I thought that a great way to describe the Beta Omega house is to republish a letter written on May 10, 1962 by the then Chairman of the General House Committee. The letter was included in the fraternity's newsletter, KAPPA'S EYE, which has now developed into this web page. The house, as well as the fraternity itself, has come a long way. The house has seen a fire, a flood and numerous snow storms. And remarkably, it still stands as strong as the bonds that binds the brothers within. Please join me in this brief walk down the halls of Beta Omega history, and I hope you will all enjoy this look back:

Dear Brother in Kappa Psi:

We are very happy to inform you that Beta Omega Chapter is now occupying its new chapter house which was purchased last December. Securing a permanent home has been one of our most important objectives and we are sure that this is good news to you.

The chapter house is located at 1247 W. Allegheny Ave. which is less than two blocks from the college and next door to the Psi Omega Dental Fraternity House. As you will note in the picture, it is a three story building of brick and stone construction and in very good condition.

The house is ample in size for the needs of about fifty members. There are six large bed rooms, two bath rooms and fine chapter rooms on the two upper floors. The first floor is spacious and there is a large basement which will be the center of most of our social activities. Many of you will remember the basements in former houses....well this one is far larger and will be much more serviceable when the final renovations have been completed. We have already completed some of the alterations and made repairs with the usual painting, thanks to some fine help from a few gifted members.

Fraternally yours,

Theodore S. Kallelis

Chairman, General House Committee

This letter describes the Chapter House as it stood in 1962. Today the house is as stated above with the addition of a second side. As mentioned the house was located next door to a dental fraternity. The dental fraternity in now a part of the Beta Omega house. We now have 13 bedrooms, three bathrooms, a pool room, full service laundry facility and an eat in kitchen. The house came under fire in recent years (no pun intended) when the local fire department inspected the house and mandated us to install a $12000.00 fire alarm system. It has taken us three years to recover from that debt. A special debt of gratitude goes out to our Chapter GCD Dr. Tull J. Speaker whose generosity allowed us to keep the doors of Beta Omega open. In honor of Dr. Speaker's dedication to our chapter, the brothers have remodeled our library and renamed it the Tully J. Speaker Memorial Library.

Today there are currently 13 residents that reside in the House. The House is utilized for weekly chapter meetings, parties and other social, professional, and school events.

If anyone is interested in touring the Kappa Psi House, the Brothers of Beta Omega cordially extend an invitation to visit: