grrrrr

[James]

Oneplusone . . .

Most of the people up there had good points.

More than anything else you need your house for social functions. If you are a local I assume you have mixers etc in your house . . . so its crucial to keep it.

When I originally arranged a house for my chapter I had the same kind of problems and even ended with people owing money and not wanting to pay. However, the chapter was willing to put up money rather than losing social options.

Instead of calling it a parlor fee, which is honest, raise your social dues as necessary to match the mortgage payments. In fact raise them a little anyway to give even more incentive to live in the house (less rent).

Sharing your house with another Fraternity doesn't sound like that great an idea. Assuming they want to have functions also. With GDI's you can invite them to mixers or parties as a courtesy.

With another groups it gets a little strange, are you going to combine programs?

Putting in shower stalls over the break should be simple, simple partitions are easy and relatively cheap.

But the bottom line is: Do everything in your power to keep the house under your chapter's control. That is the number one priority.

And the people that said that punishment won't work are correct. they'll just laugh at you or never pass it.