East Lansing Considers New District to Preserve Greek Houses

The City of East Lansing is looking to add a new Fraternity-Sorority Historic District in an effort to preserve some of the city’s historic Greek buildings.

According to excerpts from the article:

 “It’s really an intriguing idea,” Councilmember Roger Peters said. “All of our other historic districts have geographical boundaries, and this one would be unique in the sense that it’s based on a theme, and that’s greek houses.”

Many of the greek houses have distinct architecture and interesting history, which contribute to the distinctive character of the city, he said.

The idea for a separate historic district formed because, about four years ago, there was some concern that if fraternities or sororities were not getting enough members, they might try to sell the buildings, said Ron Springer, community development analyst for East Lansing.

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