Housing
Housing Resources
All files will open with Microsoft Word or Excel. Questions or comments – andy.longo@delts.net
Fire Safety
- Fire Sprinkler Retrofit Guide for Fraternity Houses
- Holiday Decoration Guidelines
- Candles
- Smoking in the Shelter
- House and Building Fires Fact Sheet
- Fire Fatality Data (from The Center for Campus Fire Safety)
- Campus Fires (2000-2008)
- Fraternity/Sorority House Fire Data & Research - March 2002 (from The Center for Campus Fire Safety)
- Questions to Ask Landlords About Fire Safety (from The Center for Campus Fire Safety)
- Safe Housing Fact Sheet (from The Center for Campus Fire Safety)
House and Property Management
- Renovate Right
- Functions of the House Corporation
- Roles and Responsibilities of the House Corporation
- The Commandments of Financial Management
- Good House Corporation Financial Practices
- House Corporation Yearly Tasks
- Specific Duties of a House Corporation
- Welcome Letter to Parents of Members from the House Corporation
- Trespass Warning Letter
- Important Contacts Template
- Professional Property Management Services Overview
- Conducting a Property Audit
- Move In/Out Condition Report (opens in Excel)
- Move In/Out Condition Report
- Equipment Replacement Schedule
- House Corporation Agenda and Minutes example
- Long Range Planning
- How Do I Form a House Corporation?
- Renovating the House - The Bid Process
- Delta Tau Delta Construction Guide
House Corporation Finances
- Financial Worksheets (opens in Excel)
- Chapter Budget (opens in Excel)
- Budget and Cash Flow
- Building Equity for a Down Payment
- Promissory Notes
- Collections
- Collection Letters to Members
- Collecting Rent
- Rent: Why Do We Charge So Little?
House Corporation Legal Issues
- House Corporation Legal Checklist
- 501c Status
- Fair Labor Standards Act Opinion - House Mothers
- IRS Tax Filing Requirements
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
- House Corporation Reference Guide (2008)
- Delta Tau Delta House Corporation Manual (1992)
- Kitchen Steward
- Shelter and Grounds Committee
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
- Preparing the Shelter for Spring
- Closing the Shelter in the Summer
- Summer Closing (PDF)
- Why you must guard against freezing pipes?
Kitchens
- Cooks
- Food Services Contract (sample)
House Mothers/Directors
- House Mother Contract
- House Mother and Director Guidelines
- House Director (graduate student) Job Description
- Live In Residency Policy
Leases/Contracts
- Sample Lease with Individual 1
- Sample Lease with Individual 2
- Sample Lease with Individual 3
- Sample Lease Between House Corporation and Chapter 1
- Sample Lease Between House Corporation and Chapter 2
- 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 - presented at the 2006 Karnea
- House Corporation Management and Success - presented at the 2008 Karnea
- Trends in Fraternity Housing; What does the Future Hold?
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