A look inside a Sorority Mansion: Chi Omega @ The University of Oregon
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- čas přidán 16. 05. 2019
- Today I take you on the ultimate tour of my sorority house and show you around the Psi Alpha chapter of Chi Omega at the University of Oregon. Hope you enjoyed getting a sneak peek of the place that has been my home for the past 3 years ❤️
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*Even as an American I still can’t comprehend that this stuff actually exists*
Elizabeth Taliiraq Hope exactly it’s confusing
It's all about buying networking essentially
James huh, interesting.
Its real normal to us sorority members
Same lol
Americans are so weird. I thought the movies were lying to us...this shit's real.
Joonha Shcal yeah it’s real except there isn’t as much drama and stuff
Honestly,I'm American and this is still so weird to me🤦♀️
All I have to say to this video is "lol"
literally
Welcome to America...
Coming from Australia... this doesn’t look real- I swear anyone living in a sorority house is actually in a movie •o•
I'm in Melbourne and this is very similar to where I live, just in apartments not houses
@@gracejoiner1082 wait what? I have never met anyone at uni in Melbourne who doesn't just commute from home apart from international students (who don't live like this).
Laura B I go to uni in Melb and live in res! Was from a rural town about 3 hours away!
@@-kula actually, our sororities and farts are not similar AT ALL to Australian colleges.
@@-kula They are no way similar, sororities and fraternities are houses and mansions. The residential buildings are just really shitty apartments that aren't actually even on campus but close. Most people move out after a year and live somewhere else.
''This house was built in 1926 so it's an historical house'' Me, an European: HISTORICAL? 1926? That's not even that long ago
Hahhah same
yeah easy to say when europeans have been around since the fuckin big bang
You Europeans laugh at Americans when we think 100 years is a long time.
Americans laugh at many Europeans when you think 100-200 miles is a long distance.
TideFan Yankee touché
it's just on the historical registry which means it will be maintained to keep its original look
Wow, I’ve never wanted to live in a sorority before... but now I kinda want to lol
:( I live in Aus and out college/universities dont have dorms but they have lockers for hire.
you have to pay a fuck ton to be in one, have to dress a certain way, have to post/can’t post certain things in social media, you have to go to certain events and if u can’t/don’t show up u get fined, ain’t worth it in my opinion lmao but this might just be where i’m from (Texas)
Hayden Murphy I’m from Washington, and in my high school/college I never heard anyone really talking about them so I kinda forgot that they (and their rules) even existed lmao
Jazmyne Calvillo it looks so fun to be in but at the same time like shit is it even worth it
I wouldn’t risk it, they could haze you.
your sorority house looks like a pinterest board in real life 😍😍 so so beautiful, it looks so fun to live there
aww thanks! So lucky to call it home ❤️
Ariel Alena trueeee
Is it normal for a middle-aged gent to want to live in this fairy tale house? It really does seem Heavenly. 🤗🌞🤗
Spoiled college kids making videos of them living in mansions? I’ve seen it all. Our next generation is do clueless!🤪🤣😳😉
@Pure_Water , Her parents are rich, not her! Typical ignorant new generation, braindead!😂🤪
1.This was randomly recommended.
2. All the comments are from not Americans (also me) about how they were thinking this only was true in movies
Agnese Ozola I WAS THINKING THE SAME THING
Me: I would never be a sorority girl
Me, after watching this: should I color code my closet now or wait till I move in
And here I am as a European wondering what the heck a sorority is. Guess I should google it...
Edit
Googled it, still don't get the point of it, looks like a sect to me. The house is bomb af though.
