Turning a Four-Year Experience into a Lifelong One

What do you remember most about your collegiate fraternity experience? What were the best times, the most meaningful? Was it the football tailgate? Homecoming? Maybe Spring Break or that intramural championship? Or were the best times, the most memorable and formative times, the ones you spent in your chapter house talking, connecting, sharing, and caring for and with your brothers or sisters? We think we know the answer.

Closing Time

Packing bags and waving goodbye does not a house closing make. As we all know, there’s so much more to it than that. For students to leave on a high note and for the home to be fully prepared for summer, it’s critically important we have a detailed plan. This includes clarity in terms of what we need to learn as students move out, precise steps to secure the home post student departure, and how to properly prepare the facility for “off season” projects such as upgrades and renovations. Below we’ve detailed a timeline and tasks list to assist with the process, so we all have a better understanding of the importance and fundamentals of preparing the chapter house for summer.