[AGDLynn]

At WGa, since 1972, 5 sororities have been in 1 dorm; AXiD came a few years later. Since 1972 until a couple of years ago, we've been told that if 1 group moves out, everyone moves out and there would be no returning. We could not justify the expenses and problems of actually owning a house like the fraternities. Plus in Cton, there's not that much available housing for large groups. There has never been a "fraternity" dorm. Either fraternities owned/rented a house or did without.

It was only with the possibility of moving to The Grove about 2 years ago that perhaps not all sororities needed to move out of Boykin.

I don't know about the other sororities but the Alpha Gam monthly payments for "Property Support" are only a few dollars a month...which raises money to pay for lobby furniture, tv, and other "house" needs.

If a chapter has a 20-bed house, the "rent" will be $20,000 a year; 10-bed house $10,000, etc.

The steering committee and Capstone survey found that the chapters needed a conference room and a storage room. There are none in the houses. With current sorority chapter totals at 64, I don't know if these houses will be big enough to have recruitment and/or chapter meetings in.

It was also my understanding that there would be another committee of collegiates, advisors and others who would have input on how the inside was designed. I think that the company used a stock design that was used at other campuses.

The original plan suggested for 20-bed houses for 7 sororities (6 now) and probably 1 or 2 fraternities but now there are only 7 20-bed houses total. Can't remember the number of the 10 bed or 6 bed houses; there will be 1 "townhouse" building for smaller groups. Groups will have to apply for houses so everyone may not get the size they want.

As for the Chi Phi house, I never heard that another group owned it. The Chi Phi's had it in 1973 when I was in school and have had it ever since, to my knowledge.