Off-Campus Housing

"Do Greeks need separate housing? No. Do they deserve it? Probably not," Rachel Fauber said in her Towerlight article regarding Greek housing.

Towson's Greek life currently represents approximately 7% of the student population. This number is expanding each year along with the size of Towson's campus and the number of students accepted. Since the sororities and fraternities are becoming much bigger than they used to be, the issue of Greek Housing has been brought up many times and it is finally being recognized.

Fauber says that it is unfair to provide housing for Greek life and not any other student organizations. In her opinion article she suggests that the university should also look into housing for student groups such as Towson Energy Activists. She also says that Towson's fraternity and sorority life is most well known for their stint with drinking on Bid Day over a year ago and their presence on the gossip website that was recently shut down.

I don't agree with Fauber's opinion at all. A large number of universities come equipped with a row of Greek houses for each recognized fraternity and sorority on their campus. It is basically the norm to have Greek housing, and our university is one that doesn't. It would be impossible to have housing for every type of student organization on campus because there is so many and because a lot of students are involved in more than just one. It's very different to have housing for a sorority than to have housing for a student organization, such as the staff of the Towerlight.

Fauber also stereotypes Greeks by saying that all they're known for are the things they have gotten in trouble for. She doesn't mention all of the philanthropic events and activities that Greek life holds and the amount of money they raise for different charities and good causes. If she were to investigate more to make this an actual story she could get various students opinions, Greek and non-Greek on the idea of housing for student organizations off campus.