Chapter Storage and Meeting Places

[betasigrose]

Hi everyone! I hope this is the right forum for this posting. I was hoping to get some help. The chapter I advise will be losing thier current meeting and storage places in a campus wide renovation. I was wondering where everyone's chapter met/meets and how storage needs were/are met. Thanks so much! I will share what is posted here with the other advisors for the other sororities!

[33girl]

Don't they have a house?? I thought they did.

We always just met in campus classrooms. If it's a meeting with things that are not to be seen by the general public you can put paper over the door windows.

[Drolefille]

We met in lecture halls for chapter and meeting rooms for most of our ritual events. Improvisation was required but it always worked out fine. As for storage we always had a chapter room provided by campus. I'd suggest storing stuff off campus at a willing alum's house rather than on campus in someone's apt. Renting storage is a possibility though.

[betasigrose]

Don't they have a house?? I thought they did.


Nope, just a suite that will be torn down in May. It's a shame. I'm gonna take some pictures of the suite so that the chapter has a record of it for their history.

[33girl]

God, I thought the state schools kicked everyone out of suites ages ago. We haven't had them since the mid 80s.

[DolphinChicaDDD]

We just met in academic classrooms. As far as storage went, most of the things not needed for weekly meetings was in a commerical storage unit. Just don't be like Paris Hilton; remember to pay the bill....or ritual stuff can end up on the internet- like her passport did.

[Tom Earp]

Originally Posted by betasigrose

Hi everyone! I hope this is the right forum for this posting. I was hoping to get some help. The chapter I advise will be losing thier current meeting and storage places in a campus wide renovation. I was wondering where everyone's chapter met/meets and how storage needs were/are met. Thanks so much! I will share what is posted here with the other advisors for the other sororities!

When We demoed our old house @ 3 years ago, many Alums went down and pulled all important items out of the House. I took everything that had to do with old early day items and kept them at my home.

A local Alum took the Ritual equipment at his house.

Anything such as furniture, composites, Big Paddles, etc, were stored in town at a storage company. The Alums paid for that and made sure it was kept up byt the House Corp. Treasurer.

Even though, while we have a new house, the Advisor felt along with the Chapter to continue to meet in a room at the Student Center just to get away from the House into a more formal setting.

If your Chapter is in good standing, I am sure you will be able to have a room to meet in. I suggest it be set up with the Greek Adviser.

Hope you can find something soon as it is nice to have a place for all members to come and hang a bit if they can.

Not knowing your schools size or where, I know some GLOs can work a deal where they can rent a part of an apartment complex so they can be together.

The very best of luck!