Some of the most pressing issues on the minds of Washington University students and prospective freshmen are where to live and which form of housing is more appealing. Students have the option of choosing the “old-school,” vintage living arrangement of a traditional dorm, or a modern one, which has won Washington University a place in the “Dorms Like Palaces” ranking in the Princeton Review.

Additionally, students have to take into account whether they want to share a bathroom with a suite of students or a whole floor. Some worry that suite-style housing makes a floor less social.

For the past decade, the University has demolished traditional housing, which features communal bathrooms on each floor, in favor of modern suite-style housing, in which all individual suites have private bathroom facilities. In addition, all remaining traditional dorms and modern dorms that opened this fall have been provided with TempurPedic mattresses.

Old dorms were renovated over the summer to resemble newer dorms. Rubelmann, Lee and Beaumont have all been fitted with new carpet, swivel chairs and an interior paint job.

These significant housing changes may or may not be serving the needs and desires of all incoming freshmen.

Andy Marsh, a freshman living in Lee Hall this year, chose to live in a traditional dorm for the social element that communal bathrooms and the absence of suites bring to each floor.

“[I chose to live in traditional housing because] I really liked the idea of a more social dorm,” Marsh said.

Marsh acknowledged that there are some benefits that come from living in a modern dorm, such as living in a newer building and having elevators, but he still prefers the traditional housing.

“Besides becoming really good friends with your suitemates and maybe a few other kids on your floor [as you would in the modern dorms], you become friends with everyone on your floor in the traditional dorms,” he said.

Parker Spielman, a freshman currently living in Danforth House, finds modern dorms to have environments conducive to socialization as well. He said this is especially true of dorms that have straight long hallways, such as Dardick House and Eliot House. Just as Marsh is happy with his decision to live in a traditional dorm, Spielman is happy with his modern living arrangement this year.

“It seemed ideal to live in a suite with four people,” he said.

For Spielman, having a private bathroom is a more comfortable and convenient amenity than communal bathrooms. When he visited the Massachusetts Institute of Technology his senior year of high school, he found himself in a situation involving a female student using the men’s bathroom. After this incident, he decided that he would prefer suite-style living.

As far as living in a dorm that lacks TempurPedic mattresses, Spielman thought that the mattresses currently in Danforth and other modern dorms are neither good nor bad, and that it is a norm among students to bring a mattress pad to school to increase the comfort of the provided mattresses.

As the debate over modern versus traditional housing continues for current students and incoming freshmen who will live on the South 40 next year, one fact remains: Traditional dorms are slowly being abandoned in favor of modern housing.

Proposed renderings of possible Wash. U. housing on the loop. The university recently sent out a survey to undergraduate students seeking their input on possible options for housing expansion. (Courtesy of Washington University)

As Washington University students prepare to make next year’s housing arrangements, the University is looking into possible options for housing expansion, specifically north of the Delmar Loop.

Dean James McLeod, the vice cancellor for students, sent students a questionnaire to gauge interest in the new housing possibility, and he said the administration is still researching different options. Although few would question the necessity of more University-owned housing for students, concerns about safety and the character of the neighborhood complicate this possibility.

Over the course of the last decade, the University has been redoing all of its housing for students, both on and off campus. The results of the remodel lead to the split between new and traditional dorms, as well as off-campus living options for upperclassmen, undergraduates and graduate students such as the Loop Lofts. The next step involves spreading into the community close to the school.

The survey sent to undergraduate students said, “WUSTL is considering the development of an attractive, vibrant, environmentally sustainable, safe and secure residential community for WUSTL Undergraduate Students and other residents.”

The possible new undergraduate home stretches from the neighborhood that begins on the north side of the Delmar Loop through Skinker Boulevard to North Campus on the east.

“We’ve purchased a significant number of buildings off campus,” McLeod said. “This is part of a larger effort to have excellent housing for students on or near campus. It’s not just north of Delmar; it’s also south of Delmar. We are looking at all areas where we have property already.”

One of the benefits of housing north of the Loop includes a 15-minute walk to campus, closer than housing options such as the Loop Lofts. But one of the reasons that Anna Studstill, a senior living her second year north of the Loop, chose to live in this area was the community that already existed there.

“Part of what I like about my building is that it’s not all students,” Studstill said. “It’s a mix. I like the diversity of having families and graduate students.”

