USC is offering interest-free loans for the privately owned houses to upgrade fire safety equipment.
The university is offering zero-interest loans to Greek organizations as an incentive to upgrade fire safety equipment in their houses.
Most of the USC-owned Greek residential buildings have been updated with fire safety systems through a program the university began [...]
Students get firm warning on fire danger; New Report cites on-campus statsUSA TodayBy Robert Davis and Anthony DeBarros
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Federal officials on Tuesday warned students moving to college to take steps to protect themselves from the rising number of fires on and near campuses.
“The risk of fire in college housing is greater than [...]
Generosity helps sorority back on its feetBy: Bob Zientara - Ames Tribune
Kelly Connolly, of the Alpha Chi Omega sorority, gets help from Danny Jorgensen, of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity, Saturday while temporarily moving to the Kappa Alpha Theta house. Photo by Nirmalendu Majumdar.
It may take as long as six weeks before all of the [...]
Fire code violations close three WVU fraternity houses
MORGANTOWN, WV - Inspectors have condemned four of the seven West Virginia University fraternity houses they have inspected since the end of the spring term, Morgantown Fire Chief David Fetty said Wednesday afternoon.
Six fraternity houses have been condemned within the past year.
Fetty expects more fraternity houses to be [...]
Fraternities, sororities work to improve fire safetyOnly 11 houses currently have sprinkler systems.By Sam Wilson
Many of MU’s fraternities and sororities have five years to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars to equip their houses with sprinkler systems, thanks to a new Columbia City Council ordinance.
Debbie Sorrell, of the Columbia Fire Marshals, said five of the [...]
Fraternity fire leaves SDSU students homelessBy Peter Harriman
Seven to eight members of the South Dakota State University chapter of Sigma Phi Delta fraternity were left homeless when fire destroyed the fraternity house early Saturday at 714 11th Ave. in Brookings.
At least one member who was sleeping in the house at the time and possibly several [...]
SAE Moves into Greek VillageIn April of 2005, an early morning fire destroyed the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity house on Western Kentucky University’s campus.
Members of the fraternity are now preparing for a move into their new home, within Western’s soon-to-be Greek Village.
Fraternity members began moving furniture into the home earlier today which was recently completed. [...]
Fire destroys fraternity house UptownAn early morning fire destroyed a fraternity house near Tulane University Saturday morning.
There were no injuries reported in the incident, which took place at the Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity House at 1006 Broadway. The house was unoccupied with students still on holiday break.
It was the second fire fraternity house fire this [...]
MU Greeks unprepared for fire codeBy ANNA PATTISONMissourianColumbia, MOJanuary 4, 2007
MU fraternities and sororities will be required to install sprinkler systems in their houses now that the Columbia City Council has voted to adopt the 2006 International Fire Code.
Those who spoke at Tuesday’s meeting supported adopting the new safety provision.
However, representatives speaking on behalf of [...]
Frat fire inquiry slowed by lawyers Nov. 17 blaze killed Wesleyan student Residents won’t talkBy Matthew Hansen, WORLD-HERALD BUREAU LINCOLN –
The six-week-old investigation into a fatal fraternity house fire has slowed in part because many Phi Kappa Tau members have hired lawyers and are refusing to speak to police, authorities said.
Ryan Stewart, 19, a Nebraska [...]
