tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8829492777583928969.post4543187727243978746..comments2023-12-03T20:25:59.549-05:00Comments on Fraternal Thoughts: A Future Without Fraternity HousesJohn Shertzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13287950273731095094noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8829492777583928969.post-54717488491004921352013-04-09T00:44:11.189-04:002013-04-09T00:44:11.189-04:00Some interesting and challenging thoughts on this....Some interesting and challenging thoughts on this. It's important to remember first and foremost the role that chapter houses have traditionally played in the history of the Greek community in America. After all, at some schools, the question is still asked, "What house did you pledge?" For many chapters at many schools, "the house" isn't just a part of the chapter, itNorman Jacobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8829492777583928969.post-41037419229332004612012-12-14T04:59:30.020-05:002012-12-14T04:59:30.020-05:00This article was extremely interesting, especially...This article was extremely interesting, especially since I was searching for thoughts on this subject last week. Laser Patenthttp://www.integrityip.com/PatentNews/LaserPatentNews.aspxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8829492777583928969.post-30669760426847749712012-11-20T11:31:49.763-05:002012-11-20T11:31:49.763-05:00Fraternity without a house is more like a social c...Fraternity without a house is more like a social club than a place where you develop lifelong friendships and bonds. The sororities at my alma mater have over 120 members and only sophomores live in. Most seniors and some juniors never meet, let alone become friends with, their younger sisters. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8829492777583928969.post-24950792338786697262012-11-06T01:22:23.851-05:002012-11-06T01:22:23.851-05:00hii!! thats a great blog
Off Campus Housing in US...hii!! thats a great blog<br /><br /><a href="http://studentpickup.com/Accommodation.aspx" rel="nofollow">Off Campus Housing in US</a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09959902810746931974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8829492777583928969.post-15328363906119595312012-10-31T16:30:21.444-04:002012-10-31T16:30:21.444-04:00I am a student at The University of Louisiana and ...I am a student at The University of Louisiana and coming from someone who lost their fraternity house, living in a house is a lot better than to not have a house. Having a house makes it easy for everyone in the chapter to come together and have a place to hang out. The fraternity house is always a fun place to be and it helps bring brothers closer together. Not having a house is hard on the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8829492777583928969.post-63356059392060872472012-10-31T16:10:41.404-04:002012-10-31T16:10:41.404-04:00Coming from a campus tt has off campus housing for...Coming from a campus tt has off campus housing for the fraternities but not the sororities, I sometimes find myself being jealous ofother campuses that allow the girls to live in their houses. All the sororities on my campus have houses, but we do not have living quarters. I feel if we were allowed to live in our houses, we would have a stronger sisterhood.<br /><br />Jen Whipple<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8829492777583928969.post-71231362882606218302012-10-31T15:53:56.613-04:002012-10-31T15:53:56.613-04:00I go to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette a...I go to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and I am part of the great Greek community we have there. I believe having a house is a huge necessity for a fraternity. It is the central spot where we have meetings to handle business and also to party. Members of our fraternity are always there and I think that is a big part in keeping the brotherhood is always being around each other. This is sam barnesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8829492777583928969.post-2740196755534092332012-10-31T15:36:30.410-04:002012-10-31T15:36:30.410-04:00I personally do not think they should get rid of t...I personally do not think they should get rid of the fraternity houses. Being a member of a sorority at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, I understand how much the houses can bring everyone together and closer as friends. We use our houses for everything, such as meetings, fundraisers, study time, bonding, etc. Without our house, we would be lost; therefore, I'm sure the frat boys Lori Lapointnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8829492777583928969.post-41349545200931757092012-10-31T15:27:13.792-04:002012-10-31T15:27:13.792-04:00I don't think it would be a good idea to rid o...I don't think it would be a good idea to rid of the houses because personally I think it is a place where Greeks can come together and bond. Ridding of these houses would take away an important part of what we, as a Greek community, belong to.