Todd and Dupree to become home for Eastern's Greek community
Laura Butler
Issue date: 10/23/08 Section: News
University Housing is planning a year-long mixer for Greek students in the form of "The Greek Towers," a new design of community housing.
Nickole Hale, associate director of University Housing, said the decision to turn Todd and Dupree Halls into "The Greek Towers" came as a response to student survey results gathered over the past several years.
"Students have been asking for a Greek living community even 30 to 40 years ago," she said.
Housing developed a plan last year to incorporate these wishes and presented its ideas to the Greek community. A team comprised of two delegates from each Greek chapter, two sorority advisers and two fraternity advisers met with Housing employees last spring to formulate a plan that would bring all Greek life into one community.
Sororities and fraternities will officially move onto their new floors in "The Greek Towers" in the fall 2009 semester. Each sorority and fraternity will have its own floor with 18 rooms, a community bathroom, an office, a visitor bedroom and a storage room within the building, Hale said.
While the committee explored other options, such as building lodge-style houses on campus, cost played a large factor in deciding to renovate existing residence halls.
"Every sorority and fraternity has to be able to afford to live in houses, and they can't," Hale said. "Todd and Dupree are already up and running and scheduled for a paint job, so it made sense to work with these existing buildings which are next door to each other, in the center of campus, and currently connected by a common area."
The estimated $1,455,900 project will cover the cost of new paint, carpet, dressers, mirrors, and office furniture, as well as the addition of chapter rooms, offices and storage rooms, a patio area and a new security access control unit. Each chapter is choosing paint, doors and carpet for its hallway and will be allotted $5,000 to further personalize its floor.
Many Greek students are in favor of the change.
Nickole Hale, associate director of University Housing, said the decision to turn Todd and Dupree Halls into "The Greek Towers" came as a response to student survey results gathered over the past several years.
"Students have been asking for a Greek living community even 30 to 40 years ago," she said.
Housing developed a plan last year to incorporate these wishes and presented its ideas to the Greek community. A team comprised of two delegates from each Greek chapter, two sorority advisers and two fraternity advisers met with Housing employees last spring to formulate a plan that would bring all Greek life into one community.
Sororities and fraternities will officially move onto their new floors in "The Greek Towers" in the fall 2009 semester. Each sorority and fraternity will have its own floor with 18 rooms, a community bathroom, an office, a visitor bedroom and a storage room within the building, Hale said.
While the committee explored other options, such as building lodge-style houses on campus, cost played a large factor in deciding to renovate existing residence halls.
"Every sorority and fraternity has to be able to afford to live in houses, and they can't," Hale said. "Todd and Dupree are already up and running and scheduled for a paint job, so it made sense to work with these existing buildings which are next door to each other, in the center of campus, and currently connected by a common area."
The estimated $1,455,900 project will cover the cost of new paint, carpet, dressers, mirrors, and office furniture, as well as the addition of chapter rooms, offices and storage rooms, a patio area and a new security access control unit. Each chapter is choosing paint, doors and carpet for its hallway and will be allotted $5,000 to further personalize its floor.
Many Greek students are in favor of the change.
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Claire
posted 10/23/08 @ 11:06 AM EST
I think that is excellent! I wish there would have been something like this when I was still an active sorority member at Eastern. I can't wait to come visit and see the great changes!! Congrats!
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