The Alpha Epsilon Phi sorority house was evacuated Sunday night after a window air conditioner caught fire.
The fire, which started in a bedroom on the second floor, was quickly controlled by the sprinkler system in the house.
"The sprinklers put out 90 percent of the fire, and the fire completely extinguished within minutes of Gainesville Fire Rescue arriving on scene," said GFR spokeswoman Carol Davis.
Davis said that although there was about $1,500 in fire damage, the real damage was caused by the sprinklers, which totaled about $10,000.
After evacuation, the residents of the house were able to go back inside in small groups to get their belongings.
According to the GFR release, the residents were sent to the Reitz Union, neighboring sorority houses and friends' houses and can move back into the house within the next couple of days.