I don't get how there are people from different Unis in the same sorority.. this is such a weird concept for a European lol
Nina C. There are nationwide sororities that have a chapter at each school
Yeah it looks like a cult? Very confused
It’s where you pay a lot of money and basically buy friends and connections if your rich
As a fellow european my thoughts are the same. What is the purpose of sororities and fraternities? I dont want to make anyone sad but i am glad it is not a thing in Europe seams pointless. Sorry
80% of the girls are blonde and white and every other sentence must include 'cute'
u have a problem with that?
nell.i she black so, yea 🤣
Samuel Triad why do you have to hate other races? i don’t know what’s the benefit you get from that, it’s unnecessary. but ok.
@linaa only an ignorant idiot would say what u just did lmao
She is just having an opinion coz I’m not being funny like she is right tho 😂
I really liked the “sorority GORLS” picture 😂😂
haha same.. 😂
i would love a video of you just sitting down talking about how this whole things works
Bailee King yesss
Yes please
Can you do a video about what sororities do, how they work and what they are for? I am not from the US, so this is a big mytery to me lol
Yeah! There are a ton of videos about sororities on YT and I've made a few on my channel as well :)
same. I got no clue either.
Basically you pay more money to get friends and live in a big house.
Hope this helps. It's 14 quick points. Sorry about the length. Lol Fair warning.
1. Fraternities (guys) and sororities (girls) are essentially giant clubs for students to join. There are some that are co-ed. They provide students with a chance to get more involved on campus and in their community and meet new people.
2. You have to be accepted and pay dues to join. Dues can be expensive but the dues cover parties, help to finance events that your greek org puts together, events with other greek orgs like mixers and intramural sports, insurance in case anyone ever gets hurt, your meal plan if your greek house has a chef, shirts for events, and some service/philanthropy events. I've seen some pay $100 per semester and I've seen some pay $2,500 a semester. All depends on what is being offered to you as a member. But if the fraternity/sorority has an official house like the one in this video you can expect the dues to be a bit more.
3. You do have to meet certain GPA requirements and generally they are moderately high to get in. You also have to maintain a certain GPA or else you can be placed on academic probation which usually involves losing your social privileges until you pull your grades up. So in most cases the kids in these orgs do care about grades. Most, not all, but I would say most care. You will have some slip through the cracks but most try to avoid that.
4. A lot of them also require that you do a certain amount of volunteer/community service hours per semester to stay active as a member. So it's not just non-stop partying.
5. Not every fraternity and sorority has a massive house like this. At my school there are strict zoning rules for all students who wish to live off campus so the fraternities and sororities usually rent out larger houses around campus and make them unofficial greek houses. And there are around 8 to 16 people living in each greek house at my school. At some schools where Greek life is a super huge part of the campus culture you may see these giant mansions built by alumni donations or apartments designed by the school specifically to house a small percentage of Greek students. Some of these mansions might have 60 people living in them. But it is possible to see a house like you do in the movies. You also aren't required to live in the houses. But you do get a discount in your dues for doing so.
6. The size of the greek org also varies by school. A chapter of Chi Omega at one school could have 60 members but a different chapter of Chi Omega at a different school could have 350 girls.
7. There are some fraternities and sororities that are made for certain minorities ( black, latino, asian, LGBT, muslim, and religious students.) These minority Greeks tend to have more of a historical aspect with them and concern themselves with topics that impact them directly. Like a Jewish fraternity/sorority celebrating Rosh Hashanah or a black fraternity/sorority doing volunteer work to help impoverished black youth and doing things on campus to help with the black students. You can still join even if you are not that specific minority. Plenty of white people join black and latino fraternities/sororities. I know a guy who was black and Christian, yet joined a historically Jewish fraternity.
8. There have been problems in the past with traditionally white greek orgs not accepting minorities but within the past 20 years many have become very diverse. There are still small issues but it is better overall.
9. Some greek orgs are designed to focus on community service or are designed to help students of a specific college major and these place less emphasis on partying and more on networking, your grades, improving interview techniques, having you meet service organizations and potential employers, and helping to boost your resume and land jobs. There are even some service fraternities designed for kids who are music majors or are musically inclined as a whole.
