The mayor of lansing came over for dinner once and he told us that we would get tax breaks and some money for its up keep

Ya there is a guy from ERAU that is going to summer school at UNF. I talked to him a couple of times earlier in the summer, but i haven't seen him on campus lately. We don't have a house anymore, it was off campus and it got to the point when everytime we had a party or even more than 10 cars at the house for an event the cops would show up. So I was the last house manager and I miss having one. Supposibly we are getting land for on campus greek housing, but not till 2015. So no fraternities have houses until then. Ya i have some friends in KD ZTA and DDD at UCF so i go down there once a semester to hang out with them at a sig party. I lived in the house there a couple summers ago...just for like a month though but it was a fun month!
In Hoc

Regarding the historic building question: Did you have to go dry? Do they allow you to build onto your house if it is a registered historic building? Those are the disadvantages I wondered about.

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Brian Sejas
The Miami Chapter of Delta Upsilon, Est. May 13, 1868.

The Alpha Phi House here is a registered national landmark - the house is gorgeous so it deserves it. But I know that if they want to change anything - even get new carpet they have to get the permission of the higher ups andeverything has to be supervised so that nothing happens to the house. I would think that in a fraternity houses case, if you wanted to be a landmark, you probably would have to go dry - but of course i'm not sure about that.

In the words of Snoopy, ARRRG all of these fancy houses make me sick, ill, and want to cry!
Small schools do not normally have big house or at least they have retrod old local houses! The STG house on campus was at one time the House of Pres. of the Collage, SX built a new house in the old tradition!
Our Grand Old Lady has seen to many days of fun and dumb! We are looking at building a new House in the Traditional motif of Southern or Georgian structure (elevation). If anyone has plans for a 22-24 person house, let me know!

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Tom Earp LX Z#1
Pittsburg State U. (Kansas)

While talking to one of the actives during UGA's Rush last year, I was told that the Delta Zeta house at the University of Georgia is one of, if not the, largest sorority houses in the South. This could be a rumor -- I'm not sure -- but it is definitely a big house! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif

http://www.untksig.com/house_tour/1.htm

Our new home at the University of North Texas(it's furnished now) and a virtual tour is available at the link.

Brad Bracken

here's a link to a picture of the DZ house at Georgia - it looks big to me http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif
http://www.uga.edu/~sororities/indiv...tazetahome.gif

BrianMUDU,
I go to school in Charleston, SC where EVERY building is on the historical landmark registry. This includes 100% of the greek houses on my campus. And I can assure that the houses did not have to go dry! I think being a historical landmark only affects wanting to add rooms or renovate. But our house was renovated 2 summers ago and it didn't cause a problem. Of course, the rules may be different where you are. I guess you could check with whatever historic preservation society is around you or check with your school's administration.

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"Seek the noblest."
Zeta Love! <3

Other sorority houses at USC:

Alpha Chi Omega: http://www.usc.edu/dept/ifc/frat/alphachiomega.html

Alpha Delta Pi: http://www.usc.edu/dept/ifc/frat/alphadeltapi.html

Alpha Phi: http://www.usc.edu/dept/ifc/frat/alphaphi.html

Alpha Epsilon Phi: http://www.usc.edu/dept/ifc/frat/alphaepsilonphi.html

Chi Omega: http://www.usc.edu/dept/ifc/frat/chiomega.html

Delta Gamma: http://www.usc.edu/dept/ifc/frat/deltagamma.html

Delta Delta Delta: http://www.usc.edu/dept/ifc/frat/tridelta.html

Gamma Phi Beta: http://www.usc.edu/dept/ifc/frat/gammaphibeta.html

Kappa Kappa Gamma: http://www.usc.edu/dept/ifc/frat/kappakappagamma.html

Kappa Alpha Theta: http://www-scf.usc.edu/~theta/ourhome.htm

Pi Beta Phi: http://www.usc.edu/dept/ifc/frat/pibetaphi.html



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Dianne,

Thank you for the info!

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Brian Sejas
The Miami Chapter of Delta Upsilon, Est. May 13, 1868.

I know I heard that the SAE house at UK is the biggest in the state and maybe more, but that could be wrong. It takes up almost a whole city block and has a double wide staircase that leads down the the marble floor with a huge ceiling and large chandelier in it. That is all I have seen of it, but it was enough to take my breathe away.

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"...and love her for her womanhood."

i have no idea u may not be able to hold open parties anymore.

I'm pretty sure most aren't allowed to have open parties anyway.

Before FIJI went dry nationally, I think they had parties at their house, which is on the historic register or whatever. I know they have a really nice house, but I don't know where there parties were for sure, if they closed off most of the house or whatever. I've never been to one of their parties.

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Steve Corbin
Lambda Chi Alpha
Theta Kappa Chapter
Rose-Hulman Inst. of Tech.

I'm not in a house yet, but this fall I will be. At SDSU we don't have impressive, historic houses like other schools, but we are in the processes of getting a new fraternity row. Construction started this summer and is to be completed by the end of the next school year. The new fraternity row will have 8 of the 15 IFC fraternity houses that will line a brand new apartment complex for Greeks to live. If your wondering why the houses look small, that is because they are. The majority of the guys will live in the new apartments.

http://www.kappaalpha.8k.com/cgi-bin/i/row.jpg