2008 Woodie Awards
Delta Tau Delta looks to rebuild
Abigail Thomas
Issue date: 4/29/08 Section: Campus
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Because of bad plumbing, bad heat and other substantial damages, Delta Tau Delta members are currently unable to live in their house located at 220 Tallawanda Ave. Currently, they are only using it for chapter meetings.
The current house is also used during recruitment, although sophomore Patrick Lane, Delta Tau Delta's public relations chair, hopes that a new house will improve recruitment.
"Now, we have to say, 'You can't live here, but this is where we meet,'" Lane said.
He said constructing a house for the members to live in will enhance their new member recruitment.
"A fraternity house serves as a mascot on campus," Lane said. "This will definitely let us have a bigger impact."
Having a house in which members can reside will help Delta Tau Delta compete with other fraternities on campus, senior Rob Solt said, although the fraternity hasn't see too many problems so far.
"We've done pretty well with recruitment without having a house," Solt said. "We currently have 68 brothers and our pledge class was large enough this year to make up for the seniors."
According to Solt, Delta Tau Delta does not want to invest any more money into the current house until members can figure out what they are going to do with it.
Current members have played in active role in the planning of the house. Solt said that they currently have three different options available to them, including renovating the old house, adding a level to the old house, or completely tearing down and rebuilding.
According to Solt, the new house plans have been a chapter-wide effort and any ideas have been open to all members, including alumni.
Currently the fraternity is leaning towards a complete tear down and rebuild, Solt said.
The possible date to begin construction on the house is sometime in the fall 2008 semester, and it is projected the project will take two years to finish.
Solt said the Deltas are hoping to finish a feasibility study soon, which will determine the fraternity's financial, legal and organizational needs before contractors begin construction.
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