“Fraternity” means brotherhood, but during the summer, ISU fraternities open their doors to females, too.

Liz Peterson, sophomore in elementary education, is just one of 38 women living in FarmHouse fraternity, 311 Ash Ave., this summer.

“I chose to live there because it was a nice, clean place and had a really reasonable price for everything that was included,” she said.

FarmHouse president Kevin Schulte said women living in FarmHouse benefit from the air-conditioned rooms, parking, computers and laundry facilities that the fraternity provides.

The only drawback to the females living in the fraternity would be a lack of privacy, said Schulte, senior in biology. The women use the restroom on the third floor, while 15 FarmHouse members share the second floor bathroom.

Schulte said his fraternity rents out rooms for extra income that can be used to cover summer costs like electricity. The female renters pay $600 for their summer housing.

FarmHouse, unlike some fraternities, does not advertise its summer vacancies, Schulte said. The rooms are filled on a first-come, first-serve basis.

This is the first year Acacia, 138 Gray Ave., has housed women, said chapter adviser Dalen McVay.

McVay, graduate student in management and sociology, said Acacia opened its doors to provide housing for sorority members and to gain revenue.

Brian Tenclinger, assistant dean of students for the Office of Greek Affairs, said about half of Iowa State’s fraternities allow women to live in their houses in summers.

Since the National Panhellenic Council does not allow sororities to be open in the summer, some greek community members turned to fraternities for summer housing.

Heather Jorgensen, member of Alpha Omicron Pi, 2007 Greeley St., is living at Acacia this summer.

She said the rent is $300 a room per month. “It’s cheaper to live in a fraternity than to try to rent an apartment for three months,” she said.

Jorgensen, sophomore in political science, said she hasn’t had any problems with the men living there.

McVay is also pleased with the arrangement, comparing it to students living in coed residence halls. “We’ve had absolutely no problems with it so far,” he said.

Megan Jackson, senior in speech communications, lived in Phi Kappa Theta, 2110 Lincoln Way, last summer.

“It was fun, but I think it was a one-time experience,” Jackson said.