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Alpha Zeta may have had some meeting places, but Gamma Zeta was the first official Chapter House.
Unfortunately, there really isn't any recorded history of the house. We were shut down in the 70's for a few years and everything prior to that was lost. Every so often we had some alumni show up that did take some items to give them back, but that was rare.
As for the status, LCAP owns it, but we all know they are selling their assets. Gamma Zeta does not have an operational chapter, so keeping the house as a LXA Chapter House would be impossible since there would be no one to rent it. Lord knows, I tried to recolonize. I even had a petition of 100 names of alumni willing to donate time and money to get it back in business. But some people at HQ decided against it, saying "it wasn't feasible". In those two years, Umass has had several SUCCESSFUL fraternities come and recolonize. INCLUDING PIkE, which now are LIVING in Gamma Zeta.
Sorry, got off topic. But Gamma Zeta Housing Corp. will probably buy the house and sell it since we couldn't afford to hold onto it (since HQ didn't want to recolonize). Funny thing is, we could have had a chapter up and running by now to move back into the house.......makes you think.
There is no use for the house other than fraternal living. So, pave paradise, put up a parking lot. In this case, probably an administrative building for Umass.
Nice huh?
Hey Mike,
"My problem is that I can't get anybody in the Massachusetts Historical Society or State Government to give me the time of day!"
Just so happens I have many years and connections with Mass. State Government.
Give me a PM, I'll work with you on this.
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