There is also a smaller house on Friendly Lane that Alpha Phi plans to connect to the other property to create one big house. Construction is scheduled to start next year, said Becky Chen, Alpha Phi’s director of finance.
Cayla Stauffer, a sophomore exercise and sport science major who accepted a bid from Alpha Phi Wednesday, said she is excited for the house to be completed.
“They showed us the new designs and everything and what it’s going to look like when construction’s finished,” she said. “It’s cool that we’ll get to live in an old house that meant a lot to someone else.”
Chen said Alpha Phi is not yet allowed to put their letters on the house.
“We’re in the process of getting everything approved (by the Town of Chapel Hill),” she said. “... And we’re in the initial steps of it, so technically we can’t put our letters on the house, but it’s our property.”
Chen said the chapter is having members pay a one-time fee for the house and is getting help from Alpha Phi International to finance the properties.
Having a house provides Alpha Phi with new opportunities they did not have last year, Chen said.
“It allows a lot of us to bond with a lot of the different sisters,” she said. “We now have one big meeting place where we can all be together.”
