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LiveOn in Sorority 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 will be assigned space 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. Sorority chapters who qualify are eligible for a dedicated sorority chapter suite that includes a living room and kitchenette for exclusive use by chapter members. Chapters who do not qualify for a dedicated suite will have access to an open suite on the floor. A large meeting room is also available on the first floor. 

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Sorority Housing Options

For the 2025-2026 academic year, there are two sorority housing options available:

  1. Sorority Chapter Housing

  2. Sorority Community Housing

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Sorority Chapter Housing

The following sorority chapters have indicated their interest in offering sorority housing to their members:

  • Alpha Delta Pi

  • Delta Phi Epsilon

  • Delta Zeta

  • Sigma Kappa

  • Sigma Sigma Sigma

Each chapter must have between 12-22 eligible members to have dedicated space. Chapters who have more than 22 members (70% of a floor) earn exclusive access to a suite. If a chapter has less than 12 members, chapter housing will not be offered (members can pursue Sorority Community Housing or participate in the White Track).

After primary recruitment concludes and bids are released, the chapter will provide the list of members to the Housing Assignment Office. Eligibility will be confirmed with the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life. Eligible students will receive a Housing and Food Service (HFS) Contract offer for sorority chapter housing through eLiving, which guarantees that the student will be assigned to the sorority housing in South Halls:

  • Sorority HFS Contracts offered between 2 - 5 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 27

  • Sorority HFS Contracts expire at noon Monday, Mar. 3

Only eligible sorority chapter members may live in sorority chapter housing; roommate requests or individual chapter members students may not request to live in South Halls.

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Sorority Community Housing

Sorority Community Housing will be in South Halls on a residence hall floor with up to 32 members. The floor will be designated female gender and have access to an open-use suite on the floor.

Housing Process:

Eligible members interested in this housing option need complete two actions prior to noon, Monday, Feb. 24:

  1. Request Housing in eLiving ^
    ^Students who currently live off campus will not be able to Request Housing; instead, they will add their name to the “On-Campus Housing” Waitlist

  1. Submit the Sorority Community Housing Interest Form

On Thursday, Feb. 27, students will be notified of their status:

  1. Students eligible to live in Sorority Community Housing will receive a HFS Contract offer between 2 – 5 p.m., which must be accepted prior to the Deadline to Complete of noon, Monday Mar. 3
  2. Students who already accepted a HFS Contract would have their housing option converted, if they indicated agreement on the Sorority Community Housing Interest Form.
  3. Students who are not eligible will be notified of the next step, participation in the White Track and utilizing the Sorority Community Housing Waitlist feature.

Housing Process

Step 1: Learn More

Interested in Sorority Housing for the 2025-2026 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

    • check back for dates!

  • Panhellenic Council On-Campus Sorority Housing 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 before PHC's primary recruitment process begins in spring semester. Most sororities require or strongly encourage members to live in sorority 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, Oct. 20, 2024, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., South Halls Cross 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, Oct. 20, 2024, 10 a.m. - noon, HUB Roberson Room 233 AB

Step 2: Housing Decision

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

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

  1. Students who want to live on campus for the next academic year, whether or not they are assigned to sorority housing, should participate in the Blue Track 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 in the sorority housing after recruitment ends and has already accepted a HFS Contract, the student's HFS Contract will be converted to the sorority housing and a room assignment will be processed. No further action is required by the student.

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

    Students who are then invited to live in the sorority housing will receive an HFS Contract offer in 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 interested in sorority housing, the student can still live on campus! The student will need to participate in the White Track LiveOn Housing Process for Current Students to be eligible for the 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. 

Step 3: Accept the HFS Contract

Eligible members who are invited to live in sorority chapter housing will be offered an HFS Contract for sorority housing in February. Students need to accept the offer before the Deadline to Complete date as they will not be reoffered once expired:

  1. Email notification sent with the HFS Contract Offer, which is available in eLiving in the Shopping Cart.
  2. Click the ‘Begin Contract Signing Process’ button to view and read the HFS Contract and Terms, Conditions, and Regulations (TCRs).
  3. Check the box to indicate that you have read and agree to abide by the TCRs.
  4. Type your name to electronically sign the HFS Contract.
  5. Click the ‘Accept Contract’ button.

Students who accepted an HFS Contract during the Blue Track LiveOn Housing Process and are invited to live in the sorority chapter housing will have their housing option updated to sorority chapter housing by the Housing Assignment Office; no further action is required by the student.

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 4: Room Assignment

Room assignments for the 2025 fall semester will be available Tuesday, July 15. Students will be able to view their room and building assigned and roommate(s) - name, Penn State Access Account, and cell phone (if available).

Date Time Action
Tuesday, July 15 12 p.m. Room Assignments posted
eLiving > My Info > My Room

The Housing Assignment Office reserves the right to assign non-affiliated students within designated chapter housing. 

Step 5: 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.

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Eligibility Guidelines

Eligibility for a student to receive a Housing and Food Service (HFS) Contract for sorority housing is determined by the guidelines established in the Sorority Housing Terms, Conditions, and Regulations. Sorority housing is focused on students in their first year of membership with the chapter, which includes:

  • Student who currently live on campus and will be in their first-year of membership next year
  • Students who currently live off campus and will be in their first-year of membership next year
  • Current sorority members living on campus and are able to participate in LiveOn Housing Process

A list of all eligible members to reside in sorority housing for the upcoming academic year will be submitted to the Housing Assignment Office by the deadline date. The Housing Assignment Office will review the list of members to verify eligibility. Some members on the list may not be eligible to receive a HFS Contract offer. 

Room Changes

If a vacancy exists in the sorority housing 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. The Housing Assignment Office reserves the right to fill any vacancies with other students. 

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 a specific room for a medical accommodation may not be able to switch rooms.

Refer to the Terms, Conditions, and Regulations related to the sorority housing 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 Sorority Housing Terms, Conditions, and Regulations 2025 - 2026

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Sorority Assistants: Job Opportunity

To enhance the experience of sorority 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 currently on campus
  • Live on campus, preferably in sorority 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 2025-2026 positions will be available to submit your application.