Pi Beta Phi House Burned (U. of Idaho)

[exlurker]

No injuries, but a newspaper in the region reports that the Pi Beta Phi house at the U. of Idaho has burned. Reportedly, Pi Phi is looking for housing:

http://www.spokesmanreview.com/break...y.asp?ID=10913

My sympathy to the chapter and alumnae in the area.

A couple of TV stations have short reports on their sites:
http://www.khq.com/Global/story.asp?...&nav=menu438_2
http://www.kxly.com/news/?sect_rank=...story_id=13322

[AlwaysSAI]

That's too bad.

At least no one was hurt.

[AlexMack]

Wait is this the same school that had its AXO house blown apart by a tornado?

I feel so bad for the PiPhis, if that had been my chapter house I would have been devastated.

[NutBrnHair]

Originally Posted by porkfriedrice

Wait is this the same school that had its AXO house blown apart by a tornado?

No, that was Univ. of Iowa.

[ForeverRoses]

Here is a picture of the house (before the fire obviously). I'm glad no one was hurt.

[AlexMack]

Originally Posted by NutBrnHair

No, that was Univ. of Iowa.

Ah, I knew it began with an I. Poor I states with disasters like these

[exlurker]

From the message posted on the Pi Phi IHQ site:

"On Wednesday, August 1, 2007, the . . . chapter house at the University of Idaho in Moscow, ID sustained significant damage due to fire. Fortunately, no one was hurt. Members are scheduled to return to campus this weekend to prepare for recruitment. House Corporation and local advisers are working with the university to investigate alternative housing options for those members who were to live in the chapter house. Alternative arrangements are also being made for hosting of upcoming recruitment events. The Fraternity and Collegiate Regional team will be supporting the chapter with on-site assistance starting this weekend. . . ."

The message goes on to list people at their HQ who can be contacted with specific kinds of questions.