But what Studstill said really drew her to the area was the cost. Once Residential Life starts setting rent prices, the cost could be affected as well. Apartments north of the Loop are cheaper than other traditional off-campus areas, like Waterman Court and the Kingsbury area. A two- or three-bedroom off-campus apartment in the ResLife system, like Greenway, costs $8,842 for the upcoming school year, according to the ResLife Web site, where some three bedroom apartments in the area considered for the new housing development cost $1,250 a month, which means only $5,000 per renter for the year. Some students have expressed worries that University-owned apartments would remove one of the few close, affordable options for off-campus living. Higher rents could affect more than just students. If the rent were raised and apartments were to become scarcer because of the University’s plans, families and other non-student residents might also feel the effects.

But community members should not be worried, McLeod said, as the University values the character of the communities surrounding the University, and has no current plans to buy up large amounts of property. The community is “a real asset” for the University, he said, making good neighbor status a top priority.

As for how the University plans to collect enough buildings to make a new complex, the administration says it is still too early in the process to say.

“I don’t know that there is an answer to that,” McLeod said. “There is no aggressive buying plan right now. That doesn’t rule out lots of different ways we could…trade buildings, we could purchase buildings.”

One issue that doesn’t seem to be affecting the situation is the security concern.

After a shooting on the Loop last fall, the assault of a graduate student over winter break, and other safety problems, students regard areas north of the Loop much as they would regard anywhere else off campus—a place where people have to be on their guard.

Security is an ongoing concern, according to McLeod, and it will be looked into. But as this applies to all off-campus housing, the area north of the Loop is not viewed as any less safe than other areas where students typically live.

More students are moving north of the Loop for reasons similar to those of Studstill, but also because they need somewhere to live. As class sizes grow, the University struggles to find places to house everyone, forcing many students off campus. New housing complexes may help avoid situations like that senior Aparna Misra found herself in two years ago.

“Because there were no more suites left on campus to suit our needs, we [my roommates and I] were not assigned to any on-campus housing,” Misra said. “And we went off campus to find a place to live.”

Although the University is, according to McLeod, looking into all areas where the University currently has holdings, the area north of the Loop is the only area about which student interest has been gauged.

Still, McLeod emphasized that the University is still conducting research and any new developments could still be a long way off. As it is still taking into consideration different concerns and options associated with housing north of the Loop, the University simply has not reached a conclusion yet.

Lee Beau WUSA Jose Antonio Sanchez gets excited as the incoming freshman class enters the Athlectic Center for convocation. WUSA applications are due this week. (Matt Mitgang | Office of Orientation)

As the Office of Orientation prepares for its annual Washington University Student Associate selection process, the relatively young program seems to have been successful in helping freshmen and transfer students with their transition into college life.

The WUSA selection process is becoming increasingly competitive, and the Office of Orientation expects to see a rise from last year’s approximately 300 applications. There are only around 60 WUSA spots each year.

Implemented in the fall of 2008, the program (WUSA) was created to help new students with their academic, personal, cultural and social integration into the Wash. U. community. The role of a WUSA is to serve as a dependable resource for incoming students to make their first year a fun and positive experience.

Prior to the WUSA program, there were Orientation Ambassadors (OAs), but unlike a WUSA, an OA’s position was only a weeklong commitment during the first week of school. The semester-long bonds created between WUSAs and their freshman floors did not exist.

Each year, two WUSAs are assigned to every freshman floor, and their responsibilities include spending a minimum of an hour per week on the floor, maintaining a floor academic resource bulletin and social calendar, and attending freshman floor meetings.

“Being a WUSA has been a very worthwhile experience for me because it expands your social and professional sphere,” said sophomore Jacob Witt, a WUSA for Eliot House 1. “I’ve made some lasting friendships with the people on my floor. There is a certain amount of patience and time commitment involved, but it’s fun, so I don’t notice.”

WUSAs say they personally gain a lot from the experience.

“Being a WUSA is important to many people just because they’re representatives for the rest of campus,” sophomore WUSA Parker Brogdon said. “Anyone who enjoys their place here would want to show it off.”

The WUSA program is increasing in popularity.

“The feedback we get each year from the freshmen regarding their WUSAs is very positive, so we want to encourage as many people to apply as possible—not just the freshmen, but also sophomores and juniors,” said sophomore Spencer Goodman, orientation executive board recruitment chair and WUSA for Lee Hall 1.

