Sigma Phi Epsilon - Purdue University

CHAPTER HOUSE RENOVATION Life Safety and Modernization n Add security system and fire suppressant system n Replace electric and plumbing throughout n Add air conditioning n New commercial kitchen n Add elevator Enhanced Fraternal Experience n Create lounge on second floor with access to veranda n Gut north portion of house and reconfigure all rooms n Excavate under women's bathroom and front porch for new social room n Remodel Bum Room into movie theater and classroom with theater seats Residential Learning Community n Remove south addition and rebuild, adding 14 feet n Add house director suite with living room on first floor n Add university classroom space and professor's office n Eliminate cold-air dorm, adding shared suites with private bathrooms n Tear off and raise roof to allow for larger usable footprint n Add IT system Leadership and Scholarship Endowment n Attendance at Carlson Leadership Academies n Attendance at biennial National Conclaves n Ruck Leadership Institute n Quest to Greece n Life aer College for all graduating seniors n Future expansion of academic and development scholarships 4 Project Priorities and Highlights Preliminary Budget e following is a preliminary cost estimate to renovate 690 Waldron Street. is will include a total renovation of the original north end of the property and a tear down and new construction of the south end of the property ('60s addition). Hard costs General conditions $300,000 Demolition/excavation $400,000 Concrete $150,000 Masonry $300,000 Metals $160,000 Carpentry $440,000 Moisture protection $400,000 Doors/windows $350,000 Finishes $480,000 Equipment/furnishings 4400,000 Mechanical $1,500,000 Electrical $900,000 Utilities/sitework $120,000 Total hard costs $5,900,000 So costs 1,500,000 Leadership/Scholarship endowment $1,000,000 Total cost $8,400,000 So costs include professional fees, loose furnishings and equipment, landscaping, utility service, hazardous material abatement, and contingencies. "e return of Indiana Alpha to Purdue will require that we complete a long over- due renovation of our house at 690 Walden. e lifestyles and needs of college students today are very different from 50 years ago. Cold-air dorms are a thing of the past and the demands on our plumbing and electrical infrastructure are extensive. Our top competitors have all done major ren- ovations in the past five years. Our successful return requires major changes and upgrades." – Norm Nabhan '71 "e house itself embodies the spirit of 690 Waldron, and is worthy of a major reno- vation project. Recapturing the beauty and functionality of the Great Hall, while giving it a necessary update and upgrade, will be fun to see. ere is a lot of history in our Indiana Alpha Chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon. is is an important project to keep that legacy alive for generations to come." – Mike Davis '77

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