| Our House The Alpha Omicron Pi, Iota Sigma Chapter house is
located at 2007 Greeley Street, Ames, Iowa. Construction of the house was completed in
1969, making it one of the newer houses in the Iowa State Greek community.
The house provides a spacious and inviting environment for chapter members to live, study,
and conduct business. Some of the highlights of the house include:
- Living Room- This large formal
living room is complete with baby grand piano and fire place. This room is used for a
comfortable place to meet, talk, or enjoy at all times.
Dining Room- This
room is where the women take their meals. This room features a large number of round
dining tables and a large bay window.
- Snack Room- This convenient room
features a bistro table, microwave, pizza oven, coffee maker, refrigerator, and pop machine.
- Laundry Room- This room features
two washers, two driers, a large sink for hand washing, shelves for storing all detergent
and irons, a large ironing board and drying rack.
- TV Room- This room was also newly
remodeled. It is a great place for relaxing and features a TV, VCR,
DVD player and cable television
access.
- Study Room- This 24 hour quiet room
features tables and chairs and excellent lighting for a great study
place. The chapter also maintains test files and bulletin boards featuring helpful
study tips.
- Computer Lab- The lab features
several computers, a laser printer, scanner, CD burner, and wireless internet
access.
- Chapter Room- This very spacious
room is where we conduct business and meetings. It also has large tables and is very well
lit and can be used as an excellent place to study or draw.
- Bedrooms- The bedrooms on second
and third floors are where we live. These rooms feature bunk beds, large closets with
sliding doors, two desks, two dressers, ceiling fans, wireless high
speed Internet access and wired Internet access. New in 2006: All
rooms now have brand new bedroom furniture. Third floor rooms also have window seats.
Our chapter houses members two to a room to ensure optimal privacy and opportunity for
study.
- Moms Apartment- Our house
mother is a great asset to the house. She oversees a great deal of the function of the
house and takes a genuine interest in our lives and activities. She lives in an apartment
on the first floor and is there to help all members whenever she can.
- Meals- We receive catered meals for
lunch and dinner and have a continental breakfast of bagels, cereals, yogurt, juice, and
coffee in the mornings. On the weekends we have an open kitchen or often members go out to
eat together.
- Kitchen- Although our meals are
catered, we still have a need for a large kitchen that is used on the weekends and special
occasions. We have cooking equipment and a commercial dishwasher.
- Air Conditioning-
The first
floor and basement of the chapter house is air conditioned. This is a very nice feature during the
hot early fall and spring months.
- Cleaning Service- Our chapter has a
wonderful cleaning woman, Kim, who has been cleaning the common areas of the chapter house
for years.
- Parking Lot- Our house has a newly
expanded parking lot with 33 spots for use of members who meet grade and activity
requirements, as well as 3 visitor spots for our guests. We also have a new patio
complete with a brick walkway and new landscaping.
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