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Below is an article from a newspaper in the Pittsburg area.
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PSU fraternity breaks ground on new house
Lambda Chi Alpha to locate new house where old used to stand
By JOE NOGA
Morning Sun Staff Writer
After nearly 10 years of planning and waiting, the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity broke ground on their new house in Pittsburg Saturday.
Kent Bumgarner, president of the Lambda Chi Alpha Housing Corporation, said the old house was torn down in August 2003 because it simply became too run-down to be lived in any longer.
"It was too old, too out-of-shape, too dangerous for young men to live in and it was time for a new house," Bumgarner said.
The new house will be built on the same site as the old stood for more than a century at 101 W. Lindburg.
"We knew 10 years ago we were going to need a new one," Bumgarner said. "The seeds were planted and over the last four years we've been raising money. We raised enough to tear down the old one. It has taken a while but we had a fraternity brother from Colorado, Tom Roach, step up and guarantee the loan for the house."
Paul Chappell, a local fraternity alumnus, said they don't have any figures on how much the new facility will the cost.
"We are looking at six bedrooms up stairs, with sleeping room for 15," Chappell said. "A full basement and 22 spaces for off-street, paved parking."
Bumgarner said the new house will be a great addition to the Lambda Chi Alpha organization, Pittsburg State University and the City of Pittsburg.
"It is wonderful for us and I can't help but think that this is good for Pittsburg," Bumgarner said. "The old house looked bad, this is a new house, a new beginning, right on Broadway. I think it is great for the school and the city because it is new, it shows progress."
Chappell said the new facility will certainly be impressive.
"This is going to a marquee house on a high-profile corner here that is really going to enhance the whole area," Chappell said.
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