The University of New Mexico has 5 fraternities which we own, and 11 more
which are privately owned. We have set up a system with the Greek
Authorities where they have assigned an individual to work directly with
us on all safety matters. We conduct quarterly inspections of the entire
house, bedrooms included. The greek authority has set up a system to
correct deficiencies, provide awards for those who show the most
compliance and a diciplinary committee for those who don't. We have
established a Life Safety Code fund with our Physical Plant to correct
structural and system deficiencies and have convinced the university to
install smoke detection and sprinklers in our five houses (The Chapel Hill
fire was unfortunately the card we needed to get all of this.)We work very
closely with the city Fire Marshal on the other 11 houses, who, through
much negotiation, agreed to work with our safety checklists (We have a
more stringent list of standards than the city FM.) Our program has
brought the frat houses from the "Animal House" look to almost a model
home look (yes we are still working on the dirty laundry on the floor).
What kicked off our program was our first inspection where I requested the
State Fire Marshal to shut down one of the houses. They did and we got the
attention we needed. From there, it was a matter of working closely with
the Greek Authorities and negotiating funding from the university.







On Wed, 1 Sep 1999, Randy Horman wrote:

> Date: Wed, 1 Sep 1999 16:54:27 -0400
> From: Randy Horman <[log in to unmask]>
> Reply-To: International Association of Campus Fire Safety Officials
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> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Fraternity and sorority house safety
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> <fontfamily><param>Times</param><bigger><bigger>Hello,
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> I am looking for information on how you safety officials work with your
> fraternity and sorority houses as it relates to fire safety.
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>
> I am aware that at many Colleges and Universities a large number of
> Greek houses are technically off campus, as is the case here at Miami
> University. However, the Greek organization that is run out of the
> house is a University student organization.
>
>
> Please let me know what your thoughts are and how you work with the
> houses. Maybe we can develop on a consensus on good safety practices
> and offer some good information to the help in the planning of a safety
> program.
>
>
> Have a nice day,
>
>
> -Randy-
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> ___________________________________________________
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> <color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>Randall L. Hormann
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> Fire/Safety Specialist
>
> Miami University, Ohio
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>
> 6 Hughes Hall (EHSO), Oxford, Ohio 45056
>
> Office: 513-529-2461, Fax: 513-529-2830
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> E-Mail: [log in to unmask]
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>
> State:   Fire Safety Inspector - Instructor (Ohio)
>
> Chair:   International Association of Campus Fire Safety Officials/
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>          Fire Safety Professionals @ Ohio Colleges and Universities
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> Member:  Ohio Fire Chiefs Assoc., Fire Code Committee.
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> Member:  Ohio Fire Officials Association.
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> Advisor: Sigma Alpha Epsilon - Fraternity.
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> Advisor: Alpha Lambda Delta / Phi Eta Sigma - National Honor Society.
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