Many freshmen say they love their WUSAs and feel that they have improved the freshman year experience.

“I think that the WUSAs are extremely valuable to the freshman experience, both [through] the activities that they provide for the floor and also by the relationships that they build with the members of the floor,” freshman Nate Brodell said. “I think that having RAs [is] important, but the WUSAs can provide a different dynamic that is crucial to the freshman experience. I love my WUSAs.”

Other freshmen find the program to be less successful.

“They’re nice, but I need only point at the calendar in the hallway to state how relevant they are to the floor right now,” freshmen Francis Wu said. “I like my WUSAs and find them fun to be around, but they’ve never seemed to become as much of a fixture in the community as we would’ve liked, which I’m assuming is due to their busy schedules.”

The freshman experience, molded in part by the residential advisors and WUSAs, depends on many factors. The success of the WUSA program, and even the RA program, varies greatly depending on the individual.

“With both programs it comes down to the person, because there are good and bad WUSAs and there are good and bad RAs, and the position is only as successful as the person who carries it,” said junior Dithu Rajaraman, an RA and a former WUSA. “The teamwork of the RA and the WUSA is only as effective as the camaraderie that the two people share.”

Goodman also noted that in the coming years, there will be a greater focus on the yearlong commitment aspect of the WUSA position.

“The program is continuously evolving to better meet the needs of the freshmen,” Goodman said. “We learn from our mistakes and improve for the future.”

Current WUSAs shared Goodman’s sentiments.

“I can definitely see the WUSAs having a more active role in freshman programming and working more closely with the RAs,” Witt said.

The application process consists of an online application form, individual interview and group interview.

Nomealpoints.com launched on Jan. 19, the first day of spring semester, and lists all of the free food events that are happening on campus each day. Events also include targeted audiences, with keywords such as “everyone” or “international students.”

In addition to going straight to the Web site, students can access the Web site’s information through Facebook, Twitter, RSS, Google Cal and iCal.

“I think the best thing is that [the Web site] essentially takes all information that would otherwise be spread out and puts it all in one place,” said freshman Will Johnson, who has launched a Web site of his own that allows users to create music playlists. “It’s a great way to find free food, but also [to] be able to get involved with other clubs.”

The Web site is managed by Rosenthal alone, who receives e-mails from organizations across campus about the details of events and takes five minutes each day to update the Web site.

“I have a filter on Gmail that sorts through everything that has to do with free food,” Rosenthal said.

The Web site recently added a tool that allows subscribers to receive daily e-mails at 7 a.m., listing all of the free food events for that day.

In the future, Rosenthal hopes to add on special deals by local restaurants.

“Right now it’s just free meals, I hope to expand that to free meals and good deals,” he said. With that, he also hopes to generate revenue to cover the costs of running the Web site, and perhaps pay someone to update the page.

“I’m also working on having updated daily menus for various [dining] places, for example what they’re serving at the DUC on a daily basis,” he said. Although this information is posted on Wash. U.’s Dining Services Web site, Rosenthal hopes nomealpoints.com will be easier to read and to access along with other free food information.

The Web site has had more than 700 individual visitors since its creation, with more than 200 fans on Facebook and 53 followers on Twitter.

“I’m trying to…encourage more groups to send in their free meal events; that way [organizations] get free advertising for their events, and of course it helps the Web site,” Rosenthal said.

Despite its success, students see possible minor drawbacks.

“I think the obvious pitfall is that not all events are meant to be open events, or [have] people going for [only] the food and not being interested in the organization or the event,” Johnson said. He added that Rosenthal has put up “good mechanisms” to counter this problem by creating an intended audience subheading.

When asked about possibilities of imitation on campus, junior Harvey Multani, a systems science and business major, said he doesn’t expect much competition. “There’s money to be made, but it’s not [that] much money, and building up the brand recognition would take up so much time,” he said. “[The new Web site] would have to be unbelievably awesome to get people to switch.”

Four hundred and fifty-three men had registered online, although the actual numbers are estimated to be lower, said Dave Wallace, coordinator for Greek housing programs. This was because “some active brothers [registered to show] people how to register, and some double registered,” he said. Others might have registered over break and changed their minds later on.

The main difference this year compared to previous years was the shortened recruitment period.

“Last year, they had about three to four weeks,” said sophomore Sam Propis, co-recruitment chair of Sigma Chi. “This year it was two to three, although I think more people rushed this year. One hundred and seventy kids came through our doors.”

