Housing
Housing Resources
All files will open with Microsoft Word or Excel. Questions or comments – andy.longo@delts.net
Fire Preparedness
- Fire Sprinkler Retrofit Guide - For Fraternity Houses
- Holiday Decoration Guidelines
- Candles - Information Bulletin
- Smoking in the Shelter - Informational Bulletin
- House and Building Fires Fact Sheet
- Fire Deaths Since 2000 - UPDATED
- A compilation of the incidents identified since January 1, 2000 that have resulted in deaths in student housing fires. This compilation covers all three classifications of student housing (residence halls, off-campus and Greek). From: The Center for Campus Fire Safety
House and Property Management
- Functions of the House Corporation
- Roles and Responsibilities of the House Corporation
- The Commandments of Financial Management
- House Corporation Yearly Tasks - A To Do List
- Specific Duties of a House Corporation - Checklist of Success
- Welcome Letter to Parents of Members from the House Corporation
- Trespass Warning Letter
- Important Contacts Template - for posting in shelter
- Professional Property Management Services Overview
- Conducting a Property Audit
- Move In/Out Condition Report (opens in Excel)
- Move In/Out Condition Report (Revised)
- Equipment Replacement Schedule - NEW!
House Corporation Finances
- Financial Worksheets (opens in Excel)
- Chapter Budget (opens in Excel)
- Chapter House Finances
- Budget and Cash Flow
- Building Equity for a Down Payment
- Promissory Notes
- Collections
- Collection Letters to Members
- Collecting Rent
House Corporation Legal Issues
- House Corporation Legal Checklist
- Form 990
- 501c Status
- Fair Labor Standards Act Opinion - House Mothers
Disaster Preparedness
Documents open in PDF - Information provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency - FEMA or the American Red Cross.
- Surviving the Storm – A Guide to Hurricane Preparedness
- Extreme Heat Fact Sheet
- Terrorism
- Thunderstorms and Lightening Fact Sheet
- Against the Wind, Protecting Your Home from Hurricane Wind Damage
- Are You Ready for a Flood or a Flash Flood?
- Are You Ready for a Hurricane?
- Are you Ready for a Thunderstorm?
- Are you Ready for a Tornado?
- Are you Ready for a Heat Wave?
- Are you Ready for an Earthquake?
- Winter Storms
For more information, visit the following sites:
Manuals
Opening and Closing the House
- Opening the Shelter in the Fall
- Preparing the Shelter for Fall Opening
- Closing the Shelter for Thanksgiving
- Preparing the Shelter for Winter
- Winter Break Checklist - How to Prepare - NEW
- Preparing the Shelter for Spring
- Closing the Shelter in the Summer - UPDATED
- Summer Closing - Kirklin & Company (PDF)
- Why you must guard against freezing pipes?
Kitchens
- Cooks
- Food Services Contract - Courtesy of the Beta Pi (Northwestern) House Corporation
House Mothers/Directors
- House Mother Contract
- House Mother and Director Guidelines
- House Director (graduate student) Job Description
Leases/Contracts
- Sample Lease
- Sample Lease Between House Corporation and Chapter
- Sample Lease with Individual
- Lease Addendum - Drug and Criminal Activity Not Permitted
- Waiver of Liability
Inspections
Sample House Corporation Bylaws
Policies
- Smoking
- Property Managers
- House Rules
- Assessing Damages to Resident Rooms
- Damage and Maintenance Policy
- Damage Deposits and Room Inspection Policy
Presentations
- The 21st Century Student, Strategies and Opportunities - presented at the 2004
- Karnea Fundamentals of a Capital Campaign - UPDATED - presented at the 2006 Karnea
- House Corporation Best Practices - NEW - presented at the 2006 Karnea
- Trends in Fraternity Housing; What does the Future Hold? - NEW - presented at the 2006 Karnea by Treanor Architects
Both presentations open in Powerpoint.
Contact Director of Residential Life Andy L. Longo for additional presentations on the following topics:
- Delta Tau Delta Housing Operations
- The Current State of Fraternity Housing
- The Delta Tau Delta Housing Loan Program