It feels more like a house with a kitchen and a dining room. It's not like one dorm room is your life. There can also be downfalls to living in the house. Invariably, people know when you cook, clean, eat, study, go to class, take a shower, watch a movie or drink a beer. Most of the houses still have rules that must be enforced.
Rules vary from house to house.
The only rule that is regulated by Panhel is that alcohol cannot be anywhere on sorority-house property, including the parking lots. Sorority chapters also have rules about male visitation in the houses. McMullin said that at the Kappa Kappa Gamma house men are allowed to visit during certain hours and are not permitted in any of the living areas. Fraternity rules are more lenient. Some houses have no alcohol rules and are allowed to have parties on the property.