On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, "The House on Sorority Row" holds a 50% approval rating based on 10 reviews, with an average rating of 5.23/10. Film scholar Scott Aaron Stine notes that the film has "competent production values, but this in no way compensates for the rote proceedings." John Kenneth Muir refers to the film as "a textbook example of the 1980s slasher film" that "boasts a devilish sense of humor." Critic Jim Harper notes the film as a moralistic slasher film and probable influence on films such as "I Know What You Did Last Summer" (1997).