<p>lch1122,
i LOVED creswell. i actually somehow survived without being bothered by the small room or the community bathrooms. a decorated room can make it seem really homey. the bathroom...you'll just have to live with it. but if i, a certified germaphobe, can do it, i'm sure anyone can. it's awesome to be close to food (bolton is downstairs). there is a study room downstairs and a computer lab, both of which i've used and is helpful when you need a change of scene when studying. the walk back to creswell from the hole in campus that is Tate/SLC isn't so bad since you don't have to walk up the russell hill (or worse, the brumby one....i'm not a fan of hills). of all the high rises, i'd choose this one. even over ohouse...although ohouse does have a better dining hall...but that's about all it has to brag about. the one thing about creswell is that only about half of your closet is easily accessible. the other half is another world into which you have to step to get to it. bring a flashlight :P but don't underestimate the amount of storage space that's in that tiny room. when my roomy and i moved out, we were absolutely shocked at the amount of stuff that we were able to stuff in that room over the year. IT WAS A LOT. with both our beds lofted all the way up, we were able to fit two compact fridges (went under our own desks), a futon under my roomy's bed, and a tv on a tv stand and a circle chair thingy under my bed. the microwave went on the countertop near the window. oh, and if you're afraid of falling off, i was able to go downstairs and ask for a guard rail that you put on your bed. haha wow that's a really long response...</p>
<p>sr0912,
i'm not in a panhellenic sorority, so i'm not sure how those go and i'm not one to give any inside opinion. when you first get here, it'll seem like EVERYBODY is in a sorority or trying to get into one. i swear, i felt like almost every girl was wearing a bid day tshirt the first few weeks. panhellenic sororities are alive and well and i guess if you can afford it and you think you'll enjoy it, might as well try it out. i ended up joining Alpha Sigma Rho, an asian interest sorority. there are a bunch of special-interest sororites that are worth looking at. there are a couple of culture-interest sororites (asian, african american, indian, and latina are some that i know. others might exist), career-field sororities (one of my friend's in Sigma Alpha, an agriculture sorority, and a fellow sister is also in Alpha Kappa Psi, a co-ed business frat), and philanthropy-focused sororities (Gamma Sigma Sigma (all girls) and Alpha Phi Omega (coed). Then there are some other smaller, local sororities. Each sorority has their own flavor. It's a lot of time and effort...not to mention money. A lot of them are very involved in the community and outreach. It just all depends what you're looking for and what you want a sorority to be to you. Panhellenic sororites are quite large. Smaller sororites definitly exist if you're looking for a more intimate community (ASR, my sorority, has about 20 actives, which is pretty tiny). I would think that the culture-interest sororites are gonna be the smallest ones, but they're open to anyone of any culture (and i'm not just saying that...we really are). </p>
<p>mentalmystic,
as an asian (but absolutely and totally whitewashed), i haven't felt any bad feelings because i'm asian or encountered anything. i don't think class is a big issue either. i mean, there are those people who are obviously richer by the way they dress, but i mean...it hasn't bothered me. </p>
<p>MERRY CHRISTMAS!!</p>
It depends which one you’re in! I fit all those criteria and am in a sorority and still love it here.</p>