money to pay an architect to design the house and put the price tag on it. And even before that, all the sororities have to agree that they are going to build houses too. So, the chapters, the sorority alumni, the sorority nationals, and the school all have to agree that it's going to happen. If all these different groups can come together and agree, it will happen. It happens at other schools and can happen here. All it takes is some strong leadership and passion. The money isn't the obstacle, it's just the size of the project. Any BC majors out there?

There has to be major alumnae support. That is where I heard there was a lack of money. Wish we could do it!

Keep hearing it's about the money. What can we do to get this changed and improve our Greek life??

I've heard it's about money, too. Hey, it may take us longer but let's do this. We really look pitiful compared to most other schools.

True! Every other school manages this, why can't we? We need to make this change for the better!

Keep hearing it's about money. Not enough resources in the alumnae base. I hope we can get this changed!

Hi, this is very true. I'm a high school senior and I was picking between Auburn and Alabama (ironic, I know but my dad went to Auburn and mom went to UA) and I love Auburn but I'm going to Alabama because of how awesome their greek life is and the houses tbh

I'm in the same situation as the girl above, except my Dad went to Alabama and my Mom went to Auburn and was in Alpha Xi Delta. I liked Auburn a lot, but I just preferred Alabama's greek life

It's just not comparing us to Bama, it's all of the schools around us. EVERYONE has houses--mostly nice houses--even smaller state schools. We have dorms. That is not acceptable and we do need to get this changed.

there is not much land close/available to the campus since all has been bought up for the new education buildings. No college no college is going to have sorority houses not situated on their campus for security reasons and no national is going to allow their groups to live off away from the campus. IF there were going to be houses it would have had to have been planned for years ago. Personally, I like the way it is now. I live in an apartment and love it, see my sisters but I also have my own place to getaway. I transferred from a college with houses and believe me, it doesn't take long to get tired of the constant barrage of people running around. Besides, like someone wrote, even if they get houses, none of you on here commenting would get to live there, it would take a long time to buy property and build a house...however you would help pay for it in your dues.

We are def missing out. Hopefully we can get this changed. Makes us look pretty bad!

Why does nobody want to live in the house sophomore year?

Chapters at Alabama have like 500 members so the houses have to be huge, and huge means expensive. We don't need $15 million houses, just something scaled for our school where we can hang out and hold meetings and eat together and it only needs to sleep one third of the membership to make it work.

Because they're strict and alcohol is forbidden!