President of Towson Sorority talks about Greek Housing

“Having a house wouldn’t make being in a sorority better, but it would make things a lot different,” says Jenna Scafura, president of the Towson chapter of Alpha Omicron Pi sorority. She has been a member of her sorority since her freshman year, and Greek life is a major part of her life.

Jenna says many of the issues she faces as a sorority leader would be simpler if they lived in a house. “Things would be easier, like organizing events and calling emergency meetings,” Jenna says. Issues like poor attendance and sisterhood events would be improved by living together. Jenna says that living in a house would enable her to have office hours to complete sorority tasks and also make her more available to fellow members.

“Many of my friends at other colleges say, ‘Oh you’re in a sorority? What’s your house like?’” Jenna says. She feels that living in a house is part of the sorority experience. She feels that girls would be closer.

There are also many downfalls of having a house, which Towson sororities do not have to worry about. Jenna says that girls would be more catty if they lived together. Girls would be around each other more often and not do homework and argue. Living in a house would also be a greater liability for the sorority. “At Elon, the A-O-Pi girls were put on probation because someone left an empty beer can in their house,” Jenna says.

Jenna is now a senior, and her presidential term ends in December. She is happy about her experience in a sorority, but she says that Greek housing at Towson would definitely be an improvement.