Merging Schools with chapters of the same org?

Originally Posted by amanda6035

It's university owned housing. If the chapters move to KSU, and no longer need the houses, then KSU can do whatever they want with the houses... Some of the houses have (I think) international students, and sports teams in them already anyway.

I'm one of the SPSU House Managers so I can shed a little light on what's happening.

Currently, there are seven general fraternities and sororities living in the houses (houses 1-3, 7-8, 10) and one professional fraternity (house 9). House 4 has soccer players living there, house 5 has one of the Senior Resident Assistants and a few other people living there (they call it the "gaming house"). House 6 is currently empty.

Any fraternity and sorority currently in the houses will be able to continue living there after the merger (more than likely). The reason KSU doesn't have "designated" Greek housing like SPSU is because of the city of Kennesaw's laws prohibiting designated fraternity and sorority housing. The city of Marietta (SPSU) doesn't have such laws, so that's why we have housing and they don't. Unless KSU wants to make it a school rule, then the SPSU Greek houses should be fine.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by Squirrelek379

I'm one of the SPSU House Managers so I can shed a little light on what's happening.

Currently, there are seven general fraternities and sororities living in the houses (houses 1-3, 7-8, 10) and one professional fraternity (house 9). House 4 has soccer players living there, house 5 has one of the Senior Resident Assistants and a few other people living there (they call it the "gaming house"). House 6 is currently empty.

Any fraternity and sorority currently in the houses will be able to continue living there after the merger (more than likely). The reason KSU doesn't have "designated" Greek housing like SPSU is because of the city of Kennesaw's laws prohibiting designated fraternity and sorority housing. The city of Marietta (SPSU) doesn't have such laws, so that's why we have housing and they don't. Unless KSU wants to make it a school rule, then the SPSU Greek houses should be fine.

This is very unlikely. Some schools just don't have houses. It never has to do with laws prohibiting Greek housing (despite persistent rumors of brothel laws, etc.)

[AXiDTrish]

No, it's that Kennesaw simply doesn't have the space. They have been in tight quarters for many years and not so long ago their Greek system was small, granted the school was smaller too. They are spreading all over the place wherever they can these days. Their continuing ed building (used to be a mini mall) and soccor sports complex is across the interstate and down another road. SPSU is maybe 10 miles from KSU and depending on the time of day it could take 10 minutes to get between the two campuses or 45. Gotta love Atlanta traffic!!!

My mom was mad I didn't go to college at Kennesaw....but I was NOT living at 15 minutes away from home during college!! Or worse...at home!

I had first heard about the city of Kennesaw's codes about fraternity and sorority housing from SPSU's housing department when I asked them about this yesterday. After looking through their codes, Greek housing is in fact prohibited in most places throughout the city. While there are a few zones where Greek housing is technically permitted, but I'm not sure whether KSU is in that zone or not.

Beyond that, I have no idea. Zoning and housing codes aren't my forte haha

[violetgeek]

It's been 20 years since I lived in the area, but from what I can tell from the city's website, the KSU campus is not within the city limits of Kennesaw, but in unincorporated Cobb County. Kennesaw might have planning jurisdiction over the campus, but from a zoning look up map on the Cobb County website, it appears Cobb County has jurisdiction -- the code assigned to the campus are County codes, not City codes.

Municode has a zoning table for the City of Kennesaw and GLO houses would be allowed in CBD, RM8 & RM12 zoned areas -- of course, variances could always be requested. Lodges are also allowed in many zones -- a building that was just meeting space might fit in this category.

I can't find a similar table for Cobb County.

Not sure how Georgia works, but in some states, local zoning may not apply to state owned property.

[Griffins&Quills]

Any updates on this?

[DoctorD]

Originally Posted by Griffins&Quills

Any updates on this?

I imagine when there are updates they can be found here.

or here

[Griffins&Quills]

Thanks