LiveOn in Sorority Chapter Housing

The University is pleased to provide on-campus housing in South Halls for Panhellenic Sorority Chapters at Penn State. The sororities contribute greatly to the campus and town communities through many philanthropic activities.

Each sorority chapter has an identified floor in a renovated residence hall in South Halls, with each floor housing between 26-33 students. Students are assigned to double-occupancy rooms. Individual, private-use bathrooms are available on each floor, along with a dedicated sorority chapter suite that includes a living room and kitchenette for exclusive use by chapter members. A large meeting room is also available on the first floor.

Students living in chapter housing will accept a specific sorority chapter Housing and Food Service (HFS) Contract.

Sorority Chapter Housing for 2024-2025

Interested in Sorority Chapter Housing for the 2024-2025 academic year?

Learn more about the Primary Recruitment process; be sure to complete the registration process prior to the deadline
Sorority Housing webinars: learn more about the on-campus sorority housing option and an overview of the LiveOn Housing Process
- Wednesday September 20, 2023 5:00 p.m., webinar
- Friday October 20, 2023 2:00 p.m., webinar
- Monday February 12, 2024 6:00 p.m., webinar
Panhellenic Council On-Campus Sorority Floor Tours: Have you wondered what it is like to LiveOn in on-campus sorority housing? Now is your chance to learn more! The Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life and the Panhellenic Council (PHC) invite you to tour the on-campus sorority housing and chapter suites before PHC's primary recruitment process begins in spring semester. Most sororities require or strongly encourage members to live on their organization's housing during their first year of membership. Keep this in mind as you consider your housing options for where you plan to live next year.
- Sunday October 1, 2023, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m., South Halls Lyons Hall meeting room
Fraternity and Sorority Life Parent and Family Information Session: Is your student interested in joining a fraternity or sorority? During Parents and Family Weekend, join staff from the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life who will share options for joining and what students can expect to experience as a member. An overview will be provided of the four governing councils, expectations of membership, recruitment/intake process, fraternity and sorority housing, and University-related policies. This information can help you support your student in exploring whether this leadership development and involvement opportunity is the right fit for them
- Sunday October 1, 2023, 10:00 a.m., HUB-Robeson Center room 134

After primary recruitment concludes in early spring semester, the sorority chapter will provide the list of members who were selected to live in sorority chapter housing. These students will receive a Housing and Food Service (HFS) Contract offer for the specific sorority chapter through eLiving, which guarantees that the student will be assigned to the chapter floor in South Halls:

Sorority HFS Contracts offered Thursday February 15, 2024 between 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sorority HFS Contracts expire 12:00 p.m. (noon) Monday February 19, 2024

Housing Process

Step 1: Housing Decision

Sorority chapter housing on campus focuses on housing students during their first year of membership.

Students interested in sorority chapter housing should consider their housing plans to determine which course of action to take:

Students who want to live on campus for the next academic year, whether or not they are assigned to sorority chapter housing, should participate in the LiveOn Housing Process for current students. Students should Request Housing in October; in November invitations are sent out and students can review housing options, select a space, and create/accept a Housing and Food Service (HFS) Contract offer.

If a student is invited to live on the sorority chapter floor after recruitment ends, the student's HFS Contract will be converted to the sorority chapter contract and a room assignment will be processed. No further action is required by the student.
Students who are only interested in living in sorority chapter housing (meaning, they do not want to live on campus in any housing option unless it is for sorority chapter housing) should not participate in the LiveOn Housing Process for current students.

Students who are then invited to live on the sorority chapter floor will receive an HFS Contract offer in early February, which the student needs to accept before the offer expiration date, and then a room assignment will be processed.

If a student does not have an HFS Contract and is not selected to live in chapter housing, the student can still live on campus! The student will need to Request Housing in eLiving prior to the deadline of LiveOn Housing Process Timeline to be eligible for the February invitation process. All students who Request Housing will be invited to live on campus.

If a student misses the Request Housing deadline, the student can add their name to the On-Campus Housing Waitlist in eLiving; HFS Contract offers will be made on Monday afternoons starting late-March through the beginning of fall semester as space is available.

Step 2: Accept your HFS Contract

Students who accepted an HFS Contract during the fall LiveOn Housing Process and are selected to live on the chapter floor will have their HFS Contract updated to the sorority chapter by the Housing Assignment Office; no further action is required by the student

Students who do not already have an accepted HFS Contract and are selected to live on the chapter floor will be offered an HFS Contract for sorority chapter housing in February. Students need to accept the offer before the expiration date as they will not be reoffered once expired:

The student will receive an email with the HFS Contract Offer, which is available in eLiving in the Shopping Cart.
Click the ‘Begin Contract Signing Process’ button to view and read the HFS Contract and Terms, Conditions, and Regulations (TCRs).
Check the box to indicate that you have read and agree to abide by the TCRs.
Type your name to electronically sign the HFS Contract.
Click the ‘Accept Contract’ button.

Be sure to read the fine print for your HFS Contract before you accept - once you accept the HFS Contract, you are legally bound to live on campus for the specified semester(s). If a student is not selected to live on the chapter floor, the student will be assigned based on the housing option of the HFS Contract that the student accepted. The HFS Contract cannot be canceled for a student to live off campus.

Step 3: Room Assignment

After the sorority recruitment process concludes in January, each sorority chapter will identify members who will live in chapter housing and provide a list of roommate pairs and specific room assignments to the Housing Assignment Office.

