Alpha Tau Omega was then the first fraternity to own a house in the South when, in 1880, its chapter at The University of the South acquired one. The first fraternity house in the South was likely one rented by members of Beta Theta Pi at Hampden–Sydney College from at least 1856. The idea of substantial fraternity housing caught on quickly, but was accomplished with much greater ease in the North as southern college students had far less available money for construction. Lodges were often no more than rented rooms above stores or taverns. The lodges came first and were largely replaced by houses with living accommodations. įraternity chapter housing initially existed in two forms: lodges that served as meeting rooms and houses that had boarding rooms. As fraternity membership was punishable by expulsion at many colleges at this time, the house was located deep in the woods. The first fraternity house seems to have been located at Alpha Epsilon of Chi Psi at the University of Michigan around 1846. Phi Delta Theta house at University of Illinois in Urbana, Illinois Gamma Phi Beta house at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon History In addition to serving as housing, fraternity and sorority housing may also serve to host social gatherings, meetings, and functions that benefit the community. North American fraternity and sorority housing refers largely to the houses or housing areas in which fraternity and sorority members live and work together. Phi Kappa Psi fraternity house at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania For the 1939 film, see Sorority House (film). For the 1998 documentary, see Frat House.
"Frat house" and "sorority house" redirect here.
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