Former Phi Delta Theta fraternity member Chris Moss doesn't know where he'll be living for the rest of the summer.
"We got kicked out," Moss (junior-kinesiology) said. "I'm not really sure what's going on."
Moss and his fellow fraternity members were given a deadline of June 30 to vacate their residence at 240 N. Burrowes Road after the fraternity's charter was suspended in December, according to Collegian archives, leaving Moss with few options.
Members of the fraternity attempted to regain their charter in June but were unsuccessful.
As of Wednesday, members remained in the house even though the deadline has passed, said the
chapter's Alumni Corporation President Randy Thompson.
"I just learned that the fire inspector stopped by the house and fined the members $200," Thompson said.
Calls made to the Centre Region Code Administration (CRCA) office yesterday afternoon were not returned by press time.
Former Phi Delta Theta Chapter President Kevin Haslam declined to comment on the situation.
The fraternity's charter was suspended on Dec. 7 after the fraternity's province president witnessed a violation of the dry-house policy after entering the house unannounced on a weekend in October, according to Collegian archives.
The future of the property is uncertain, Penn State spokeswoman Lisa Powers said.
Powers wrote in a subsequent e-mail that although the university does not have any immediate plans for the property, it does not want the property to become "a fast food restaurant or some other commercial enterprise" that would detract from the campus.
Phi Delta Theta alumni John Carnwath, Class of 1963, and Pete Culp, Class of 1961, will meet next Tuesday with Director of Greek Life and Advancement Roy Baker and Assistant Vice President for Housing, Food Services and Residence Life Stan Latta to discuss the house's future, Thompson said.
"We were actually hoping, or at least assuming, that they were going to back off until at least that meeting," Thompson said. "What we want from Penn State is some time to come up with an alternative."
Baker confirmed a meeting will take place.
"All I can tell you for sure is that we no longer have a Phi Delta Theta fraternity at Penn State. It's unfortunate," Baker said.
The former Phi Delta Theta members are hoping to keep the house and reemerge as a part of another fraternity that began at the University of Virginia after a similar situation, Thompson said.
"We have a 100-year history at Penn State," Thompson said. "We want to remain a fraternity in our house on our property."
Several members of the fraternity had plans to live in the house while taking classes over the summer, Thompson said.
"This is a nightmare," Thompson said. "We're just trying to run a fraternity here."