10. This specific sorority in the video would be classified as a "social greek organization" meaning that they do party and have social mixers with other fraternities and sororities in addition to doing community service work.
11. Some fraternities and sororities are like what you see in the movies where they party a lot, are very prestigious, filled with the popular kids, and have a social hierarchy, but I'd say the majority are very down to Earth and aren't as crazy as what the media makes them out to be.
12. A lot say that you are "buying your friends" by joining greek life. But the same could be said for any other club you join at college cause a lot have dues and the sole purpose of you joining a club was to get involved and meet new people. So... 🤷🏽♂️
13. Sororities and fraternities are very diverse. Not all are full of rich kids. Not all of the sororities are full of drop dead gorgeous skinny models. Not all of the guys in fratenrities are extremely athletic with a 6pack. Find what works for you.
14. Some of the fraternities and sororities have chapters in the Caribbean countries, in Canada, and some have chapters in Europe and Africa at certain schools.
Kendrell Harrison and you’ve summed up what a “Cult” is lol
Idk why this was recommended I'm 100% opposite from all of them
Ashley W hahahahahahah same
SAME
Zactly. But here I am watching
Same. 😄 Then I watched the whole video and now I'm sitting here thinking, I wish I could live there.
@synchromorph Which kind are you?
Just need to pop on here and remind you to please consider your comment before you write something rude or stereotypical. I wake up every morning to some seriously inconsiderate comments and as much as I have tried to answer your questions and clarify things, I will not waste my time replying to rude statements. For those of you who have said supportive things, thank you. Remember that a 13 minute video can't fully explain everything, so be careful when assuming things. I have made plenty of videos showing other aspects of sorority life and there are other videos on YT answering your questions too :)
xoxo,
Kiara
Ofc, and don’t listen to the rude comments if they don’t even know what their talking about
As a Sister (Iota Gamma Alumni) I really loved seeing a bit of what it could have been! Being from Louisiana, we actually weren't allowed to live in the house. As much as I loved my sisterhood experience, having the opportunity to live together would have been a dream. A lovely house, totally classy.
What's the point of a sorority?
AMEN. most wish they were a soro. haha
They assume because it’s a majority white sorority that everyone is racist 💀 I’ve seen the comments.
Beautiful house
Love from uk.
“here’s my cubby!”
“this ones my cubby”
“the big one, shocker”
felt that
"The other two girls live on the porch" ... I don't know what that exactly means but to me, a porch is OUTSIDE and i wouldn't want to sleep outside 24/7 😂
this confused me so much please explain @kiaramadisen
Ashley Jade haha sorry that’s just the nickname for the sleeping porch :)
Kiara Madisen what is a sleeping porch?
it's kinda like a bunk room that is 24/7 dark and chilled so you can have optimum sleep :)
Kiara Madisen thank you!! That clears that up a lot haha
so sororities kinda stuff actually exists outside movies. usa keeps amazing me
Ana Novaes lol yeah, its not a myth. also, there are only Black Greek Sororities out there as well.
Spicy Crocs black Greek sororities are only for black women
Only for black women?? Im sorry, I'm Greek ,am i excluded ?! Lol🤣
Nina Z lol no some non whites join but it was created because black women weren’t allowed to join white sororities during segregation
@@kambam5489 it’s 2022, racial segregation isn’t a thing anymore so they should stop that crap.
Omg All I could think of was that I want to play the Sims 3 University
Elsa same! I hope EA makes Sims 4 Uni 🙏🏻
@@SaraL13. your dream has come trueeee
Harriet Blair haha I pre ordered it and still haven’t played it
Oh yeah. I'm here to get ideas for Sims 4 University :'D
Can’t wait to replicate this on Sims4
OMG! That hole in the shower to put your foot is the best thing i've ever seen!!!! =^.^=
such a life savor ❤️
@@nisa-yx6lb buf....never shaving again
Kiara Madisen lol saver*
@@ximenavaldez8840 nahh it's 'savor' if ur daddy's rich 🤣
@@roxxy008v2 or maybe she meant savior
When I looked at the thumbnail the house kind of reminded me of the house in Legally Blonde
Elizabeth Kariuki haha I can see it!!
that’s what i was thinking
i need all of your sorority sisters’ pinterest boards
There aren’t many times I regret joining the navy but this makes me wish I was a 22 year old girl going to U of O and not breaking my back doing drug busts at sea.
