1964–65 Volume 89 No 1–5 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

A TOUR OFOHIO ETA'SNEW HOMEBy Richard BertoloVice^Presjc/enf, Ohio EtaEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE of Ohio Eta at Case keepsthings running smoothly in the chapter's new "homeaway from home."STRIKE UP a conversation with any of thebrothers at Ohio Eta, Case Institute ofTechnology, and sooner or later you will behearing about our new house. We are all veryproud of our "home away from home." Comeon in and have a look around.To our right is the living room. And what aliving rooml A piano, stereo set, and color televisionprovide plertty of entertainment. Theeye-catchers in this room, however, are the fireplaceand the trophy case. Situated on oppositewalls, they add that something extra whichmakes the room complete. Next to the livingroom is the dining room. The beauty of thered-brick walls is enhanced by the dark mahoganytables and matching captain's chairs. Alsoin this room are two smaller trophy cases andthe chapter's other stereo set. On weekends thedining room is easily converted into an area fordancing. You cannot have a dining room withouta kitchen, and ours is a cook's dream. It issparkling new and has all the latest equipment,including an automatic dishwasher. Just off thedining room is a small pantry which the brothersuse for snacks—complete with stove, refrigerator,and sink.Back down the hallway and to the right isMom's room. Mom, or Mrs. Mac as many of uscall her, is our housemother—Mrs. Ann Mc­Corkindale. Ask her how she likes her small"apartment" complete with bedroom, livingroom, kitchenette, and bath and she will answerwith her Scottish accent, "Just fine!"Before looking at the individual rooms, let'sgo downstairs. The chapter room fills most ofthe basement and provides plenty of space forchapter meetings. In addition, we find threesmall storage rooms and a very handy laundryroom. Upstairs let us look at one of the 48study-bedrooms. This is where our house differsfrom most fraternity houses. Each man hasquarters all to himself. This proves to be a verygood arrangement for studying. One does notbother his roommate simply because he doesnot have a roommate. Because there is only oneman per room, he finds that he has more thanenough space for clothes, books, record players,and even aquariums. There is a large deskwith three bookshelves above it. The rooms arewell-illuminated with fluorescent lights abovethe bed and running the length of the desk.Considerable storage and drawer space is builtin below the bed, which is raised three andone-half feet above the floor for just this purpose.The house is valued at nearly $500,000, andis owned by Case Institute of 'Technology. Ofthis, $60,000 was contributed by our house corporation;consequently, the house corporationno longer has the equity to aid the chapter as ithas in the past. It is hoped that our alumni canhelp us out of this situation by donating to usthrough the Case Housing fund. President T.Keith Glennan of Case has stated that he hopesall such donations will be supplements to normaldonations to the Case Alumni Fund. Allsuch donations are deductible as gifts on in-A CORNER OF THE BROTHERS' FAVORITE ROOM•W » Sv7,.