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Originally Posted by lovespink88
Hmm, which house are you talking about? I'm not sure if I heard of them owning a house. During my 4 years there ('06-'10), Acacia rented the SAE house on the corner of 3rd & Daniel while SAE was off campus. Now that SAE is back, they have their house back (hence why Acacia moved to the Beta house).
You. are. kidding. I CANNOT believe it! Being in a chapter that was looking for a permanent house, I know the question was raised if we could buy the Phi Mu house. I was told that Phi Mu said they were absolutely not selling it. (Of course, things get lost in translation as it gets communicated to the masses, so I wouldn't be too surprised if what I was told was not 100% correct or if circumstances changed. Who knows, maybe Acacia put in a better offer??)
Anywho, I do know the house you are talking about. My cousin was dating a guy in Acacia when I visited her in like spring of '05 and I remember seeing his house. It was white right? By the time I got there, Acacia moved right nextdoor into SAE's house, and AEPi was in the white house while their new house was being built.
D Chi & Aggers are still there! Pi Lams closed sometime while I was there. I definitely remember being in that house during rush week as a freshman, but at some point they closed (low membership I assume) and the house has been torn down.
There's been some other moves since my time there. Delta Phi closed (again, I think low membership) and so the Pikes lived in their house on Chalmers and 4th while their gigantic new mansion was being built. Once Pikes moved into said mansion, TKEs moved into Delta Phi (not sure why) and Theta Chi moved into the TKE house on 4th & Gregory.
Aaaannnd I think that just about covers all the chapter housing moves from '06 to the present. LOL
ETA: Just saw your post UofISigKap. I didn't realize ZBT had a newer house, but now that I think about it, it looks to be in MUCH better shape than some of its neighbors, lol
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I'm obviously sad that Phi Mu sold the house, but they weren't able to find renters that they felt would leave the house in decent condition. That's the problem with all of the fraternity musical chairs: nobody wants boys in the house. So they made the decision to sell, and yeah, I'd guess at that point they shopped around for the best offer. It's a bummer to think that I can't go visit, but on the other hand, it's not like I ever go visit. I worry that we'll have a hard time finding something if/when we are invited back, but I'm sure one fraternity or another will get kicked off campus in time. It seems that Illinois loses at least one/year.
ZBT built a brand new house either my senior year or right after I left. I can't remember exactly, but they had pretty much trashed their old one, to the point where it was deemed unlivable by the city. I hope they are taking better care of the new place, because their alumni put up a ton of dough.
Delta Phi had about 8 guys when I was there, so much so that it was a running joke in my chapter to see who could make out with one, but I think I recall them having a sizable house.
So where is SAE? And who is living in the white house? And Theta Chi was in the ZTA house...who is there now? Way over near FAR/PAR/ATO.
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