The time frame was set by the Interfraternity Council.

“Last year, it was a little too long, this year was a little bit too short,” said Matt Hoffman, co-recruitment chair of Beta Theta Pi. “It was kind of demanding for brothers and freshmen to be coming to that many events.”

Despite this change, recruitment was structured similarly to previous years.

“The first week they get back, that Friday night is open house,” Propis said. “Rushees from 5 [p.m.] to 9 [p.m.] go to any house, meet brothers, stop by and put their name down.”

Each fraternity held three to four open events, otherwise known as open rush, during which brothers got to know rushees and cut down their list of potential pledges to invite to closed events.

“You want people who would be a good fit and good contributing brothers down the road,” Hoffman said.

Closed events are intended to provide a fun environment in which brothers and rushees get to know each other in a more intimate setting to see if the rushee is a good fit.

This year, events held by fraternities included broomball, paintball, Skyzone, bowling, laser tag, and dinners at fraternity houses and locations off campus.

According to Hoffman, spring recruitment is designed mostly for freshmen, although some sophomores also rush. Fall recruitment, on the other hand, targets mainly sophomores, and tends to be a smaller event. For instance, 25 men are pledging Beta Theta Pi this spring, while only seven had pledged this past fall.

When asked how the rush process went, freshman Stan Rosenthal, who is currently pledging Kappa Sigma, said that it was a good time and “more or less what I expected.”

“I hung out there first semester and knew a lot of brothers already,” Rosenthal said. “I enjoyed stopping by the house and I feel comfortable…I think everyone there takes care of their academics and saves plenty of time to hang out and have a good time.”

A classic peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Students are concerned about the addition of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to the menu on the South 40 due to possiblity of contamination for students with peanut allergies. (James F. Quinn | Chicago Tribune)

For students who eat at the South 40 sandwich bar, most will likely notice the new sign posted above the counter indicating that peanut butter and jelly sandwich is now a new made-to-order option. While this may be a moment for those PB&J sandwich lovers out there to rejoice, it can turn out to be a nightmare for those with peanut allergy.

“Food allergies have always been an area of focus for us with employee training being a constant, but this year we decided to do more,” said Connie Diekman, the University’s nutrition director.

All the chefs serving food on campus hold biweekly nutritional meetings with Diekman and according to campus Executive Chef Robert Flowers, the topic of dealing with food allergies on campus has been the main focus for the past month.

“We have taken it so seriously that we have collaboratively designed a training program that we are currently relaying to our culinary and front of the house staff,” Flowers said. “The training is being discussed at our pre-shift meetings all around campus, and once we train the staff they take a quiz just to ensure that the information has been translated to them in an efficient manner.”

These meetings provide employees with the skills necessary to prevent allergic reactions from the cooking of food in the dining areas.

“The food allergy piece [of the biweekly meetings] involves how to better train employees, what materials would be most helpful, and how do we ‘test’ their knowledge,” Diekman said. “We have used case studies with the staff to demonstrate how problems can occur, and then had them identify how to prevent the problems. Chef Robert did a demo and asked [the] managers to identify all potential ‘errors’ he was committing.”

In order to keep food allergy to a minimum on campus, the Dining Services staff has been trained on how to properly clean, sanitize and reuse all materials related to the production of food on campus. According to Diekman, allergy training will continue to be a part of the regular daily trainings for the dining services staff.

“I have seen the chefs at the sandwich bar using the same knife to cut different sandwiches,” sophomore Kieran Holzhauer said. “If I am allergic to peanut and the person before me ordered a PB&J sandwich, does that mean that I can no longer eat at the sandwich bar?”

In response to that concern, Flowers promptly provided a solution.

“Also after researching a little regarding the sandwich station issue, I have spoken to the chef of the South 40, Gary Suarez,” Flowers said. “He will be holding a training session just for the sandwich station to ensure that the proper protocol will be followed, primarily having a special knife just for the PB&J sandwiches.”

Dining Services at Washington University takes the food allergy issue very seriously. Students have the option to view the ingredients for the food served on campus at the Dining Services Web site. In addition, there are also icons on the menus to mark key allergens.

“Students on campus should let us know of their needs so we can help them find what they enjoy and what they can eat,” Diekman said. “I encourage all students with allergies to meet with me so we can review the limitations and how to meet nutritional needs. After this meeting, I take the student to meet with the chefs in the areas where they will dine and then together we review the options.”

