Big Changes at the House bringing $500K in renovations
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A quick update on the state of the house. An agreement has been set with Cornell to “reset” the house, as proposed in March of 2025. As part of this agreement, the Directors have accepted the “sharing” of the house with Cornell to help them with a 300 bed shortfall. In return for this, there will be approximately $500,000 worth of renovations to get the house up to snuff with regard to Cornell standard dormitory protocol. The cost of these renovations will be split 50/50 between Cornell and the Epsilon. Further, Cornell will be shouldering the annual operating cost of the house, which can run as high as $75-100K/annum. The renovations commenced immediately upon the signing of the agreement and will proceed with a target completion date of August 14…move in date August 15. As part of this agreement, the Cornell students will be allowed access to the dining room, pantry, main foyer, all bedrooms, sitting room and living room- there will be no access to the kitchen, basement, card room, Oliphant suite and library. The Oliphant suite may be used as an RA residence or possible staff residence if it is indeed utilized.