If a student accepts an HFS Contract for chapter housing, but then disaffiliates from the sorority, the student should contact the Housing Assignment Office to discuss housing options.

Room assignments will be posted in July.

Step 4: Move in & LiveOn

Visit our Arrival website to learn more about moving into your room, including the move-in schedule, check-in locations, and checklists to help you plan.

Eligibility Guidelines

Eligibility for a student to receive a Housing and Food Service (HFS) Contract for a sorority chapter's housing space on the chapter floor is determined by the sorority chapter, within the guidelines established in the Sorority Chapter Terms, Conditions, and Regulations. A list of all eligible members to reside on the chapter's floor for the upcoming academic year must be submitted to the Housing Assignment Office by the deadline date. Sorority Chapters must adhere to the Sorority timeline for the housing process, which has specific dates that are relative to the sorority process.

Room Changes

If a vacancy exists on the sorority floor and there are no members to move into that space, the Sorority Assistant will be notified that room assignments may need to be consolidated and independent students (not affiliated with the chapter) may be assigned to the space.

Sorority members may use the Room Exchange eBoard in eLiving to process room changes during the advertised times that the eBoard is available. Sorority members may only switch rooms with other sorority members with the same type of Housing Contract. Sorority members assigned to medical rooms can only switch rooms with other sorority members assigned to medical rooms.

Refer to the Terms, Conditions, and Regulations related to the Sorority Chapters for additional details about the Housing Process.

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Terms Conditions and Regulations

Sorority members are obligated to the HFS Contract Terms, Conditions, and Regulations.

Sorority Chapters must adhere to the Terms, Conditions, and Regulations for Sorority Housing.

Sorority Chapter forms

Forms for sorority chapters to use for 2023-2024 academic year

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Sorority Assistants: Job Opportunity

To enhance the experience of sorority chapter living, the University employs students as Sorority Assistants (SAs).

SAs are employed by Residence Life, and will serve as a liaison between the sorority chapter, Residence Life, Housing Operations, Housing Assignment Office, and the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life.

Requirements include the following:

Current member of a sorority chapter currently on campus
Live on campus, preferably in sorority chapter housing
Commitment to position for the full academic year (fall and spring semesters)
Completion of a background check

SAs receive compensation, which is applied to the student's LionPATH account each semester.

Check back for when 2024-2025 positions will be available to submit your application.

Sorority Housing

Sorority Chapter Housing FAQs

Sorority Chapter Housing

General

Where do sorority chapters live?

Each sorority chapter has an identified floor in a renovated residence hall in South Halls, with each floor housing between 26-33 students. Students are assigned to double-occupancy rooms. Individual, private-use bathrooms are available on each floor, along with a dedicated sorority chapter suite that includes a living room and kitchenette for exclusive use by chapter members. A large meeting room is also available on the first floor.

How can I live in a sorority housing?

Sorority chapter housing on campus focuses on housing students during their first year of membership.

Students interested in sorority chapter housing should consider their housing plans to determine which course of action to take:

Students who want to live on campus for the next academic year, whether or not they are assigned to sorority chapter housing, should participate in the LiveOn Housing Process for current students. Students should Request Housing in October; in November invitations are sent out and students can review housing options, select a space, and create/accept a Housing and Food Service (HFS) Contract offer. If a student is invited to live on the sorority chapter floor after recruitment ends, the student's HFS Contract will be converted to the sorority chapter contract and a room assignment will be processed. No further action is required by the student.
Students who are only interested in living in sorority chapter housing (meaning, they do not want to live on campus in any housing option unless it is for sorority chapter housing) should not participate in the LiveOn Housing Process for current students. Students who are then invited to live on the sorority chapter floor will receive a HFS Contract offer in early February, which the student needs to accept before the offer expiration date, and then a room assignment will be processed.

What if I only want to live on campus IF it's in my sorority?

Students who are only interested in living in sorority chapter housing (meaning, they do not want to live on campus in any housing option unless it is for sorority chapter housing) should not participate in the LiveOn Housing Process for current students.

Students who are then invited to live on the sorority chapter floor will receive a HFS Contract offer in mid-February, which the student needs to accept before the offer expiration date, and then a room assignment will be processed.

Can I have a friend live with me in sorority housing?

Space on the sorority chapter floor is reserved for members only, students are not able to have friends who are not members live with them in sorority chapter housing.

Can I live on a sorority floor for only one semester?

The sorority chapter is required to maintain floor occupancy for the entire academic year. Students with a sorority chapter HFS Contract are expected to live on campus the entire academic year. Chapter members who only plan to live on campus for one semester will be assigned to general housing.

I received a sorority chapter HFS Contract, but it expired. Can it be re-offered?

Once a Housing and Food Service (HFS) Contract offer has expired, it cannot be reoffered.

A student who is still interested in on-campus housing can participate in the LiveOn Housing Process:

Request Housing in eLiving until the LiveOn Housing Process deadline. Students will then be included in the invitation process to select a housing option and accept a HFS Contract.
After the Request Housing deadline has passed, students can add their name to the On-Campus Housing Waitlist. If space is available, HFS contract offers for either a double room, traditional residence hall or supplemental housing will be released on Monday afternoons starting mid-March.
After accepting an HFS Contract, students should contact the Housing Assignment Office to see if space is available on the chapter floor.

What if I accepted a Sorority Contract but then decided to disaffiliate from the sorority?

The HFS Contract is a legally binding agreement and cannot be cancelled for a student to move off campus. Please contact the Housing Assignment Office to discuss reassignment to another available housing option.