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Originally posted by DeltAlum
The article above estimates that it would take between $70,000 and $180,000 per house to install sprinkler systems.
Rounding that off on the very low side -- let's say $100,000 -- and assuming that 100 out of 120 or so Delta Tau Delta chapters have houses, that would be a $10 Million pricetag to be raised by chapters and nationals.
I'm certainly not arguing that the houses shouldn't have sprinkler systems -- they all should -- but that's a pretty hefty amount of money. Can your organization afford that? Some chapters fail because they can't afford their mortgage or rent.
I think this is going to take some very creative thinking and financing.
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You make a good point. I'm assuming that many houses are already equipped, or are new enough to have had to have sprinklers prior to occupation.
But that shouldn't allow Greeks to get off the hook. Granted, there are a LOT of firemen in my family, but the bottom line is, a fire can start so much more easily than most people realize, and smoke detectors can be disabled by something as simple as a spider.
We raise money for philanthropies, both Greek and non-Greek. Why aren't we working on keeping our own organizations alive (literally!) by raising money for sprinkler systems? Once a goodly amount is raised in an NIC/NPC joint project, loans against that money could be made. It
can be done, it's just a matter of picking up the torch. (ouch, bad simile!)
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