The Educational Foundation began looking to aid the academic performance of the undergraduates through improvements to the house’s academic infrastructure in 2012.
2024-2025 – Dozens of gifts allowed the Foundation to contribute over $140,000 to the House Recovery Fund, to meaningfully support the restoration of the house and to contribute additional funds to help ameliorate the negative impacts of the dislocation on the educational pursuits of the undergraduate brothers.
2024 – The Foundation placed an order for new furniture in the Memorial Library, including upgrades to window and door blinds to prevent visual distractions, an additional eight-foot study table, and high-quality office chairs. These improvements aim to create an optimal study environment, helping the undergraduates to perform their best academically.
2020 – The Foundation funded further WiFi modernization in the Pi house, ensuring that the undergrads would always have access to top-of-the-line high-speed internet.
2018 – This past year was focused on supporting the Dining and Learning for the 21st Century project with particular emphasis on the creation of the new Learning Commons. This space was a transformational addition to the chapter house and provided brothers with a needed collaborative study space—a much needed attribute that the chapter house had been lacking for many years.
2015 – Dick Cahoon ’77 generously funded a number of needed study area upgrades and enhancements for the undergraduate brotherhood to do their work in the West Lounge and the Memorial Library. In addition, the Wireless infrastructure was completely upgraded to provide better WiFi coverage and security. The study space in the house has been significantly expanded with these investments, and many brothers now prefer to do their work in their rooms or in the Memorial Room rather than walking up the Slope.
2013 – The Foundation completed an Academic Space Assessment of the fraternity house to determine which areas were considered to be academic in nature and could receive funding for capital improvements from the Foundation.
2012 – Desk Appeal led by Aaron Klein ’12 raised funds for new desks to be placed in each of the 25 bedrooms in the house.
