what is the largest house

[macallan25]

I'm surprised the Phi Delt house at FSU was only 4$ million. I know of other houses that were quite a bit more than that.....but not the same size by any means.

I also heard from somewhre that the Delt house at OU (oklahoma) was the largest one story fraternity house in the country or something like that? I dunno, sounded funny, but it is pretty massive.

[Aphigal]

The Alpha Phi house at the Univ. of Oklahoma was at one time the largest sorority house in America. I am unsure if another group has added onto their house or built a new facility that would overtake it.

In happy news, the house is undergoing a major renovation to house our recently re-colonized chapter. We have over 100 bright,shining new Alpha Phi's, 90 of which will get to live in the house next fall!!

[KSUViolet06]

I always thought the largest fraternity house was Florida State Pike.

[sooneralumni]

The Alpha Phi house at the University of Oklahoma is 29,000 s.f....I am the current HCB President and an architect which is why I know this odd fact.

[irishpipes]

Originally Posted by sooneralumni

The Alpha Phi house at the University of Oklahoma is 29,000 s.f....I am the current HCB President and an architect which is why I know this odd fact.

Then I would highly doubt that it is the largest. AOII is building a 30,000 square foot house at Arkansas, and I haven't heard anything about it being the "new" largest sorority house. At OU, the Alpha Phi house doesn't even appear to be the largest. Is it really larger than the DG house there? I know that looks an be deceiving, but a couple of houses there look larger than the Alpha Phi house.

[OleMissGlitter]

I had always heard the Sig Ep house at Mississippi State University in Starkville, MS was one of the largest fraternity houses in Mississippi.

Also, the Phi Delta house at FSU is huge! WOW! That makes the houses at Ole Miss look like little Barbie houses!

[kstar]

Originally Posted by irishpipes

Then I would highly doubt that it is the largest. AOII is building a 30,000 square foot house at Arkansas, and I haven't heard anything about it being the "new" largest sorority house. At OU, the Alpha Phi house doesn't even appear to be the largest. Is it really larger than the DG house there? I know that looks an be deceiving, but a couple of houses there look larger than the Alpha Phi house.

The old Phi Mu/Alpha Phi house at OU is actually over 30,000 sq. ft. and it is twice the size of the DG house at OU (which isn't even in the top 5 houses in terms of size.) It is deceptively large, 3 stories, and can house over 100 women. All in BEDROOMS- no sleeping porches.

Phi Mu has now bought the old ZTA house, from when they left. The Alpha Phi house stands empty, but there was a rumor that they would be coming back to OU since Zeta left.

[irishpipes]

Originally Posted by kstar

The old Phi Mu/Alpha Phi house at OU is actually over 30,000 sq. ft. and it is twice the size of the DG house at OU (which isn't even in the top 5 houses in terms of size.) It is deceptively large, 3 stories, and can house over 100 women. All in BEDROOMS- no sleeping porches.

Phi Mu has now bought the old ZTA house, from when they left. The Alpha Phi house stands empty, but there was a rumor that they would be coming back to OU since Zeta left.

The Alpha Phi on this thread posted that the OU Alpha Phi house is 29,000 square feet. Maybe there have been additions. Who knows. Twice the size of DG? What is the size of the DG house? I just used DG as an example because it is another fairly new house at OU, and it appears very large, although I have no idea what the square footage is.

Also, Alpha Phi has recolonized at OU this Fall. I understand they accepted around 100 women, are renovating the house, and will be moving back in for Fall 2007.

[kstar]

Originally Posted by irishpipes

The Alpha Phi on this thread posted that the OU Alpha Phi house is 29,000 square feet. Maybe there have been additions. Who knows. Twice the size of DG? What is the size of the DG house? I just used DG as an example because it is another fairly new house at OU, and it appears very large, although I have no idea what the square footage is.

Also, Alpha Phi has recolonized at OU this Fall. I understand they accepted around 100 women, are renovating the house, and will be moving back in for Fall 2007.

I don't know the exact size of the DG house, but the footprint is about half the size of the A Phi house. I'm pretty sure that the DG house is smaller than Theta and even the Alpha Gam house. I know that DG house uses sleeping porches to maximize the number of girls it can house.

Being a grad student, I haven't a clue about the current climate in south greek, aside from the kid that got hit because there are no sidewalks.

[Coramoor]

I'm not sure what the fetish is with having the largest Fraternity/Sorority house is. It can be huge, but still look really cheap and probably not have a long lige. A stronger consideration should be the nicest looking/designed fraternity/sorority house.

[PeppyGPhiB]

I'm getting a kick out of reading this thread, because my school didn't even have greek houses.

I'd rather have a pretty, old, gorgeous house than something that looks like a building on a campus. That one house that was linked to looks like a Chem lab building at my school.

[PeppyGPhiB]

Originally Posted by Natalie0628

I'd rather have a pretty, old, gorgeous house than something that looks like a building on a campus. That one house that was linked to looks like a Chem lab building at my school.

I completely agree.

[Coramoor]

Definitly. Some look too sterile or business like, no personality.

Originally Posted by Natalie0628

I'd rather have a pretty, old, gorgeous house than something that looks like a building on a campus. That one house that was linked to looks like a Chem lab building at my school.

[Tom Earp]

Two of the Biggest LXA Houses I have seen and been in is Arkansas and UnOk.

Agree, Like the Old South Mansions or English Tudor styles myself!