I did my undergrad work at UK a while ago. Now I'm in the San Francisco Bay Area. I usually get back to Lexington at least once a year. This year I was back for two UK football games. UofL
and Murray State
GO CATS!
Regarding the Six Pack, they are coming down at some point just don't know the dates. And it was the KA house that was torn down. Why, I don't know. But exploding pipes in their basement wouldn't surprise me.
The Sigma Chi house was on Woodland Avenue across the street from Kappa Sigma right at the corner of Hilltop. Next to the Alpha Gamma Rho house which I think it's still there. Next to the AGR house was the Phi Kappa Tau. Sigma Chi's house got "condemned" for wiring or some sort of fire hazard. The Sig Ep and ATO houses were in the area where the new library went up so they too needed new houses. Thus ATO, Sig Ep and the Sigs all got new houses. I'm guessing that KA is next in line but not sure about that. Overall, my understanding is that the idea is to build fraternity houses - similar to Sigma Chi's and Sigma Phi Epsilon's - behind the new basketball practice facility which will be built behind Memorial Coliseum. Part of "University Town" or whatever they are going to call it. On the North Side of campus and kind of between the Kappa, AOPi and Phi Tau houses. Sort of a triangle that goes from campus toward downtown. Not sure if it has more to do with needed space or what, but I've heard that some of the sororities are lobbing for new digs as well. Regardless, my understanding is that the Six-Pack gets first crack.
NOTE: For those of y'all who don't have a clue what we are talking about, there were six UK owned fraternities houses on campus and near the twin towers dorm complex. They were right next to each other in two rows with three houses in each row. Just like a six pack and thus the name. Currently there are only five houses. The middle house on the "right" side - the KA house - was torn down and is now parking for the other houses. The other five from "top to bottom" are Lambda Chi Alpha, Phi Sigma Kappa, Pi Kappa Alpha on the "left" side, with FarmHouse, the parking lot (old KA house), and Kappa Sigma on the "right" side.
By the way, I haven't heard about the three non housed fraternities and if they are slated to go into any of the new houses.
Rose and High? I'm a Two Keys man myself.
