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senior writer PATRICK W1ETECHA
Zeta Beta Tau and the Department
of Student Life are having a small disagreement.
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ly March, when they initiated five people
into the newest of USC's social
fraternities. Once a USC fraternity,
the group was banned from campus,
according to Martin Streett, the new
group's chapter advisor.
But with just over a month until
students come back to campus looking
for groups to join, Zeta Beta Tau, which
now has 19 members, still hasn't been
officially recognized as an organization
or by the University's Inner Fraternity
Council (IFC).
"We're now struggling to exist and
seeking the same recognition as others,"
said Streett. "We really don't
desire to be like every fraternity at
USC."
In fact, Streett and the members
of Zeta Beta Tau don't desire to asso
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ber of the fraternity. "We really doi
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ing to stand out and not be like the ot
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doesn't want to be a member of tl
IFC, they can not be recognized by tl
Department of Student Life as a sod
fraternity because of the policies
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dent Handbook and Policy Guide.
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Beta Tau to become an official Gre<
fraternity, they must first become i
official organization of Student Li
and then must be voted in by the IF'
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gs said no communication has be*
made to the office of Greek Life by ai
member of Zeta Beta Tau. The on
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ti- Jason Hamilton, Zeta Beta Te
president, agrees. He feels not joinii
! d the IFC will possibly rid Zeta Beta Te
ip of a typical fraternity stereotype.
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g. lot of reservations about frats," Ham
Ik ton said. "We don't want to be involve
with the IFC. I think the Greek sy
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ft the best interest of not only the enti]
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editor in chief ROSALIND HARVE
In the May meeting of the 1
Board of Trustees, three propert;
quisitions with a total cost of $9.77
lion on 300 Sumter, 730 Devine
1600 Hampton streets were appro
According to Charles Jeffcoat
director of Buildings and Grounds
USC Development Foundation
already purchased 300 Sumter Si
and 730 Devine Street, and these
properties will be bought from the f
dation for upcoming projects.
Jeffcoat said the Sumter Stree
quisition will be bought from the f
dation for $290,000. This is the
posed site for the development of G
housing. Housing Maintenance Res
funds will funds this project.
"This acquisition is requestec
cause the property is in the cent
property currently owned by the
versify," Jeffcoat said.
The 300 Sumter Street site has 1
and metal structures that will ha^
: be demolished before the propc
- Greek housing can be constructed,
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said.
According to Hamilton, all the necessary
forms were sent to Rick Gant,
Coordinator of Student Life Programs,
and Zeta Beta Tau is awaiting word
on the decision of Student Life. Gant,
however, said the application and petition
must be revised in order to make
lu Zeta Beta Tau's application file comig
plete due to a decrease in membership,
tu Although Zeta Beta Tau can not be
recognized as a social fraternity witha
out participating in the IFC, they
A" can be recognized as an organization
^ if they turn in all necessary forms and
s~ the forms are completed correctly.
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plication file had not been completed
n according to Gant. Streett however
re says all the required forms will be sent
a in so Zeta Beta Tau can participate in
rush with the rest of USC on August
o- 23-28. Their rush will be held off camut
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T The Devine Street acquisition h
an appraised value of $535,000 and w
be purchased from the foundation f
y ac" $480,000, he said. This property has j
m^" existing office building that conta
and about 13,803 square feet of gross buil
?ved. ing area
, the -pbe proposed use of this proper
> the js to provide space for grant/resear
has programs and is to be funded with I
"reet stitutional Funds.
,tw0 The third of the land acquisitio;
oun" approved by the board was 1600 Ham
ton Street, current site of the BellSou
ac" State Headquarters complex.
According to Jeffcoat, BellSouth ai
Pro. the university are in a proposed sale/d
r nation agreement. The building ai
,erve land site will be offered to the unive
,, sity at a lower price than the mark
lbe: value.
The acquisition will include 161
Hampton Street, the adjacent fr
nick story Par^n? SaraSe containing 21
^ spaces and the adjacent three story a
} g ^ nex building. The main office buildii
j of the complex is eight stories with
full basement with an approxima
square feet total of 253,234, Jeffcoi
said.
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and the plans will approved by a university
board.
In addition, all must have at least
20 beds and will be required to have a
houseperson to supervise the house.
Brewer said he doesn't expect the
greek organizations to separate themselves
from the rest of the student body,
but he does foresee a change in relationships
between the groups.
"I think it'll be a challenge for governance
between the groups," Brewer
said. "It's natural now. Cohesion within
the system will be the most challenging."
Budgeting will be another challenge.
While regular campus fees include water,
cable and electricity, the greek
groups who live in the houses will have
to contend with mortgage payments
and other bills.
They will also have to make thenown
arrangements for maintenance services.
The current sorority residence hall
underwent renovations during the summer.
Groups who don't want to move into
a house will still have the option of
Greek housing.
ion on land
as "The benefits of the acquisition in^
elude continued master plan developer
an ment, consolidation of support funcin
tions ways from the core of campus and
relief of demand for core campus parkty
ing," Jeffcoat said. "Other benefits inelude
additional net square feet for acan
demic functions, vacating leased
ns facilities and the potential to demolish
5" older buildings with high maintenance."
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The board approved the request to
id purchase the BellSouth Headquarters
complex with the exception that the
?r- overall budget not exceed $9 million.
et The project will be funded with Insti30
tution/Revenue Bonds.
ye The board also approved a $10 mil^
lion budget for the construction of a
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50,000 square foot addition to the exa
isting School of Public Health located
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at on the Horseshoe at the corner of
Sumter and Greene streets.
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