OU Beta Theta Pi’s Record-Setting House Must Be Seen To Be Believed
After the largest capital campaign in the history of U.S. fraternities raised around $11 million, the Oklahoma Beta Theta Pi chapter house has opened its doors to Norman’s new happiest residents. Prepare to be jealous.
In a press release sent out on Saturday, OU Beta described the renovations.
From Beta Theta Pi Corporation of Oklahoma:
The original chapter house, designed by architect Harold Gimeno in the Italian Renaissance Revival style and completed in 1928, consisted of approximately 16,000 square feet.
The newly renovated chapter house, designed by architect Michael Hall of G2H Architects, consists of approximately 36,000 square feet (more than double the size of the original house). Consistent with its inclusion in the National Registry of Historic Places, the renovated chapter house preserves the iconic limestone façade of the 1928 chapter house.
The new accommodations are truly unique as compared to those offered by other fraternities at OU and across the nation. These include beds for 90, a dining hall for 120, a study hall with tiered, fixed seating for 75 that rivals any classroom on campus, 5 private, soundproof study rooms, a recreational room with 5 flat screen TVs, a commercial-grade kitchen and food service facility, wireless internet, a basketball court, a covered patio, and an outdoor grill area.
Sound cool? It looks even better.
Referring to bringing a girl back as “giving her a history lesson.” TFM.
So much room for activities!
This lecture hall looks nicer than 90% of the university classrooms I’ve ever been in.
I can’t even imagine how easy rush must have been for these guys this year. Stealing kids from Beta this year must’ve been more difficult than telling time in a casino.
The fraternity house game has just been stepped up, and we’re all witnesses..
[via Beta Theta Pi Corporation of Oklahoma]
Images via Beta Theta Pi Corporation of Oklahoma
Hardest part about a new house is making sure you dont get a bunch of flat brim, tank, and hightop wearing cali bruhs. Everyone wants to rush and you gotta sift through so much shit. Also, that grill is cool
10 years ago at 10:42 amSo, no built in gun safe?
10 years ago at 10:45 amSomething tells me that not a lot of studying will be happening in those soundproof study rooms.
10 years ago at 10:53 amYeah, bro, let’s rage in the study room when we now have an $11M house to rage in
10 years ago at 11:27 amI assumed he was talking about very loud and vigorous sex
10 years ago at 11:43 amOr a fair amount of “pledge education”
10 years ago at 5:52 pmAnyone else on the iPhone app getting a pop up box every ten fucking seconds to turn on your Bluetooth so TFM can connect to your Bluetooth devices?
10 years ago at 10:55 amI stand corrected. Maybe every 3 seconds.
10 years ago at 11:09 amYes. I tweeted the app guy about it.
10 years ago at 11:14 amSeconded. Shit’s annoying and it won’t even let me connect to my Yeti…
10 years ago at 11:15 amHe didn’t motion for anything.
10 years ago at 11:19 amDownloading the TFM app, NF.
10 years ago at 11:33 amMost people use the app, brother
10 years ago at 5:28 pmBREAKING NEWS: All Betas at other colleges officially apply to transfer to OU next semester
10 years ago at 11:01 amYeah, it’s pretty cool.
10 years ago at 11:07 am90% of the classrooms you’ve ever been in being any room with your laptop in front of you. TDeVryM
10 years ago at 11:16 amIt’s gonna be awkward hucking darts in that nice of a common room
10 years ago at 11:18 amToo bad literally no one likes the guys
10 years ago at 11:22 amLol what? They are the top house on campus: great leadership and philanthropy, and the best grades 3 years in a row. Can’t top them
10 years ago at 12:00 pmThis is a lie and Sigep is top house.beta was and then they didn’t have a house for a billion years while remodeling and now they are meh
10 years ago at 12:11 pmWhat does BoomerSoonerBabe18 say after sex?
“Are all you guys in the same house?”
10 years ago at 12:31 pmOn a losing streak today.
10 years ago at 3:05 pmOozma can’t get enough of beta.. Heard she’ll give you dome if you let her come over
10 years ago at 8:28 pmThe OU Betas have consistently turned out great guys. How about instead of taking shots you give them props for being one the few fraternity houses that makes the rest of the Greek system at OU look so good. Never burned down their house, never killed a pledge or member, never raped or gone racists, paralyzed a party-goer, or got busted for selling cocaine out of the house. They have won grades twice as many times as the next top three house combined. Those “try-hard’ guys just keep perpetuating the old saying “girls can go date a ____, but they marry a Beta.” They don’t need you to like them, they still going to crank out just as many doctors and lawyers.
Also, that grill and side-court basketball court are pretty freaking sweet btw.
10 years ago at 1:06 pmBeta is irrelevant. They win grades and thats it, everyone at OU including them fudges their rosters so they can post the best GPA. No one knows what their philanthropy is. They are not involved with intramural. Plenty of houses haven’t done these heinous things that you mention such as Sig Ep and Lambda (the other “top houses”) not to mention the plethora of middle tier houses that are productive. They have rich alumni thats it, they are stuck up pricks. They were entirely MIA last year without a house because people only like them now for their house, not because of the guys.
10 years ago at 3:55 pmWow… see we don’t get fooled by the act that everyone puts on for formal rush and take jackass’s like this guy^ no bid
10 years ago at 5:21 pmWe know where the Sorostitutes are headed.
10 years ago at 11:38 amExcept not
10 years ago at 11:44 amThat’s because you weren’t invited amongst the thirstiest of the sorostitutes
10 years ago at 11:46 amWait you do know how frat parties work right?
10 years ago at 12:09 pmI’ve got a pretty good idea how they usually end for you.
10 years ago at 1:33 pmMaking implications about a females sexual activity, TFM.
10 years ago at 3:00 pm