Lambda Chi Alpha History of Kappa-Omega Zeta

206 Military Street - G T A House: 1924-29, 1938-41

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1925 - Photo from yearbook	()	2002 - scheduled for demolition

This modest stucco house witnessed some of the most important events in the early days of the chapter. This is the home into which the Q.T. Club moved, announcing their existence to the campus in 1924. The fraternity still lived here in 1928 when chartered, and the QKN ritual for chapter installation was held here. The chapter moved to Estil Court soon thereafter, most likely before the Oct. '29 stock market crash, but definitely by fall '30.

QKN returned to this home in the late 1930's while recovering from the effects of the Depression which was still going on. They were still here in 1939 when the Union with LCA occurred. Thus this was the first Georgetown house to bear the letters "LCA" and to host KW's first LCA initiation ritual. The chapter moved out around 1940-41.

Since most of the time spent by the fraternity here was as a local, it was referred to as the "Gamma Tau Alpha House" by most brothers before WWII.

Estil Court - QKN House: 1930-1937?

For the past thirty years or so, this house has been called the "old KD House", as it was occuppied by the Kappa Delta sorority in the 60's and perhaps earlier. However, our brothers from before WWII refer to it as the "Theta Nu House", since this is where Kentucky-Alpha of QKN lived most of its eleven years of existence.

At this time not much is known by this editor about this house or this time period, but hopefully that will change over the next year. Dudley Glass, Jr., a brother from the 1960's has stated that his father, Dudley Glass, Sr., a brother from the early 1930's, ONLY remembers this house as the "Theta Nu" house (he doesn't remember Military street at all).

At this time I believe QKN moved in about 1929, and may have been briefly "homeless" when moving out around 1937 before returning to Military Street.

Jackson Street: 1941-42

The chapter moved into this house sometime in 1940-41. However it was empty by the end of the spring semester 1942, as all brothers had left college due to the country's entrance into WWII on Dec. 7, 1941. This house is currently occupied by the College's Department of Business.

Main Street - The LCA VFW: 1946-1950

When active brothers and pledges returned from WWII in 1946, the fraternity had no house since no brothers had been on campus for four years. Campus housing was more than overflowing with the huge influx of young veterans returning from the war. When the chapter officers approached the dean of students about acquiring/renting a house, this one was offered IF they could fill it with men quickly.

That turned out to be no problem. Within a few weeks there were over forty brothers and pledges in the house, all but one a war veteran. The chapter rented this house until they were able to purchase another, just across and down the street, about four years later.

529 Main Street - The "Old Lambda Chi House": 1950-1971

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This house was occupied by the chapter around 1950 and served as the chapter's home until 1971. Since there are so few brothers remaining from before 1950, almost all brothers today think of this house when referring to the "old Lambda Chi" house.

In the 1960's the house fell into such disrepair that the upper floors were condemned so that fewer than twenty brothers could live here. The fund-raising effort started by LCA eventually blossomed into the idea of an entire new "South Campus" housing complex at the college, including on-campus housing for all fraternities and sororities, a dream realized in 1971.

This house is currently occupied by the family of active brother John Cyrus, whose family has graciously opened their private home for tours by alumni and actives on the morning of Homecoming for the past few years. Many of the paintings and graffiti from its time as a "frat house" remain, especially in the basement.

Hollyhock Lane - The newest and longest serving: 1971-present

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The fraternity moved into this house in 1971, realizing a dream held for many years of acquiring a new home large enough to house all or most of the brothers (not to mention all-heated rooms!). Designed as a mini-dorm, it houses up to forty men in twenty two-man rooms on the second and third floors. The first floor includes a foyer, formal living room, and the recently dedicated "LaRue Lounge", as well as a small kitchen and an apartment for a "house mom" or "resident director".

Legally the fraternity owns the first floor while the college owns the second and third, an agreement made before construction began whereby the fraternity paid 1/3 of the cost and the College the remainder. The agreement gives brothers first choice at living in the upstairs rooms, but the College fills any vacant rooms with non-members, usually freshmen.