Pi Beta Phi House

The Pi Phi house at The University of Oklahoma

Many greek houses on the University of Oklahoma campus rival multi-million dollar homes. Just down the street from Barry Switzer's impressive residence, is the Pi Beta Phi sorority house.

Sororities for Dummies sat down with Samantha Herbie, an advertising sophomore, Emily Johnson, an energy management sophomore and Megan Kinnie, a history sophomore to talk about the Pi Beta Phi house. The house is used for many functions throughout the course of the year. WIth the crunch time of finals over all students, most of the girls in Pi Phi are

using the house as a meeting place for study sessions.

Whenever the pressure of finals are not over the members of Pi Phi, the house is mainly used as a meeting place for social parties and headquarters for philanthropy service events. Johnson stated that numerous service events are held through the house during the course of the semester.

One unique aspect for the house at Pi Phi is that unlike other houses, it features individual living spaces. Other sorority houses have community style living with multiple girls sharing bedrooms and closet space.

"Every girl here has her own room and her stuff is in her room," Johnson said.

All three girls commented on the value of having their own individual rooms.

In addition, the house has the capacity to fit all the girls in the chapter in the house dining hall at one time.

"91 girls," Herbie said.

The three Pi Phi members stated that this was a big recruitment tool whenever new rush classes are going through the selection process.

The sorority itself is celebrating its centennial year. Pi Phi held a ball the first weekend of November and invited back alumni to visit the house and current members.

The plaque commemorating the sorority's centennial celebration on the front of the house.