Fire During Rush - Alpha Chi Omega at San Diego State

[Lindz928]

Not to try and make light of this (and I'm glad no one was injured), but did ya'll notice that their house was right next to the McDonalds?

I hope their pref goes well. At least it is good that no one is living in the house anymore. Hopefully they will be moving on to bigger and better things on Sorority Row.

[exlurker]

Originally posted by Lindz928
Not to try and make light of this (and I'm glad no one was injured), but did ya'll notice that their house was right next to the McDonalds?

I hope their pref goes well. At least it is good that no one is living in the house anymore. Hopefully they will be moving on to bigger and better things on Sorority Row.

The article in the Sept. 20 online campus paper, the Dialy Aztec, says, in part:

". . . because the girls' house was getting torn down this year to make way for the Paseo project, all of their possessions had already been moved out of the house in preparation for the move to the new sorority row.

. . . the girls were using the house last night for a fall "pref" ceremony. "

So it sounds like they were going to move anyway. (I imagine suitable land / housing is hard to find in the San Diego area at any price, right?)

[navane]

For those of you who were wondering, here is the information regarding SDSU's new Sorority Row. An artist's rendering of the new houses is included.

http://www.foundation.sdsu.edu/ccrp_...p.html#partsix

At the present time, only three of the university's nine chapters will be housed there; the rest will remain in the houses they currently own.


.....Kelly

[UofISigKap]

I'm sorry to hear about the fire, but I'm glad that everyone is okay. (Whew!)

On a side note, HOLY COW! The new housing looks amazing!!

[exlurker]

Originally posted by adpiucf
. . . most chapters use "candles" at some point for various things like prefs, serenades, ceremonies, etc., so if you can purchase a set of battery-operated tapers and/or battery-operated votives, you'll be in good shape-- and avoid tragedies like the above! Thankfully, in this instance, no one was hurt!!!

Just an idea, while we're talking about this -- for chapters that need battery-operated or electric candles, an alumnae / alumni gift could be a nice surprise, couldn't it? Or a Parents' club / Dads' club, Mothers' club project; maybe a Senior Gift to the chapter? Judging from some of the sites on that Googled list from PenguinTrax, there are "candles" available at moderate prices, so whether a chapter has a dozen members or 200, a supply (and batteries) should be do-able.

Yes, my own chapter of initiation is "all-electric," but of course a lot of guys don't tend to get all traditional about "real" candlelight. (Is there a polite way to tell a sentimental sorority alumna who loves the Old Ways that she's welcome to burn her own dang house down, but for the chapter, uh, welcome to 2005?)

[mmcat]

wow..
thank god all is well.
good luck and happiness to all involved.

[daisy625]

Originally posted by PenguinTrax
Glad everyone is OK.

Open flames are banned in all FSU GLO housing. The ATO house burned down, twice, and there were other scares.

Many chapters get those battery operated candles and use those.

I have friends from high school at the ATO house at Ole Miss. There were 3 boys killed in that incident. It was really sad. : (

[navane]

Update: Quota was 50 and Alpha Chi Omega met quota and, I think, had 3 quota additions!


.....Kelly

[TSteven]

Originally posted by navane
Update: Quota was 50 and Alpha Chi Omega met quota and, I think, had 3 quota additions!


.....Kelly

Well done! Congrats to the ladies of Alpha Chi Omega's SDSU chapter.