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sunnyflorida
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:05:18 +0000

When you rush a sorority, you will be a provisional member for awhile. Once you initiate, it may be near the end of fall term. There are rarely rooms that open up for spring term, so the first you are likely to be able to live in a sorority house is the following fall. It is competitive to live in the house. Most houses have a point system with points for what class you are in, how long you have been a member, and points for offices held and participation in activities such as linedance, cheers for charity, dance marathon. Get involved and you can get a chance to live in the house. The rent in the house is WAY less, in many cases, than a dorm or an apartment. And unlike an apartment, you sign a lease only for the time you are there, not for the whole year.

You will pay for meals as part of your dues, and be expected to eat at the house even as a freshman. That is how you get to know your sisters. If you have a mandatory meal plan dorm, or any FSU meal plan, you will get info during rush about how you can downgrade your FSU meal plan. Since most houses cover lunch and dinner, you can use the limited FSU plan for breakfasts and weekends and when you miss getting to your house. If you are not in a mandatory meal plan dorm, WAIT to sign up for a meal plan until you go through rush to see you you pledge. That way you may not even have to sign up for one.