Petition to grant Sigma Kappa Upsilon’s requested 22 women live-out status this academic year of 2020-2021
This academic year of 2020-2021 the women of Sigma Kappa Upsilon are calling for live-out status to be granted to all 22 women who requested live-out on our advisor Susan Jones’s 2020-2021 housing survey sent to us on July 8th. Every woman who requested live-out on this form is gravely concerned for the health and safety of not only themselves but of every individual expected to live in the house this academic year.
We need the National Housing Corporation to recognize the risk that the high house capacity imposes on our chapter. This is not only a serious health and safety issue for girls with underlying health conditions or potential at-risk family members, but for healthy girls as well. This is a dangerous virus that NHC is willing to jeopardize us as members for financial reasons.
We expect NHC to recognize the competence of other chapters on the Oregon State University campus as they have lowered their house capacity to around 50% purely for the safety of their members. The measures NHC has announced to attempt to prevent the spread of the virus are ineffective and the house will remain a dangerous place for all women living in the house.
If all 22 girls are not offered live-out status allowing them to break their housing contract with NHC, our chapter will suffer greatly in years to come both financially and in our appeal. This could tarnish our legacy as alumni, potential members, and outside observers criticize the poorly handled situation.
We are firm in our stance that our NHC needs to see us as members, women, and ultimately people, urgent in our request to create a safe living environment for the 22 members requesting live-out, the 31 remaining girls to live in the chapter house, and ultimately our community.
Updates
July 19, 2020
The administration remains silent despite our constant outreach regarding these safety concerns. Call the regional NHC office today and demand they match the lower capacity standards of other campus houses. Send an email to the board members listed on our chapter page now.
July 19, 2020
The momentum behind our request for live-out status is growing because you are refusing to let the National Housing Corporation ignore our safety. Post this link to your Facebook timeline right now to keep the pressure on them. Call your local chapter representative and demand they match the safety standards set by other organizations on campus.
14 Comments
I am deeply concerned about the decision to keep the house at full capacity during a pandemic. It seems incredibly irresponsible to me to make decisions based on finances instead of the health and safety of your members. Reducing the live ins to a reasonable number to ensure adequate space and distancing seems the RIGHT thing to do.
Taking the steps to make sure our sisters are happy, healthy, safe, and comfortable is what it means to be a sigma kappa during this time
While we want to support the house, we also wanted to ensure the safety for all members in these times of uncertainty!
Live ins should not have to have increased fees due to others feeling safer to live out. It’s a pandemic and we are struggling to cover costs already due to the situation we are in!
House capacity should be reduced, members should not be required to live in if they feel unsafe or at risk, members should not be required to cover the 22 empty bed fees
This is a weird year! Exceptions need to be made.
Sorority members’ personal safety MUST be the top priority.
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Petition to grant Sigma Kappa Upsilon’s requested 22 women live-out status this academic year of 2020-2021
This academic year of 2020-2021 the women of Sigma Kappa Upsilon are calling for live-out status to be granted to all 22 women who requested live-out on our advisor Susan Jones’s 2020-2021 housing survey sent to us on July 8th. Every woman who requested live-out on this form is gravely concerned for the health and safety of not only themselves but of every individual expected to live in the house this academic year.
We need the National Housing Corporation to recognize the risk that the high house capacity imposes on our chapter. This is not only a serious health and safety issue for girls with underlying health conditions or potential at-risk family members, but for healthy girls as well. This is a dangerous virus that NHC is willing to jeopardize us as members for financial reasons.
We expect NHC to recognize the competence of other chapters on the Oregon State University campus as they have lowered their house capacity to around 50% purely for the safety of their members. The measures NHC has announced to attempt to prevent the spread of the virus are ineffective and the house will remain a dangerous place for all women living in the house.
If all 22 girls are not offered live-out status allowing them to break their housing contract with NHC, our chapter will suffer greatly in years to come both financially and in our appeal. This could tarnish our legacy as alumni, potential members, and outside observers criticize the poorly handled situation.
We are firm in our stance that our NHC needs to see us as members, women, and ultimately people, urgent in our request to create a safe living environment for the 22 members requesting live-out, the 31 remaining girls to live in the chapter house, and ultimately our community.
Updates
July 19, 2020
The administration remains silent despite our constant outreach regarding these safety concerns. Call the regional NHC office today and demand they match the lower capacity standards of other campus houses. Send an email to the board members listed on our chapter page now.
July 19, 2020
The momentum behind our request for live-out status is growing because you are refusing to let the National Housing Corporation ignore our safety. Post this link to your Facebook timeline right now to keep the pressure on them. Call your local chapter representative and demand they match the safety standards set by other organizations on campus.
14 Comments
Hello, Allowing the 22 concerned members to live out this year still leaves the house with 60% occupancy, which seems reasonable to me. Granting their request and allowing them to continue their membership will create a more comfortable environment for the live in girls and keep a positive setting for these young ladies in these uncertain times. Thank you for your consideration, Don Huckfeldt
I am deeply concerned about the decision to keep the house at full capacity during a pandemic. It seems incredibly irresponsible to me to make decisions based on finances instead of the health and safety of your members. Reducing the live ins to a reasonable number to ensure adequate space and distancing seems the RIGHT thing to do.
Taking the steps to make sure our sisters are happy, healthy, safe, and comfortable is what it means to be a sigma kappa during this time
While we want to support the house, we also wanted to ensure the safety for all members in these times of uncertainty!
Live ins should not have to have increased fees due to others feeling safer to live out. It’s a pandemic and we are struggling to cover costs already due to the situation we are in!
House capacity should be reduced, members should not be required to live in if they feel unsafe or at risk, members should not be required to cover the 22 empty bed fees
This is a weird year! Exceptions need to be made.
Sorority members’ personal safety MUST be the top priority.
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Hello, Allowing the 22 concerned members to live out this year still leaves the house with 60% occupancy, which seems reasonable to me. Granting their request and allowing them to continue their membership will create a more comfortable environment for the live in girls and keep a positive setting for these young ladies in these uncertain times. Thank you for your consideration, Don Huckfeldt