To consider options, the Gamma Iota House Corporation completed a needs assessment and feasibility study to plan for the Chapter’s future. There have been a number of renovations and one large addition to our home over our sixty-three years, but the challenge we recognized was clear: to remain a competitive option in the local housing market, serious living and meeting space issues require our immediate attention before they affect the health and safety or our members and before they influence our recruitment effectiveness. Faced with competition for modern rental space, and recognizing the demand for better housing, private landlords are building more sophisticated apartment options off-campus. Additionally, the University continues to build 21st century dormitories which feature state-of-the-art facilities that provide living options for students that are significantly upgraded from the dorm rooms of yesteryear. Still others have built additional meeting and residence space to their existing homes, including Phi Mu, Kappa Delta, Kappa Alpha Theta, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Zeta Tau Alpha, Alpha Omicron Pi, and Chi Omega. Sororities that have built or are currently building completely new homes to accommodate chapters similar in size to Gamma Iota include Delta Delta Delta (2007), Delta Gamma (2018), Gamma Phi Beta (2018), Sigma Kappa (2016), and Delta Zeta (2007). These new or renovated homes each offer 20,000 - 30,000 square feet of space that respond to tremendous membership growth and provide the type of living conditions that can compete in the student housing market. If you have been on campus lately you will have noticed both new construction and renovations and additions to sorority housing.
The guest bathroom was very small, outdated and did not meet ADA guidelines. We did not have sufficient storage space for supplies for the sisters or housekeeping.
We provided housing for only 60 sisters in small, outdated rooms half of these were triples, many of which had no closet space in the room. There was very limited study space technological support for education was lacking. Fostering sisterhood is difficult when we are not able to have sit-down dinners.Ĭhapter meetings have been held in campus classrooms for many years as we could not accommodate the entire chapter in the house at one time.
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The dining area seated only 110 of our 280 members meals were served in shifts, buffet- style, and sisters were eating in the TV Room and Sun Room. Addressing the increasingly frequent infrastructure issues to ensure the health and welfare of our membership became financially burdensome.Īdditionally, while we were pleased that the chapter’s growth in membership means we are sharing the values of Alpha Delta Pi with more young women, there was simply not enough space to accommodate a chapter of our size: Electrical wiring and plumbing issues escalated over the years, and we had very significant HVAC issues when combined with the fact that there was no exterior insulation in the house, the living quarters were very uncomfortable in the hot Florida days. We are very proud of our new Chapter house, and what to share the story of how we made the decision to rebuild.Įven with careful attention and maintenance, time had taken its toll on our beloved 63 year old “little white house with shutters”. It was there that we learned valuable leadership lessons and forged life-long friendships that we continue to enjoy and draw support from today.
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