Doing drug busts sounds a lot more interesting to me
You can just marry one
MuseofRubens married to the sea.....jk sorority girls hmu lol.
girl: “DONT open my closet”
other girl: *opens and shows it anyways*
sooo rude
Imagine playing hide n seek wowza
wait that's such a good idea 👌🏼
I live in Australia and this is such a forgein concept for me haha in saying that I didn't go to uni here either but this is so interesting. The idea of so many people in one house is crazy but also heartwarming aswel. Great insight!
How does the whole sorority thing works? We don´t have that kind of thing in my country
Regina Bando V. It’s basically a bunch of girls apply to live and represent their sorority and sadly the girls who live there judge and pick from the group. I say sadly because most of the times they discriminate at least in my college that was happening.
imagine a club, but bigger i guess? u could really just go anywhere, be like "hi im in this sorority!" and then that's immediate common ground u can have with other people. u would go through recruitment where a bunch of girls sign up to attend events to learn about each different sorority and then by the end of it, you can receive a bid if they liked u and u liked them. there are a few types of sororities, the more mainstream ones are the ones u see here. i think the bigger greek life is at the school, the more strict/discriminatory they may be. they have other sororities that aren't as well known, but usually have a focus on something like volunteering, religion, ethnic groups, or lgbtqia+.
We dont have that in Venezuela either... we only have movies just to imagine how it would be...
Where is your bedroom
I was in a sorority when I was university. It was a blast. It was not like the stereotypical sorority you see in movies. Yes, we would go to parties and stuff. But, we also had the highest group GPA. We did a lot of volunteering. Almost all of us worked as well. I'm very introverted, but, it was a great way to make friends with a group of girls with similar ideals. Living is a sorority house was actually cheaper than living in the dorms.
I don't know if every school is like that. I went to a smaller university.
“these are our sorority gorls” (camera pans to a picture of human bodies with Gru heads). I’m screaming what. Why is this so funny 😭
All the rooms are SOOO NICELY DECORATED wow
What’s so nice is you’re never lonely. The lighting is amazing in that house.
Living in a sorority house would have added on so much more stress to my life. I'm glad I lived in a conventional residence hall.
Is no one gonna talk about the “mega bed”?
straight girls bruh...
And how it used to be in the closet lol
chloe You’re correct, I’m a straight girl and I have no problem sleeping with another girl like that. It’s really not a big deal, even if they weren’t straight, it doesn’t really matter either. Girls aren’t so worried about that
If people think this is crazy you should see sorority houses in the south - they're on another level
The way you showed all the girls rooms and described them was so cool and all the rooms are so adorable and you girls are so sweet! I love you Kiara... ❤️🤗
Namrata J aww ily!! 😘💕
They are so nice and kind to each other. Ugh, I want that.
Your sorority house is so cute and all the girls room are adorable!!😍😍 this was such a cool vid too, I’ve always been curious haha
Aww thanks so much for watching & for your sweet comment Sarah!
All rooms were absolutely adorable!!! ❤️It would be interesting that you made a video explain how can you enter in a sorority, how does the room selection works.... love u Kiara and also Katie ❤️
Yea I've may some videos about my experience so far so I would check those out but I will for sure make some updated ones :)
I was a Chi Omega at a small school in Kansas! It was so cool to see all the similarities between our two chapters!
I lived in that house from 1986 to 1989. I loved every minute of it. At the time everything was pink with teal accents and the woodwork was painted white. The dining room had purple-flowered wallpaper. The other girls in the house were achievement minded so it really helped me keep my grades up and do well in college. I wasn't cute or popular in high school so I enjoyed being part of a group with such great women.
