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Financial & Housing: Home Improvement Contest

The SAE Financial & Housing Corporation?s Home Improvement Contest encourages our collegiate groups and members to enhance their fraternity property or a local community property in a substantial and beneficial way through physical improvement. This contest consists of one $1,200 grand prize for Best Overall Project and four $600 additional prizes, one for each of the following categories: Best Interior Project, Best Exterior Project, Best ?Green? Project and Best Community Project. Winners are selected based upon which group best exemplifies the purpose of the contest, the objective of each award category and other factors, such as the level of membership and alumni participation, the completeness of application or the project results as compared to dollars spent. Groups with houses and groups without houses can participate in this contest.

Overall Winner

Georgia Omega (Southern Polytechnic State)
The chapter revamped its living room with a few additions that utilized Sigma Alpha Epsilon branding and insignia. They painted the lip of the room?s recessed ceilings with the words of ?The ?True Gentleman,? making a stencil for the painting process from a laser cutter on campus. In addition, the men crafted a wooden, three-dimensional coat-of-arms that is mounted to a wall and that illuminates. They also painted new Greek letters to mount on the north wall of the room. Finally, they upgraded their entertainment system to include a 7.2 surround-sound stereo system and computer link to their flat-panel TV.

Best Exterior Project

Massachusetts Delta (Worcester Polytechnic)
The men decided to make an improvement to an area between their two houses that had become a muddy trail because of poor drainage and constant foot traffic. In addition, the drainage would cause water to flow constantly into the foundation of one of the houses. After making an assessment, the chapter and its advisers decided to build a path made of blue-stone flagging and to fill it with several inches of gravel and layers of clay and sand. During the process, they tested the soil to determine the best ratios for their materials, which also allowed them to optimize their costs. Furthermore, Massachusetts Delta added a line of crushed rock to assist with the poor water drainage. The completed path solved their problems and gives the men a more aesthetic pathway between the White House and Brown House.

Best Interior Project

Ohio Sigma (Mount Union)
The chapter members renovated their billiard room by installing wall-mounted bar rails with a flat surface, converting two bookcases into locked display/storage cases and repainting the room. They also had the pool table recovered with purple felt, purchased new pool table equipment and installed brass foot rails below the bar rails. Then, the men rounded out their project by installing an LED, wall-mounted TV and new light fixture, and purchasing eight wooden barstools, each engraved with the coat-of-arms on its seat.

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