Iowa City is shutting down the Beta house at the U. of Iowa on the grounds that it's unsafe and unsanitary --
"Housing inspectors ordered Beta Theta Pi to close after they found food splattered on the walls, piles of garbage and puddles of dried blood on the floors.
They also found numerous fire and safety violations, including broken exit doors, blocked hallways and smoke alarms that didn't work.
Inspector John Bovey said in this case, the tenants were the problem."
The house will be vacated by May 14, the last day of final exams. The future of the chapter is uncertain, according to the news story --
http://www.theiowachannel.com/educat...19/detail.html
Special note to the talented, intelligent and caring undergraduate women of GC -- the next time your chapter gets ticked off because a member of the alumnae housing board b*tches out the entire group because sofa pillows in the formal living area are not being fluffed regularly, just remember -- it can be a slippery slope to pure disaster.
