Fraternity to rebuild by fall 2010by Kevin BargnesWednesday, August 6, 2008
The largest fraternity on the University of Wisconsin campus expects to have a new home by 2010 after a late-night blaze destroyed their residence and caused more than $1 million in damage last May.
A fire reportedly caught near the base of the Sigma Phi Epsilon [...]
This article was originally posted on “ΛΧΑ Voices,” a blog that is part of the ΛΧΑ national newsletter web site.
Brothers When Convenient by Joe Manzella.
Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Service & Stewardship, Honor, Integrity, and Personal Courage. These are the core values of the new True Brother Initiative - something I wish we started long ago [...]
New fraternity house seeking LEED certificationBy TPR Staff
Plans for the new Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity house in San Luis Obispo are targeting Gold certification under the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design rating system.
Currently, the building is on track to become the first LEED-New Construction building in the city and is [...]
We wrote to Ryan Sudgen - The WI Beta Housing VP and got this response:
Thank you very much for your message following our tragic house fire. I apologize immensely for not getting back to you earlier. This has been a very demanding 72 hours for many of us, and we have thankfully taken [...]
Update: Thanks to this eyewitness blog report for the picture which we totally stole!Another blog has several pictures.A TV news site with videoThe University of Wisconsin Greek system has a page with all the latest updates.
Update: Frat fire cause unknown; damage estimated at $750,000Samara Kalk Derby
Instead of cramming for finals, 25 members of the [...]
Update: Early statement from SigEp HQ
Fire Destroys UW Madison Frat HouseSean O’Flaherty
MADISON - A spectacular fire destroyed a century old frat house on Langdon Street late Monday night, but all 25 students who live their got out safely.
Three firefighters were injured battling the 2-alarm blaze, but their injuries are not life threatening.
A Madison police officer [...]
My first thought when I read the article was “How will a trend like this affect/threaten Greek housing”? My second thought, as a been there and done that Baby Boomer was “Gosh, that kinda takes the fun out of panty raids.”
At least two dozen schools, including Brown University, the University of Pennsylvania, Oberlin College, Clark [...]
What a great idea.
First, graduate from college and move out of the “student ghetto” - that area of barely livable houses and apartments that surrounds most schools and caters to dorm overflow. Then you turn around and start buying up property in the same ghetto and renting it back to your friends and former [...]
Greek Revival Begins at N.C. State
Raleigh, N.C. — North Carolina State University broke ground Friday on a 10- to 15-year plan to raze and rebuild fraternity and sorority houses on campus.
Four fraternity houses – Sigma Nu, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Kappa Sigma and Chi Psi – will be redeveloped in the first phase of the $104 [...]
Indiana Beta (IU) is preparing to move back into their house. The chapter was closed in 2002 by HQ and re-established in 2006.
The current Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity house at 815 N. Jordan Ave. will be occupied by Sigma Phi Epsilon beginning this fall after a six year hiatus from campus. Sigma Phi Epsilon closed [...]