Hey! Thanks for this! I'm from Eugene and love historic architecture. Also, I was a security guard for Chi Omega a couple years ago. I used to check your doors three times a night to make sure you were safe. On occasion, some young lady would hear me and pop her head out the door and we would both have a good startle and a laugh! I think it would be wonderful if the various houses would give tours in the summer, or something, you know, for all us old house lovers.
creeepyyyyyy....
The sorority gorls had me dead!! That’s amazing
This is super cute! My mom is a Chi Omega from FSU circa 1979-1981 I think lol. Her house was pretty big but nothing like this! That house is incredible!
Beautiful! When I was an active member, we only had a chapter apartment big enough for the officers. Now we have a house. ♥️🦉
I'm dying laughing at the girls who felt too separated by not having their beds right next to each other
Living in the house was honestly one of my favorite memories! Y’all have an amazing house! - Chi Omega Alumna, LICO
Siena’s room is my aesthetic omggg I love her blush pink decor
Ok their rooms look sooooo comfy and cute😍😍😍
This seems like the friendliest sorority in America tbh 😂
Autumn Goldsmith oh I know! I’m from Oregon born and raised 😊 22 years 🌲
Hi! I am going to University of Oregon next year but I have never been to Oregon and I am kind of nervous about that but your videos have helped me out a lot! I respect how much effort you put into them and please keep making more videos! Also I am so looking forward to scream when I run into you at school😫😫
Reminds me of my time in Sigma Kappa at The University of Kansas! Oh the nostalgia!! Love it ladies!!
These rooms are all such a MOOD 😍😍😍
As an Australian this is totally what I imagine the college dream to be!!! AMAZING! Love it :)
So this is what its like to live as Sidney White!
이스테이시 THATS WHAT I WAS THINKING
My very first thought!
Hey
all the rooms are so aesthetically pleasing 😍
This so make me wish we had sororities in my country because I think it's a totally different college experience, so I wanna thank you so much for sharing this with us so we can get a glimpse of what it's like.
I would totally join a sorority, it looks so fun and totally something I’d love, but if only it wasn’t so expensive 😩
This makes me want to buy a house with my friends
I love it! Awesomeness! Thanks for sharing
Watching this because I miss being in my sorority house during the pandemic!! The house is BEAUTIFUL and all of the rooms are so aesthetically pleasing!!!
Thank you so much!
when Katie said megabed...i felt that. haha but in my sorority house we also push our beds together and call it megabed :)
This is gorgeous! I'm a Chi O but my chapter doesn't have a house - you're very lucky! LICO ❤️
I literally couldn't take my eyes off of Kiara the whole time. Like damn
It's so funny, I'm from Eugene and I've definitely seen some of you guys around campus when I visit my UO friends. And what you said about the sun is so true! I've always said in Eugene, even when the sun is out, it's not out.
Wished we did this in Britain it looks so good like being with different people and connecting to each in different ways seems really fun 😭❤️❤️
same, im british and this makes me so jelly omg
This is so cool to see!! I live in the uk so we have nothing like this!!!! Was so interesting
This was so cute! I’m not sure about anyone else but here in the uk we spend our first year in dorms and then we get flats with friends to live in for the rest of school.
love the energy you guys havee xxxx
Are we really going to ignore the “gorls” picture, that was goals-
haha that was one successful prank 👏🏼
This is goalsss!!! We dont have sororities where I live and ive never even heard of it until I started watching ur vids!😭😍 wish i could experience it
I know it's so funny how sororities are not everywhere because it's such a great way to meet people from all around! Thanks so much for watching!
Love you !💜
So fun! I loved living in my sorority house, and yours is gorgeous. Enjoy!