Students line up at the village stiry-fry line at dinner time. The village now offers stir-fry until 9 p.m on school nights. (Matt Lanter | Student Life)

The change, which was initiated with the beginning of the semester, initially started off slowly.

To make people more aware of the new hours, Student Union is creating a raffle.

Buy food during the new hours and enter your name into a raffle for gift certificates to places such as Best Buy and the campus bookstore. Each student can only be entered once. There will be five winners.

Student Union is paying for the prizes with fundraising money they raised themselves.

“The raffle is just an added bonus for students to take advantage of extended hours,” Vice President of Public Relations Morgan DeBaun said. “I think it will benefit students that we have these later hours but I think this incentive will make people recognize that it’s an improvement.”

Some students are unaware of the extended hours, and the raffle is designed to combat this.

“I think the raffle is a fantastic idea because most people are unaware of the hours,” said sophomore Thomas Roach, a Lopata House resident. “They’ve heard of them being introduced, but don’t know they’ve been implemented. When I tell them there are extra hours, I get looks of disbelief. And everyone loves raffles.”

Many think that those who weren’t involved with implementation of the change aren’t aware of it.

“The [students] who fought for it are the ones who are going to use it most,” said sophomore Lexi Klein, who lives on the South 40.

DeBaun said, “I don’t know if it’s going to get people. They’re not going to be that excited about the prize but it’s more we’re going to be promoting the extended hours, and this is an added incentive. The first week of the pilot was slower than expected with fewer people coming to extended hours. However, as time went on there was a significant increase in the volume of people eating during the new hours.

“At this point we’re very happy how it’s going,” said Jill Duncan, the director of marketing for Dining Services.

The hours were chosen after a series of surveys and interviews with students to find out exactly what they wanted and what times would work best.

“The goal was to address needs of students wanting late-night dining options,” Duncan said.

Dining Services has been working with Student Union to set up the raffle.

“I definitely do think SU is very good at promoting these types of things to the students, and we’re definitely supportive and will support it any way we can,” Duncan said.

Bon Appétit Resident District Manager Nadeem Siddiqui is optimistic about the extended hours.

“We need to run the pilot program and keep a close eye and review data with [the] Student Union and University,” he said. “My hope is that the program continues, and I am very proud of our team in making this a success. We need to continue to receive feedback as how we can improve. So far it has received good reviews”.

Siddiqui said that the program is currently covering the cost of keeping the Village dinning area open later.

The village now offers stir-fry until 9 p.m. (an hour later than

before) and the grill is open until 2 a.m. on weekends (extended from midnight). At night, it is host to a number of breakfast and comfort foods like chicken, waffles, eggs and bacon.

“I haven’t been hungry late at night, but I do think [the extended hours] are a great idea,” junior David Kajander said.

He said he would probably use the extended hours later in the year.

Dining Services will have conclusive results about the success of the pilot after the first six weeks of the program.

The raffle will start on Monday and continue through the week before spring break.

“Who doesn’t love a chance to get something free?” Duncan said.

Previously, gender-neutral housing was available only in the Village and Greenway.

The expansion comes in response to pressure by organizations such as Student Union and the Pride Alliance during the past few years.

“The Office of Residential Life aims to treat students as adults and encourages them to make well-thought-out decisions,” reads the application for gender-neutral housing.

The Student Union Senate passed a resolution in December 2008 urging the University to expand gender-neutral housing. The resolution includes information from a December 2006 survey, which found that 74 percent of students would consider gender-neutral housing if it were available to upperclassmen.

“This is an incredible step for the University in showing its support for students’ desires and students’ needs,” said senior Chase Sackett, the current speaker of the Senate and former Senate sponsor of the resolution. “I think it’s a testament to the role students play in these processes that make a difference in our lives on campus. I’m very excited the University has made this crucial decision, and I’m excited to see how it plays out next year.”

Students applying for gender-neutral housing must hand in their applications in person to ResLife instead of through WebSTAC. They can apply only in rounds 1 and 2.

Applicants must sign a gender-neutral housing agreement before they can apply, stating that they have considered the implications of gender-neutrality and have discussed their decision and received support from whoever is responsible for payment. The suites must also be filled for the entire academic year.

An estimated 30 colleges and universities across the country permit gender-neutral housing, according to the National Student Genderblind Campaign.

