Page 10 University Daily Kansan, February 27, 1981
Greek colonies seek settlements
By KATHY MAAG Staff Reporter
Staff Reporter
Without houses or housing contracts, the pressure is mounting on KU's recently colonized fraternities and to find places to live next year.
Theta Chi fraternity has reserved spaces in West Hills Apartments, but has not signed contracts yet. Alma Omicron Pi sorority is looking for a new home. Theta Chi Phi Kappa Phi fraternity members will be living in various locations.
Land for construction near the University is scarce, Dave Joslin, Wheaton, Md., senior and Theta Chi president, said.
"There's not much property available zoned for fraternity and sorority living," he said. "The land that is available is hard to get."
Theta Chi currently has 29 members. The fraternity has not bought land for a house.
COLONIZED LAST September.
“It’s hard to have a fraternity when everyone is spread out all over Lawrence.” Joelin said. “It’s hard to have a ground when you just start.”
Alpha Omicron P1 sorior purchased property on Sigma Nu Place last spring, but building plan interests, but this fall's opening of the house.
Although scheduled to be completed in January, house construction has not started vet.
The women are living in Gertrude Sellars Pearson Hall this year. The housing office offered the sorrority 75 spaces in McCollum Hall for next year, but no contracts have been signed.
According to Sue Lewis, national AOPi administrative director, the
women are looking into apartments and other residence balls.
"There have been a number of different options discussed," Lewis said. "The University offered them spies in McCollum, but some of the ones were bad. That is not one of the dorms they'd choose to live in for a semester."
The architectural plans took longer than expected, she said. Final designs are almost complete.
"We thought it was better to take the time than to scurry around and not get the maximum benefit of the construction," Lewis said.
Pi Kappa Phi fraternity, colonized last month has pledged 30 men, said Andy Towson, national representative.
The fraternity is still looking for property and will not provide group housing next year, he said.
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Michelle Dakes, Derby sophomore, answers a donor's call last night at the 2nd Annual Greater University Fund Telephone Campaign. The campaign, held since Feb. 15 in the evening at the KU Endowment Association, raised $34,785 to pay for KU academic programs not funded by the Legislature.
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