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Originally Posted by UofISigKap
^^^Whoa! That is a lot of movement around campus. Wasn't Acacia's house relatively brand new? I could have sworn they just renovated "a few" years ago. I know the Beta house was huge, so maybe they outgrew it already??
Also, I was excited to see this thread bumped. I'm still hoping for a UIUC recruitment story this season.  |
Hmm, which house are you talking about? I'm not sure if I heard of them owning a house. During my 4 years there ('06-'10), Acacia rented the SAE house on the corner of 3rd & Daniel while SAE was off campus. Now that SAE is back, they have their house back (hence why Acacia moved to the Beta house).
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Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby
Acacia bought the Phi Mu house. When I was there, they had a house right across from Bromley; I don't know who owned it, but I know it's a big deal to them to have their own house for the first time in years.
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You. are. kidding. I CANNOT believe it! Being in a chapter that was looking for a permanent house, I know the question was raised if we could buy the Phi Mu house. I was told that Phi Mu said they were absolutely not selling it. (Of course, things get lost in translation as it gets communicated to the masses, so I wouldn't be too surprised if what I was told was not 100% correct or if circumstances changed. Who knows, maybe Acacia put in a better offer??)
Anywho, I do know the house you are talking about. My cousin was dating a guy in Acacia when I visited her in like spring of '05 and I remember seeing his house. It was white right? By the time I got there, Acacia moved right nextdoor into SAE's house, and AEPi was in the white house while their new house was being built.
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Originally Posted by IL Anchor Girl
wow, musical chairs! You guys must all be a lot younger than me. I can barely remember where some of these frats were, though I do remember Beta was near Frat Park and Acacia burned down at some point. I do remember DChi very well, between Aggers and Pi Lams. My first "Barn Dance" exchange was at DChi. Ah, the 80s...
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D Chi & Aggers are still there! Pi Lams closed sometime while I was there. I definitely remember being in that house during rush week as a freshman, but at some point they closed (low membership I assume) and the house has been torn down.
There's been some other moves since my time there. Delta Phi closed (again, I think low membership) and so the Pikes lived in their house on Chalmers and 4th while their gigantic new mansion was being built. Once Pikes moved into said mansion, TKEs moved into Delta Phi (not sure why) and Theta Chi moved into the TKE house on 4th & Gregory.
Aaaannnd I think that just about covers all the chapter housing moves from '06 to the present. LOL
ETA: Just saw your post UofISigKap. I didn't realize ZBT had a newer house, but now that I think about it, it looks to be in MUCH better shape than some of its neighbors, lol