Home is who the brothers are

At UCLA, fraternity chapters without houses are finding other ways to keep their focus.

Two fraternities have been vacated this year from the stretch of Gayley popularly known as "Frat Row," leaving the brothers of Sigma Phi Epsilon and Theta Xi without a home. Another, Delta Tau Delta, is moving back into a large, white house just down the street from the other two.

Members of both fraternity camps, those leaving and those starting anew, had similar things to say when asked about the importance of having a single residence.

The greatest advantage of a house, according to many fraternity brothers, is having a centralized location for meeting and bonding. Another is physical visibility, which is especially important during the critical times of rush, when potential new members go from house to house to decide which fraternity to join.

But most members agree it is the people within the fraternity who make the house.

Home is who the brothers are