Cornell Theta Chis evict evacuees from Tulane

[hoosier]

Theta Chi Evicts Tulane Students
September 16, 2005
by Eric Finkelstein
Sun Managing Editor
After only a short time at Cornell, 25 displaced Tulane University students have been evicted from their living quarters at the vacant Theta Chi fraternity house on North Campus.

According to Tulane junior Greg Verlander, who is living at the house, the students were told yesterday by a Theta Chi alumni representative that they had to vacate the house by 5 p.m. on Sunday because of legal issues that could not be worked out with Cornell.

“Theta Chi wanted Cornell to manage the house even though the rent money went to Theta Chi,” Verlander said. “It doesn’t make sense.”

“Cornell thought that it had negotiated an agreement that made sure that the use of the house was available to students,” said Tommy Bruce, Cornell’s vice president for communications and media relations. “We were surprised, having reached a gentleman’s agreement, that the fraternity had sought to change the terms of the agreement.”

“In exchange for help, we were willing to extend our bursar system to collect rent,” Bruce said. “Cornell will provide support to the students to help them find housing facilities.”

“It seemed Theta Chi wasn’t coming through,” said Tulane junior Kevin Juengst.

However, Juengst said that he appreciated the help Theta Chi was able to give.

“They were nice enough to let us live in the house for two weeks,” Juengst said.

The students believe that Cornell is doing a good job working out the issues.

According to Verlander, they were given packets of information about other housing options at a meeting with Dean of Students Kent Hubbell ’67 and will be given the use of a moving truck this weekend.

“[Cornell] has been pretty nice about it,” said Juengst.

“It is unfortunate what happened, but I am grateful for everything Cornell has done,” Verlander said. “It sucks, but you just gotta deal with it,” he added. “Cornell has been a great experience so far.”

A representative from Theta Chi could not be reached for comment in time for publication.

[mmcat]

ouch!
that's kind of a bummer.

[DeltAlum]

There must be more to this than is noted in the article -- like liability questions or something.

Otherwise, why would Theta Chi expect the university to administer the project while the fraternity reaps all of the profit?

[a.e.B.O.T.]

sounds like just a big misunderstanding to me

[moe.ron]

Originally posted by a.e.B.O.T.
sounds like just a big misunderstanding to me

Sounds like it

[Tom Earp]

And Liability has come to this

What happened to the Good Samertin Law?

Or what happened to doing things right with out possibly getting in Legalees S*IT!?

There should have been a way for this to be worked out from the get go!

Example:

One of My Customers Son went to Dillard in N O. He applied at K U, (Ks). Will give be given a $2000.00 Loan, you get a new loan and OK! Hell, He owes $45000.00 already with 15 credits to go=one Sem.

Well, He is in Maryland at Morgan and found many APHIA Brothers who have been very helpful. That School worked it out with no cost to Him and the many others that eneded up there. Free: Room and Board, Activity Ticket, and other things.!

Great for A P A and Morgan.!!!!!!


Love it, He has a $90,000 offer from a major Investment Co when He Graduates!!

Some act Like Haliburton and others act like normal people!

[FSUZeta]

i agree delt alum-liability was the first thing that popped into my mind.