Living in a Sorority House

Living in a sorority house comes along with many perks. You live with fifty of your best friends, you get to live in a beautiful house that has it's own cook, cleaning service, and house mom. But there are definitely some lessons that I have learned:

Lesson One: You DON'T have a car (if anyone asks)
Bringing your car to school seems wonderful and convenient.  You can drive to class, and really go anywhere at your convenience whenever you want. But when you live in a sorority house, a girl with a car becomes a resource more valuable than anything in the world. If you bring your car to school with you, expect to be CONSTANTLY bombarded with requests for rides, or to "borrow" you're car. I learned the hard way when I let someone borrow my car, and I went out to drive to class the next morning, and my lights had been left on overnight because SOMEONE forgot to turn them off. If you want to take on an extra unpaid job as a taxi driver, definitely bring your car to your sorority house.

Lesson Two: Always Have Earplugs Handy
Sorority house are loud probably 80% of the day. From the earliest riser who gets up at the crack of dawn, to the hardest working all-nighter who goes to bed again, at the crack of dawn, there's ALWAYS someone up, ALWAYS making noise. Someone's always going out to the bars no matter what day it is, which means they are coming back the bars, at an unreasonable hour, probably be obnoxious and loud.

Lesson Three: Keep a Lock on your Closet
A lot of girls think that a bid to a sorority means access to everyone's closet. Not mine! I work hard for my money, so I can buy nice things. I don't appreciate when you return my super expensive brand-new dress filled with stains from the drinks you spilt on it while you were at the bar.

Nonetheless, I do have to admit that there is never a dull moment while living in a sorority house. What can you expect when you eat together, get ready together,  study together, laugh together, basically do everything together. A year in a sorority house strengthens the bond between the chapter more than any other experience.