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GREEK VILLAGE PHASE II In fall 2019, the University of Central Arkansas broke ground on Greek Village Phase II, continuing progress on building a community that accommodates the needs of campus fraternities and sororities through housing, chapter room spaces and common-use spaces. Greek Village Phase I opened in August 2015 and included residences for the five sororities of the Panhellenic Council and a National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) Sorority Complex. Phase II includes Interfraternity Council (IFC) houses for Sigma Tau Gamma, Sigma Nu and Pi Kappa Alpha, along with an NPHC Fraternity Complex that will house meeting spaces and chapter rooms for Alpha Phi Alpha, Kappa Alpha Psi, Omega Psi Phi and Phi Beta Sigma.
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Each fraternity house will be approximately 7,365 square feet and will include 11 bedrooms, a chapter room, living room, study room and kitchen, with other amenities specific to the current and future needs of the individual fraternities. The NPHC Fraternity Complex will be located adjacent to the NPHC Sorority Complex and will include 4,730 square feet of chapter rooms and other features to support the meeting and event needs of each chapter. The new IFC fraternity houses and NPHC complex are situated on Donaghey and College avenues, near UCA’s existing sorority houses and NPHC Sorority Complex. Architects for the project include WER Architects/ Planners and H+N Architects. Nabholz Construction is the general contractor for the project.
UCA will lease the fraternity houses from the UCA Foundation, and UCA will maintain and operate the houses as residence halls. The UCA Foundation, along with private donor support from Greek alumni, parents and students, made this project possible. Some of the primary areas of focus for Greek organizations include scholarship and service. Currently, more than 1,000 students are members of the Greek community at UCA, with a cumulative 3.24 GPA for the spring 2019 semester. Last year, UCA Greeks participated in more than 800 volunteer projects, donated more than $42,000 in philanthropic support and logged more than 11,000 hours in community service.
