Last on the Row No More!

We have known for a while that we will be getting a new house, but it was not until Monday that we received the details of our renovation.  The head of the Housing Corporation joined us in our Chapter Meeting to tell us about our brand new house due to be ready for Fall of 2014!

Perhaps the most exciting news we received is that we will have the opportunity to stay in our current house during the rebuild because the Chi O house will be moving to a new spot—the faculty house lot two houses down. Our big move is bittersweet, as the Chi O house has been on the same lot since our chapter’s instatement almost 100 years ago.  Nevertheless, the entire chapter received the information with overwhelming joy!

Since I had the privilege of living in the house this year, I will be one of three people to have the opportunity to live in both the old house and the new house.  As a sophomore planning to live in the sorority house for the rest of my time at SMU, I am especially excited that I will never have to live in one of the musky Panhellenic houses like most sororities do when they are getting their houses redone. 

While there are many things I will miss about the old house, I will definitely miss the pit the most.  “The Pit,” as its fondly known by the girls who live in the house, is an area on the first floor with two conjoining rooms under the stairs in the Chi O house.  This is where I currently reside.  Even thought the windows are bared, the closet is small, and the shower doesn’t drain, it is by far my favorite place to be in the house.  Given, this is mostly because of the amazing group of girls who live there with me, but it is where I have the best late night conversation, naps, and memories.

I do get to live in the old house for another year, so I guess it is premature to start thinking about leaving it.  I still get another year to find a new favorite spot and have even more awesome times with the best girls around!  And that concludes my deep thoughts rant.

XO Love and Mine,

Kat