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Sprinkler System
As many of you know, because of new Wisconsin Laws ALL fraternity and sorority houses are going to require sprinkler systems starting in January 2014. This means even a small house like the one Zeta Zeta calls home needs one.
While we believe this makes sense for a large house with many residents, for a house of seven it doesn't make sense to require that of us, but not the other hundreds of almost identical houses in the UWM area housing 6-8 residents in very similar layouts. We are reaching out to local and state lawmakers to attempt to alter the law to something more reasonable as the current law does not allow for any grandfathering of older homes.
We are also looking into estimates for installing the sprinkler system and what it would take given the age and stability of the house we estimate that it will cost us somewhere in the ballpark of 60k.
We have talked about different options including selling the house, remodeling and tearing down and rebuilding, and while it is not the optimal choice, a remodel with a fire system is our best option right now. As such we have kicked off a major fundraising effort to start raising money on multiple fronts.
We understand that our alumni relations have not been strong and we cannot rely on asking for money to reach the goal, and as such we are starting off with multiple smaller scale initiatives which will go a long way in reaching our goal.
Our main source will be running concession stands at events such as the Bradley Center and Alpine Valley. These events are open to Tekes active and alumni, as well as friends and family that have gone through the training program given by the Bradley Center and Alpine Valley.
Another source will be donating a small monthly amount of your choice into a savings account run by the Board of Advisors. A few people giving this way can add up quickly. Frater Tom O'Rourke has been giving $15 every month to the account for over a year now, which comes to 180 by himself. If 30 Fraters participate at this same level we could increase the account by $5400 a year. While also not enough to reach the goal by itself, it can be a huge help in getting there.
In January 2013 the state legislature will be able to look at this issue again and may allow small fraternity and sorority houses the ability to continue functioning as they do. If this does happen we will revisit our plans for the future and we may be able to extend the time frame for a more elaborate plan to address the next 40 years of the chapter.
Feb 9th Sprecher Event
We had a great event at Sprecher, It kicked off with Frater Eric Edwards welcoming everyone who came, followed by Fraters Gebauer and O'Rourke talking about the house efforts and sprinkler system that we may be forced to install in 2014. Frater Gebauer then went into talking about the revitalization of the Alumni Association and put a call out for at least 4 interested alumni with some free time to get the effort moving, asking for 2 events per year, one the friday before RCB, and the other sometime during the year with two alumni newsletters as well.