I’m at the Rho Gamma chapter at a small school in Michigan!! Love that you showed the symphony
omg i’ve never seen such a pretty house 😍 had no idea oregon had such cool historical stuff
there’s more than just this, google the coin flip between pettygrove and lovejoy.
Hey Kiara, I like your Vlogs on CZcams! Great fan of yours from Canada🇨🇦! Keep up the great work and good luck on your studies ahead!
I am also from another country realizing this is just like movies. What surprised me is how pretty all the rooms look like
Honestly right when I saw the title I was so excited because I don’t really see CZcamsrs from Oregon
I refuse to believe that people actually live like this
well we do, and we have a lot of fun so believe it :)
It was so awesome to see your house! Im a Chi Omega from Florida State University!!
Erin Elenz ah yes the infamous chi o house at fsu
Never been too big on the sorority thing, but this makes it seem pretty cool. Also, the fact it's a historical house and there is a picture of the original building makes it really special! Honestly, I thought the history part was one of the coolest things
Thank you! It is really cool to hear about the traditions through so many generations.
this house is beautiful. i love all of the windows.
All of the study rooms are my favorite....ya’ll have more places to study than my whole dorm building
i’m at the zeta beta chapter of chi omega at the university of arizona!!! hi sister!
Ashtyn Gee wait what
all the rooms are really aesthetically pleasing
This is so interesting! I didn't really know the culture behind sorority in American universities and how they work but after looking at several videos and this one included, I think I understand it more a little bit better of how they work and represent. We don't really have sororities in my country but we have student associations and communities that works like sorority; doing fundraisings, charities, community services, etc. Having community/student housing for specific association is very rare but I see the appeal of having your own house and living together. We just have separate male and female dorms in universities but the majority of the students chooses to live outside campus anyways and live with close friends instead.
I always wondered what it would be like to live in a large sorority house! I lived in the smallest Chi Omega house! We only had 4 people who lived there!
Oh god
O never imagined that was even real
Like my reality is sooo different
I’m shook
Looks like a dream
I love this💜 it’s very satisfying to watch💛💛💛💛
thanks for watching!
Yess I’ve been waiting for one of these videos!
Yay the wait is over :)
I study in Germany and have my own apartment together with my boyfriend, but now i honestly wanna have one of those 12 squaremeter rooms and live in a sorority because this is the coolest thing ever, what the heck
Studying in Germany is boring. There is not enough fun and too much work.
@@jantube358 england is worse
this makes me want to live in a sorority
same! my aunt didn't like living in a sorority, but now it seems so nice, living in a little community of supportive friends!
All the girls are so pretty and seem so nice, and that house looks like a dream..
Wow you girls are so lucky! What a wonderful environment and experience to have during university. I think America have a wonderful College learning environment. In Australia, all of our universities are in big expensive cities and we have to move out of home and rent in horrible share houses where most people dont communicate. We have nothing like the sorority vibe.
Lol they decorated all the rooms the same way.....
I love you Kiara❤️you’re so productive and inspiring🙂keep it up!
I love you! Thanks so much for watching!
Kiara Madisen omg you replied! I love all your videos so much💖
This house is GORGEOUS.
Oh my gosh I loved this. All of your rooms were so well decorated!
Thank you!
If u haven’t watched house of anubis u definitely should cause u look soooooooo much like the main character an also you’re living in this very old house... u should really see it
no way! Okay I'm going to have to check it out haha!
This house is so pretty! I miss the 3G room as well! I live in a house style dorm so it is pretty similar, although not as nice! Looooved this video!😄
Super cool! Thanks so much for watching!
i’m in gamma phi beta, delta nu chapter at missouri state university & our sorority houses are so so different. ours was built in 2010 so it’s so modern. it’s cool how historical yours is!
So cool! I'm sure your house is HUGE!
Ahh omg dying! I went to U of O and my best girls/ roomies lived there! That house was gorgeous !Miss U of O so much!
aww so fun! I love this house ❤️ thanks so much for watching!