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6 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2004 ~~~~~~ Sa iSfe-i I" WBlteteaaLy , ■&■• * J|| HP * H* , ' r '} t : i :" " y * ' vi't g| -fl , ■ OTH/LINHDA TRAN Senior Jenny Glace (right) and sophomore Tammy Yahner relax in the Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority house. Greek houses provide a meal plan option and the chance for members live in the house and interact daily. Greek houses unite members BY ALICE DOLSON STAFF WRITER With room and board prices comparable to on-campus housing and a meal plan, many students choose to live in their fraternity or sorority house because of the com munity feel. “It’s like you’re living in a home rather than a hallway or apartment complex,” said Jay Anhom, direc tor of Greek Affairs. Walker Rutherford, president of the Interfraternity Council, said that living in the fraternity house is a good way to get to know people in the organization. “It’s great to be able to go to a central location. You go eat lunch, meet friends and just hang out,” said Rutherford, a member of Kappa Alpha fraternity. About one-third of UNC stu dents involved in the Greek system live in their fraternity or sorority houses, Anhom said. Of UNC’s 47 Greek organiza tions, 30 have houses available for student living. I* V 6 a?&i® tS Lighted Tennis Courts -., wood patio/ 9t ° kage BALCONY faa—H| |iwim iiihimhim [ Py"*i'| i i iiji.ii yi i | i y I CLOSET \ WALK-JN 0 IITIUTY, | v / 4 „, , -• BEDROOM .■■\J^/-\^HLi^ BEDROOM 'D.n M-or.we- IMM 2W | ISO-.we- [Pm 3 208 Connor Dt (near University Mall) I , L9/J ■./I AREA I*N < I•• I \ q . w ' , ‘® o ' K^, —r—|r-i Directions: from Franklin Street take a right on Estes, L—J| balcony 1 Although the Greek houses vary considerably, between 20 and 30 students live in each house, with sorority houses typically having more residents, Anhom said. Living in a Greek house is sig nificantly different from living on campus. Most of the houses have their own chef to prepare lunches and dinners specialized for the resi dents. The houses usually serve lunch and dinner on weekdays for resi dents as well as other members. Also, the residents of Greek houses take a more active role in the upkeep of the houses. “You take a lot more pride in where you live,” Rutherford said. “There’s a sense of ownership.” The atmosphere of different types of houses can vary consider ably. In sorority houses, social functions take place outside the house, and alcohol is not allowed in the house, said Piper Monk, president of Sigma Sigma Sigma Sorority. “Generally, sorority houses are DTH Housing Guide better kept than fraternity houses,” Monk said. “We have a big screen TV down stairs, but there are never prob lems with people being loud.” Fraternity houses do host par ties, but Rutherford said there is a trend toward holding more events at outside venues such as local bars. He added that parties usually do not interfere with residents’ study ing habits. “People are really respectful because you know them so well. It’s not hard to ask them to be quieter,” he said. “Also, you know when there’s going to be a party, so people can generally budget their time accord ingly.” Rutherford said that one of the biggest misconceptions about Greek life is that it attracts a spe cific type of person. “We do the same things as someone living on campus.” Contact University Editor at udesk@unc.edu. Campuses strive to meet the demand for housing BY ADJOA ADOFO STAFF WRITER Like many of its peer institutions, UNC-Chapel Hill straggles to retain students in on-campus housing. One of the ways UNC-CH offi cials are trying to do that is by offering apartment-style housing as an on-campus living option, something that is already offered by many of its peers. In 2006, the school hopes to open anew apartment complex on South Campus to better accommo date the growing demands for on campus housing. Rick Bradley, assistant director of housing services for UNC-CH, said the school hopes to provide 3,000 more beds for upperclass men. “It won’t be offered to fresh man,” he said. “It’s an effort to increase the number of upperclass students living on campus.” The Web site for the Department of Housing and Residential Education states that the number of applications received routinely exceeds the number of spaces avail able in campus housing. “We have currently been able to Recontracting begins in February BY LAUREN HARRIS STAFF WRITER For students who wish to live on campus next semester, it’s time to start thinking about recontracting. With applications already released for theme housing, the yearly process has begun, and offi cials said it is important to be well informed about recontracting dates and procedures. Students should begin consider ing where they would like to live on campus and who they will select as a roommate, said Christopher Payne, director of housing and res idential education. He strongly recommended that students who wish to live on cam pus pay the required S2OO deposit before at 5 p.m. March 1. Students can pay the deposit at the Cashier’s Office in Bynum Hall. Students should pay the deposit accommodate incoming freshmen and returning students, but not incoming transfers,” Bradley said. Freshmen are not required to live on campus and entering students are not automatically assigned to campus housing. Though available space is not guaranteed, the school manages to house 98 percent of first year students and retain 83 percent of its upperclassmen. “We are not trying to house every undergraduate student,” Bradley said. “We have a goal to house every undergraduate stu dent who requests housing.” Unlike UNC-CH, the University of Virginia requires its first year students about 3,000 people to live on campus. John Evans, director for accom modations at UVa., said the school considers the first year to be a year long orientation. “Statistically, stu dents who live on campus their first year tend to stay at the university.” This school offers less space to upperclassmen, and only 30 per cent return to on-campus housing. UVa. houses 50 percent of its undergraduate population. early, because all fines must be paid and all stops must be cleared before students can register for housing, Payne said. If the problems are dis covered ahead of time, there will be time to take care of them. All specific dates and descrip tions of recontracting procedures can be found in the housing Web site’s FAQ, which will be posted early February. On-campus students will com plete their online applications on designated dates, while off-campus students wishing to live on campus must apply on paper in the Carr Building. Payne stressed that on campus students and incoming freshmen will have priority in the recontracting process. Requests for the same room, theme housing and substance-free housing are binding. Starting this semester, students can access residence hall floor Sti? flatly Ular Mrri However, almost 500 students are already on a waiting list for hous ing in the fall. “We will build more upper class housing in the fixture,” Evans said. At N.C. State University, on campus housing is on a first-come, first-served basis. New freshman are not guaranteed housing. “We don’t have a problem keep ing residence halls foil,” said Jim Pappenhagen, assistant director of administration for N.C. State’s University Housing. “We don’t require any students to live on campus.” He said that the school sees a 62 percent retention rate in students returning to campus housing each year. “In the last 18 years we have seen a high rate of students return ing. Our rates are very competitive.” He also cited comfortable hous ing and convenience as factors. “Because freshmen aren’t allowed to have cars, the new apartment complexes being built 3 miles away are a problem.” Contact the State & National Editor at stntdesk@unc.edu. plans on the housing Web site to find out which rooms are available. Payne said the most common problems students have during recontracting result from faffing to click on the “I Agree” button on their online applications and not printing a copy of their confirma tion. “Students need to be aware and well-informed of the recon tracting process and all of their options.” A series of recontracting work shops will take place in various res idence halls throughout February, and students will receive e-mails regarding the workshops. Currently, there are more than 7,200 undergraduate students liv ing on campus. Payne said, “It’s the most we’ve ever had.” Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.
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