FRATERNITY HOUSING CORPORATION
A Legacy for Learning S
ince its 2010 founding, the Fraternity Housing Corporation has partnered with the Fraternity to provide safe, competitive and attractive housing to Alpha Gams across the country. In the past 11 years, the FHC has served nearly 100 chapters of all sizes and situations. You may be surprised to learn, but the Fraternity is not the FHC's only partner.
The FHC has collaborated with the Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation to fund educational spaces throughout a number of FHC homes. These spaces help members learn, grow and prioritize their education. Fundraising partnerships—known as Educational Area Grant Campaigns—seamlessly blend the missions of both the Foundation and FHC and result in a cohesive collaboration. Whenever the FHC constructs a new home or renovates a house, the property can be given one of two designations: educational areas and non-educational areas. Tax-deductible donations can then be made to support the financial cost of building educational spaces within these homes. Whether a 32-member study room with white boards and a projector or an 8-person projectstyle study room with a conference table and chairs, the FHC and Foundation work together to fund these spaces through the support of generous alumnae from the chapter. Raised funds can also be used to provide internet hardware, fire safety equipment in designated areas and educational furniture such as desks and chairs for member bedrooms. In recent new builds, the desks are designed to provide charging capabilities for tablets, computers and phones. EAG Campaigns span five years and The total amount of gifts can be given a gift can be pledged so the donation amount throughout that time. is given across years or The FHC and the months rather than all Foundation currently at once. have open campaigns at Beta Beta-North Dakota State University and Epsilon-University of Kentucky. GOOD TO KNOW:
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Each FHC facility includes as much space as possible that can be used to study and further educational pursuits. While tables and chairs are an obvious necessity, couches or comfortable furniture are available for those who prefer to lounge while studying. Where possible, the FHC includes whiteboards for brainstorming or solving a difficult problem. Meant to be a quiet area, study spaces are often removed from other areas of the house or are separated by a set of thick doors to keep the volume at a minimum inside.
A themes is chosen for each campaign and represent something meaningful to the chapter. The Beta Beta theme, “Heart & Home," was chosen to remind members the new house— completed in 2019—is now where the heart is. Epsilon's theme, “My New Kentucky Home,” references a song from the mid-1800s that is frequently played at football games by the university's marching band. It is a nod to the "old home" underneath the extensive renovations that were completed this spring. One of the most rewarding aspects of each campaign is engaging alumnae in the fundraising process. Alumnae are encouraged to give gifts— individually or as a group—and gifts of a certain amount qualify for naming opportunities.
While all money raised goes toward educational spaces, naming opportunities for rooms are not limited to study spaces and are available throughout the chapter facility. For example, a group of young alumnae from Epsilon donated $250 each to the Epsilon EAG Campaign and their names will be displayed on a plaque outside the mail room. To launch the Epsilon EAG Campaign, alumnae were invited to tour the chapter facility while it was still under construction. More than 50 alumnae attended and signed a bare wall to leave their literal mark within the house before drywall was installed. As the house had been under construction since
