Sorority Houses a Possibility at U. of Tennessee?

[ADSigMel]

That's interesting that the DZ house at FSU holds the most girls. If I'm not mistaken, they have they highest capacity at Alabama, too.

[volgirl]

the original plan at tennessee was to build townhouses but that is no longter happenning. some sororities, including mine are building 40-50 bedroom houses. it's only the top chapters though. unless i'm mistaken the only ones building houses are aopi, kd, chi o, adpi, and tri delta

[AnchorAlumna]

Originally posted by volgirl
the original plan at tennessee was to build townhouses but that is no longter happenning. some sororities, including mine are building 40-50 bedroom houses. it's only the top chapters though. unless i'm mistaken the only ones building houses are aopi, kd, chi o, adpi, and tri delta

40-50 bedrooms? Are you sure? Maybe you mean 40-50 beds, or 4-5 bedrooms (many townhoses have just a few bedrooms and house only officers). Wow, 40 or 50 bedrooms would make that a HUGE house!!!

[aopirose]

She means 40 - 50 beds.

[volgirl]

yeah i meant 40-50 beds, sorry for the confusion!

[Tom Earp]

If it had that many Bed Rooms, WOW what a House that would have been!Heck even with that many beds, it is still a big house!

Where in the world is there land around the Un T to build Houses such as these?

[volgirl]

they're talking about building them on the agriculture campus which is the same campus it's just farther from the center of campus and it's across a busier street

[Tom Earp]

Good Bad or Indiffernt in thinking from The Sororitys?

Where from say the LXA House?

[volgirl]

it's definitely a good thing, my chapter is very excited about it, even though we probably won't get to live in the house. the lambda chi house is the last one on frat row and therefore the closest to where the sorority houses will be, but still a ways away, campus is huge

[zetaisforme]

Zeta is building a house also. It sounds like it will house about 40 people.

[Silverblue]

The last I heard, my chapter was looking at building a lodge, which would give us room to expand. I can't decide if this is a good or a bad thing. Having suites in the Panhellenic Building evened the playing field at least a little.

We alumnae have been asked to give what I consider a sizeable donation. I made a modest one. I'm a copy editor. I don't live in a McMansion. And on the way to work, I drive right down the middle of the area of our city that provides services for the homeless. I just can't bring myself to spend my money on a shiny-shiny lodge when I see people five days a week who don't have adequate food, clothing and shelter. My donation was the same amount I gave to the fund my paper oversees that provides Christmas food baskets to the needy. That I can live with. I'm just more concerned about feeding people these days.

[rockytop]

any truth to the rumor that Beta is taking over the DTD House? I thought they had a really small chapter.

[volgirl]

they are an extremely small chapter and i haven't heard anything about that and would be very surprised if it were true. honestly i don't know, but i would assume not.

[exlurker]

Update: Possible Location for Sororities
Channel 6 in Knoxville has a short news piece about the proposed location for a new sorority village -- pending approval, of course:

http://www.wate.com/Global/story.asp?S=5495894&nav=0RYv

Wish I were more familiar with the area -- how about it? Does this sound like a good location?

[Tom Earp]

Thanks ex.

Interesting and I hope it comes to fruitation!

Amazing how many Campi do not have Sorority Houseing except in Dorm Halls.