Backyard Wall & Basketball court repaired

 

Summer 2013- the back wall was repaired, repainted along with re-mounting the backboard and repainted the basketball court.  Came out great!

Attic Insulated

In May 2013, we finally cleaned out the attic and had a contractor install 12" of blown-in insulation.

The old wood floor (if you can call it that) was torn up and the undergrads removed it from the attic and disposed of it.  It was quite a pile of debris! The ceiling joists were extended up to support the new floor and the insulation went in flush with the top.  We then installed 13 sheet of plywood for the new floor that will provide storage and roof access.

New Epoxy floors completed in basement

 In March 2013, we contracted with a professional company to come in and install epoxy floors in the basement. The result is fantastic, and we expect the floors to last virtually forever.

 

Shrimp and Beer - 2013

Our annual party will be on Saturday March 23, 2013

Mr. Calabrese passes on...

We were sad to learn that our long time neighbor Mr. Charles Calarese, passed away on November 12, 2012 at the age of 99 years old. We know him as "the nice guy next door" who, for the entire time we have been at 837Hudson St, has never complained of our shenanigans...and always had kind things to say about our fraternity.

He has lived on Hudson St since 1957, and was a self-employed barber. We will miss him.

New Transom Window installed over inside Front Door

 

October 2012

The window above the interior front door was falling apart, and was removed for repair.  Further analysis showed that it was beyond repair so a new window was designed and installed.  The person who did the stained glass is Steve Genualdi from Stained Glass Gallery in Morristown NJ. When I sent him the artwork for the new design, he quickly identified as Phi Sigma Kappa.  To my surprise, he told me that he is a Phi Sig from Quinnipiac University!  Twenty years ago, he also repaired our oval window on the 2nd floor stair which today is in great shape! (side note- the wood frame on the outside of this oval window was repaired and repainted 2 years ago).

If any alumnus, or class would like to donate the cost of this new window, the cost is $ 650.

Contact Ed Giacobbe for donation details at edgiacobbe@yahoo.com or 908 672 1254

Chimneys Repaired December 2011

Iota Assoc has contracted NJ Certified Roofing to repair the 3 chimneys on the roof. All 3 were re-pointed / repaired and 2 of the 3 were capped with aluminum as they are no longer in service.

We had some mysterious leaks that were thought to be originating from the roof. We were correct with this assumption as the mysterious leaks have vanished...