<br /><br />Allissabeth Dunbar<br />University of Louisiana @ Lafayette<br />Delta Delta DeltaAllissabeth Dunbarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8829492777583928969.post-50412402564194394362012-10-31T12:15:46.930-04:002012-10-31T12:15:46.930-04:00I am part of the Greek life at the University of L...I am part of the Greek life at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and we have a fraternity house. I could not imagine being in a fraternity without a fraternity house. I have lived in the house for two years now and I would say my experience of fraternity life would be less than half of what it is now if we did not have a house. Living at the house I have learned brotherhood, faith, George Horstmannnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8829492777583928969.post-65210999798381806562012-10-30T10:56:55.779-04:002012-10-30T10:56:55.779-04:00John and I were Greeks on the same campus, althoug...John and I were Greeks on the same campus, although decades apart and I may be the oldest (67) to reply thus far. Have times changed, you bet. Are houses both a liability and an asset, you bet. Are houses PROBABLY more a liability than an asset for the reasons John and others have mentioned, you bet. <br />Here are some additional points to consider. For those alums used to living in a houseJohn Bloomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8829492777583928969.post-16935804858278886332012-10-19T13:32:23.389-04:002012-10-19T13:32:23.389-04:00I went to a school with no Chapter Housing. I help...I went to a school with no Chapter Housing. I helped found my Chapter some 20 years ago. Every so often someone comes back from a road trip or a National meeting pining for a Chapter House. I remind them that it's not a House, but the Chapter that makes your experience great. Granted we are in an urban area (Chicago) where housing would be past insanely expensive, but to my chapter (where I&#Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01882037920172234612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8829492777583928969.post-45914963801166724352012-10-18T23:05:47.734-04:002012-10-18T23:05:47.734-04:00A fraternity starts with FRIENDSHIP. And where is ...A fraternity starts with FRIENDSHIP. And where is a better place to build brotherhood, share ideas AND work together as a team then in the chapter house? It comes down to FIDELITY. Being faithful and loyal to your brothers that you share a house with.Dean Eidenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13771621612118373680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8829492777583928969.post-73440570261794150682012-10-18T22:52:14.988-04:002012-10-18T22:52:14.988-04:00Part of the reason you want to become a member of ...Part of the reason you want to become a member of a fraternity is because you enjoy the company of the other members. Living together helps strengthen the bonds of friendship and creates many lasting memories that brothers carry with them forever.Dean Eidenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13771621612118373680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8829492777583928969.post-45358647112481177852012-10-18T15:50:38.081-04:002012-10-18T15:50:38.081-04:00This topic came up somewhat tangentially in a meet...This topic came up somewhat tangentially in a meeting yesterday about, of all things, hazing prevention. I'm sure there's an argument to be made that the existence of a chapter facility makes members more prone to subject their new members hazing, under the guise of tradition. It gives them a central location to conduct such operations, conceivably hidden from the University or Central Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14455720738248579786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8829492777583928969.post-68438244927817607572012-10-18T09:06:44.574-04:002012-10-18T09:06:44.574-04:00I have a somewhat unique experience as a member of...I have a somewhat unique experience as a member of an organization that lost its chapter house for financial reasons. Once the financial albatross of the chapter house was no longer around our necks (and, I admit, we also compromised our standards for membership to some degree because we were trying to "fill the house"), we became much closer as friends and brothers.Chad Ellsworthnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8829492777583928969.post-76376912557030184102012-10-17T22:28:39.284-04:002012-10-17T22:28:39.284-04:00I started at a chapter without a house and then tr...I started at a chapter without a house and then transferred to a school where the chapter did have a house. Both can work. Living in a house has brought me closer to my brothers. As house manager, I have developed skills that will no doubt be of use when I graduate. Living in a house without the watchful eye of Residential Life is a great way to transition into learning how to live on your own. bachstrad2010https://www.blogger.com/profile/05600197669628621959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8829492777583928969.post-21920402357504549422012-10-17T21:04:37.119-04:002012-10-17T21:04:37.119-04:00Is any Fraternity house perfect? Of course not. Th...Is any Fraternity house perfect? Of course not. They will always be beset by risk management issues; house chores that are skipped; expensive maintenance and repairs. But what the Author fails to realize is that the University arms race to build “perfect,” isolated, and sterile communities in the Dorms is exactly the type of Balkanization of young lives that Fraternities ought to stand against. <Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02987828347182922636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8829492777583928969.post-90347235409439041102012-10-17T12:08:48.118-04:002012-10-17T12:08:48.118-04:00Great post as always.
Those of us who didn't ...Great post as always.<br /><br />Those of us who didn't live in a house but had an incredible Greek Experiences can absolutely imagine a future without houses. A future where members who live together over the years do it entirely by choice or members of one chapter live with members of another chapter, gasp! Members in communities without greek housing eat in a dining hall with Susan DuMontnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8829492777583928969.post-65192604670286394262012-10-17T10:48:56.096-04:002012-10-17T10:48:56.096-04:00Not only can I imagine it, I lived it. No fratern...Not only can I imagine it, I lived it. No fraternity houses on my campus. We still accomplished great things. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com