Sorority Houses at Penn State

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by GreekOne

I was pleasantly surprised when my daughter moved into her house (on another campus). The cost of room and board in a beautiful 100+ person house with staff was thousands of dollars less than living in the dorm with a meal plan. If it can be done elsewhere, it could be done at Penn State. The biggest challenge I see is having no land to build unless they were to tear down existing houses to make room. I home it is the start of something new for PSU sorority women.

I just wonder how likely other sororities will be interested in following Phi Sig's lead. At what point is it necessary to have a house to stay competitive?

Two of my great aunts went to Penn State, and one was a professor there. I have their photo albums, and it shows them at a house (and I forget the name at this moment). The research it did showed that it was a local which became Kappa Alpha Theta. So, there IS a history of sorority houses at PSU, albeit almost 100 years ago!

[GreekOne]

Originally Posted by honeychile

Two of my great aunts went to Penn State, and one was a professor there. I have their photo albums, and it shows them at a house (and I forget the name at this moment). The research it did showed that it was a local which became Kappa Alpha Theta. So, there IS a history of sorority houses at PSU, albeit almost 100 years ago!

Yes. There is a stone monument in the middle of campus commemorating where the Theta house stood. The NPC chapters did have houses which they gave up in exchange for dorm floors that the university has provided over the years. The benefit to the NPC chapters was no cost, upkeep, insurance, management etc. The benefit to the university was that they got the very valuable land that they wanted.

Now, many years later, the chapters are wondering if they made the best decision.

PSU's Greek new adviser comes from IU where almost all of the fraternities and sororities have houses. He has managed a process where sororities have taken over the houses left empty by fraternities who get themselves in trouble. I suspect his arrival on PSUs campus and his approach to managing Greek housing is going to impact PSU's housing culture quite a bit.

[honeychile]

Oh, wow! Exactly where is that stone monument? I'll have to look for it the next time I'm at PSU!!

[ForeverRoses]

Originally Posted by GreekOne

PSU's Greek new adviser comes from IU where almost all of the fraternities and sororities have houses. He has managed a process where sororities have taken over the houses left empty by fraternities who get themselves in trouble. I suspect his arrival on PSUs campus and his approach to managing Greek housing is going to impact PSU's housing culture quite a bit.

I think the Greek Life Director is from Indiana State, not IU.

[GreekOne]

Originally Posted by ForeverRoses

I think the Greek Life Director is from Indiana State, not IU.

I am 100% certain he worked at IU-Bloomington. I met him there before he left for Penn State.

[navane]

Originally Posted by ForeverRoses

I think the Greek Life Director is from Indiana State, not IU.

Originally Posted by GreekOne

I am 100% certain he worked at IU-Bloomington. I met him there before he left for Penn State.

The articles (and his LinkedIn) say that he is coming in from Indiana State University. Maybe you met him at IU at a professional conference or he was consulting with his IU colleagues on a project?

Reference: https://news.psu.edu/story/577036/20...fraternity-and

[GreekOne]

Originally Posted by navane

The articles (and his LinkedIn) say that he is coming in from Indiana State University. Maybe you met him at IU at a professional conference or he was consulting with his IU colleagues on a project?

Reference: https://news.psu.edu/story/577036/20...fraternity-and

This thread predates the arrival of this new candidate. I was referring to Steve Veldkamp initially. He is from Indiana University-Bloomington. http://www.statecollege.com/news/loc...eform,1476217/