After the Bon Appétit Management Company signed an agreement with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) in November, Students for Fair Trade had been pressuring Aramark—which operates the eateries at the Washington University School of Law and School of Medicine—to sign a similar agreement to ensure that all tomatoes on campus came from growers who offered workers living wages and safe working conditions.

“Getting tomatoes banned was not actually our original goal; we wanted Aramark as a corporation to sign an agreement with the CIW so that they wouldn’t have to ban tomatoes and could instead buy ethically produced ones,” Jessica Goldkind, the former president of Students for Fair Trade, wrote in an e-mail.

Goldkind led the tomato ban effort and helped produce a petition signed by more than 180 individuals calling for Aramark to discontinue tomato sales. Goldkind was assisted by Geeti Mahajan, a graduate student at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work.

Dena McGeorge, regional manager for Aramark, received the petition and then met with Students for Fair Trade. McGeorge offered to discontinue tomato sales on campus until Aramark signed on with the CIW, and an offer was originally accepted.

“At first we thought that would be good, which is why word spread about that…but then we talked to the leaders of the Student/Farmworker Alliance, who explained that a local ban could be bad for their long-term strategy,” Goldkind added in the e-mail.

Aramark corporate headquarters claimed no involvement in the discussions with Students for Fair Trade and was unaware that any offer was made to discontinue tomatoes.

Though Aramark has not signed an agreement with the CIW, Aramark Communications Director Karen Cutler stressed that the company and its distribution partners attempt to contract with growers whose practices meet applicable workplace laws and regulations whenever possible.

The food service giant also has agreed to the “penny per pound” premium, in which 1 cent goes directly to the workers for every pound of tomatoes purchased. But Cutler acknowledged in writing that “it is widely known that the money accumulated over the past few years has largely been held in escrow and that the Farm Workers have not received these funds.”

Now that each campus eatery has established its policy on tomato sales, Students for Fair Trade is focusing on raising public awareness about the plight of tomato pickers.

“We’re just trying to work on raising awareness about different ways in which our consumer power as a university impacts the world, so now I think we’re going to focus more on the consciousness-raising aspect of it,” said senior Jessica Werley, the current president of Students for Fair Trade.

Students for Fair Trade hopes to host a roundtable discussion in February to continue the tomato dialogue on campus.

When marijuana was found in the house in December 2006, housing contracts for the individuals living in the house were cancelled. The fraternity (SAE) then lost its University recognition in July 2007 after being put on probation and exercising improper behavior at its formal. In December 2008, the Greek Life Office gave SAE permission to be fully recognized once again for the Spring 2009 semester.

Now, according to SAE president Garrett Schreiber, getting the house back is the next step in SAE’s recovery. SAE recently approached the University and expressed interest in receiving a house again.

According to Michael Hayes, the executive director of Campus Life, SAE wanted to know if the University would approve its request for on-campus housing.

They consequently have been in close contact trying to work out the details and ensure that SAE was doing everything it was supposed to be doing to obtain housing.

“We’ve been in contact with them over the past couple months figuring out if now would be a good time for them to come back in,” Hayes said.

SAE’s return to housing is not yet official, but according to Hayes, it is expected to occur soon.

“We’ve been talking with the alumni, the undergraduate chapter, and when all the t’s are cross[ed] and the i’s are dotted, we’ll make it an official announcement,” Hayes said. “But if everything continues going as good as it’s been going, that will clearly happen soon.”

SAE’s House Corporation sent a security deposit check to the Greek Life Office a few weeks ago. According to Schreiber, the Greek Life Office is just waiting for the contracts to be signed, and he was under the impression that SAE’s return to House 6 should be official within a week.

SAE’s president is very excited for their return to fraternity row.

“[House 6] was where our house always was and it’s…a goal that we had to get back on the Row,” Schreiber said.

Schreiber mentioned that a lot of work has gone into earning their spot back on fraternity row, and many of the older members have spent several years working to get their house back.

“We worked hard in the first semester to do philanthropy and community service and everything that a good fraternity should do,” Schreiber said.

SAE’s housing, like that of the other chapters, will be governed by the Interfraternity Council, and will not have any special conditions or rules.

Hayes mentioned that the University is glad that SAE is set to get its housing back.

“This is the next logical step [for the chapter], and we’re clearly excited for them and we want them to be successful,” Hayes said.