Fraternity and Sorority Life Theme Housing

Congratulations on joining the Greek community. Your organization has been granted housing based on their contributions to the membership experience and to the Stanford community. Being awarded university housing is a privilege and chapters are responsible for the stewardship of the facility and the residential experience, including determining who lives in the house. Chapters decide who lives in the house based on their own internal systems, usually based on incentive points granted to those who participate the most in chapter leadership opportunities and activities. Some chapters prioritize certain class years or specific leadership positions based on available spots in the chapter house. If you still have questions, please contact your designated chapter officer, chapter president, or FSL Pro Staff via email. 

The chapter does! This is part of group governance for fraternities and sororities on our campus. We require that the process is shared with prospective as well as current members on an annual basis, prior to the start of spring quarter. All processes have been reviewed by the professional staff at Fraternity and Sorority Life.

It depends. Each chapter must fill every bed space in their designated chapter house. If a chapter cannot fulfill this expectation over an extended period, the chapter may risk not being able to operate a designated house for their chapter. Provided that the chapter can meet the occupancy of their designated chapter house, you should be able to experience living in other housing locations on campus.

It depends. Every chapter has their own requirements for living in the chapter facility. Chapters may compel their members to live in their designated chapter facility or resign membership. You can find those requirements in your chapter governing documents.

Yes. Fraternity and Sorority houses are owned by Stanford University and operated by Stanford Residential & Dining Enterprises. They are under the umbrella of theme housing in the Residential Education system and are part of the Rowan neighborhood, where they receive the same professional staff support as other Rowan houses. They are provided additional support from the professional staff in Fraternity and Sorority Life who assist with the stewardship of the facility, including resident and room assignments, Residential Assistant / Residential Leader staff training, chapter leadership training, and community programming and event planning.

Yes. All Greek chapter houses have four Resident Assistants / Residential Leaders. They participate in the required training coordinated by Residential Education and are part of the same selection process as other RA’s / RL’s. The primary difference is that Greek RA’s are selected by a committee composed of a representative group of their chapter members and each RA must be an active and current member for their organization. Like all Resident Assistants / Residential Leaders, they are compensated by the university and are designated Campus Security Authorities (CSAs) with the same reporting requirements as all RAs / RLs.

The cost to live in a Greek chapter house is comparable to most residential locations on campus and can be found here. However, all housed and unhoused social Greek-letter fraternities and sororities have required membership dues to fund chapter operations and the membership experience. Per the residence agreement, chapters are financially responsible for physical damages to the facility, and in some instances this expense may be passed on to housed and unhoused members. 

The chapter is also responsible for filling every bed space for the entire academic year. Any unfilled vacancies at the end of the fifth week of each quarter are billed at the full housing rate to the chapter for payment. This may increase the cost of belonging and living in a designated chapter facility. The most important documents to review include the complete residence agreement for on-campus housing. An abridged version of fraternity and sorority-related policies from the residence agreement can be found here.

The dining plan in a Greek residence is the same price and structure as the row dining plan for self-operated (self-op) houses on the row. You can find the specifics here.

Room types vary in each chapter house, as does occupancy. You can find all of this information in the chapters governing documents and you can see room types here.

Unfortunately, the two processes conflict, as they are both part of the pre-assignment process. You will have to make a choice about which housing option you wish to pursue. If you apply for pre-assignment to a non-Greek theme house, that is considered binding. Should you not receive a non-Greek pre-assignment placement, you may be able to be assigned to your chapter house if a vacancy needs to be filled and you meet the chapter's specific requirements. However, in most cases, once a Greek theme house is at capacity you will need to enter the House and Room Selection process.

It depends. While this is a rare occurrence, there are numerous considerations, including the health and safety of individual members and the community as a whole, as well as the time of the school year. Every effort is made to limit disruption to students' academic life. Should this occur, it is likely chapter members will receive notification from professional staff within Student Affairs and should contact our Fraternity and Sorority Life professional staff team via email.

Your first step is to ensure that you have registered with the Office of Accessible Education (OAE) and submitted your Housing Accommodation Request Form (HARF) AND submitted your housing application in Axess by March 14, 2025. Failure to accomplish all of these requirements by the deadline may result in waitlist placement and the inability to place you in the chapter house.

No. Only accommodations reviewed and approved by the Office of Accessible Education will be implemented. These placements happen before chapter leaders begin the process of assigning rooms according to their own unique housing allocation and assignment processes.

Notify your designated chapter leadership that you cannot be accommodated in the chapter house. Be sure that you have applied for housing and submitted your HARF by the deadline. If already living in the chapter house, apply for reassignment and list your preferred residences.

Yes. However this voids your Housing Accommodation Request Form (HARF). Should you change residences mid-year, you will need to re-apply with the Office of Accessible Education (OAE) and you will be placed at the end of the waitlist.