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Home My WebLink About11/13/2024 Item 4a, Walker (2)SIGMA NU Fraternity “Sanctioned Events” in Cal Poly’s AB 524 Report, 10/3/2023 (above) SIGMA NU Fraternity “Sanctioned Events” in Cal Poly’s AB 524 Report, 7/15/2024 (above) KAPPA SIGMA Fraternity “Sanctioned Events” in Cal Poly’s AB 524 Report, 10/3/2023 (above) KAPPA SIGMA Fraternity “Sanctioned Events” in Cal Poly’s AB 524 Report, 7/15/2024 (above) LAMBDA CHI ALPHA Fraternity “Sanctioned Events” in Cal Poly’s AB 524 Report, 10/3/2023 (above) LAMBDA CHI ALPHA Fraternity “Sanctioned Events” in Cal Poly’s AB 524 Report, 7/15/2024 (above) Spreadsheet from Community Development with addresses that received Notices of Violation (NOV) and Advisory Letters (AL) for illegal fraternity operations……………………………...... 2 Documented illegal fraternity houses in AB 524 report and/or social media and in my report provided to Community Development on 11/8/2023 not included in City’s spreadsheet. (Some are the main Chapter houses for the fraternity)……………………………………………………… 3 Beta Theta Pi 1220 Fredericks Street………………………………………………………………………. 4 Delta Upsilon 281 Albert Drive…………………………………………….…………………………………. 5 - 6 Delta Upsilon 1555 Slack……………………….……………………………………………………………… 7 Delta Upsilon 388 Chaplin Lane…………………………………………………………………………….. 8 – 9 Lambda Chi Alpha 253 Albert Drive……………………………………………………………………………….. 10 Phi Delta Theta 470 Grand Ave…………………………………………………………………………………. 11 Phi Gamma Delta 1256 Bond St ………………………………………………………………….………………. 12 Phi Kappa Psi 2061 Hope Street………………………………………………………………….…………. 13 Phi Kappa Psi 1271, 1273 & 1275 Stafford Street ………………………………………….….………. 14 Phi Sigma Kappa 348 & 350 Hathway Avenue (a.k.a “the Pink House”) …………………………….. 15-17 Phi Sigma Kappa 1908 Loomis……………………………………………………………………………………. 18 Pi Kappa Phi 66 Rafael Wy …………………………………………………………………………..………. 19 Pi Kappa Phi 447 N. Chorro……………………………………………………………………….…………. 20 Sigma Nu 290 Chaplin Lane……………………………………….……………………………….…… 21 Theta Chi 1350 Stafford Street…………………………………………………………………………. 22 Theta Chi 410 Grand Avenue………………………………………………………………………...... 23 Zeta Beta Tau 654 Graves…………………………………………………………………………………….. 24 Zeta Beta Tau 244 Albert Drive a.k.a. “The Zoo” ………………………………………………………………… 25-26 Notice of Violation for 1525 Slack Street – Sigma Pi NO DATE on Notice of Violation…………….. 27 Notice of Violation for 1327 E. Foothill – Beta Theta Pi NO DATE on Notice of Violation………… 28 Advisory Letter for 1740 Fredericks St – Phi Kappa Psi WRONG ADDRESS in Letter……........ 29 List of 17 Notices of Violation and Advisory Letters that were “lost” by the City therefore, were not included in responsive documents for my public records request…………… 30 Table of Contents 1 Theta Chi 1441 Slack St Delta Upsilon 1700 Fredericks St Lambda Chi Alpha 171 Orange Dr Theta Chi 1820 Hope St Sigma Phi Epsilon 2090 Hays St Lambda Chi Alpha 12 Hathway Ave Alpha Sigma Phi 1218 Bond St Phi Gamma Delta 1229 Fredericks St Sigma Pi 124 Stenner St Lambda Chi Alpha 1243 Monte Vista Pl Sigma Pi 1525 Slack St Sigma Nu 250 Grand Ave Lambda Chi Alpha 278 Albert Dr Alpha Sigma Phi 299 Albert Dr Sigma Nu 301 Hathway Ave Alpha Epsilon Pi 331 Hathway Ave Beta Theta Pi 1327 E. Foothill Blvd Kappa Sigma 1861 Hope St Theta Chi 2149 Santa Ynez Ave Phi Kappa Psi 1740 Fredericks St Zeta Beta Tau 2044 Loomis St ? 212 Albert Dr ? 1744 McCollum St Zeta Beta Tau 1841 Slack St Kappa Sigma 1990 McCollum St 311 E. Foothill Blvd Kappa Sigma 322 Hathway Ave Phi Kappa Psi 346 Grand Ave Kappa Sigma 526 Kentucky St “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ Used as Event Venue 1010 Paseo De Caballo Sigma Nu 1621 McCollum St Theta Chi 1661 McCollum St Phi Kappa Psi 237 Albert Dr Phi Gamma Delta 385 Chaplin Ln ? 525 El Camino Real ? 1130 Olive St Kappa Sigma 1142 Montalban St 1725 Santa Barbara Ave Zeta Beta Tau 1928 Garfield St typo on AB524rpt (1238) 238 Foothill Blvd Beta Theta Pi 556 Hathway Ave Zeta Beta Tau 658 Graves Ave Kappa Sigma 108 Crandall Wy Theta Chi 1238 E. Foothill Blvd Lambda Chi Alpha 1241 Monte Vista Pl Phi Gamma Delta 1254 Bond St Theta Chi 191 Kentucky St Kappa Sigma 281 Hathway ? 618 Felton Wy 2 Notices of Violation (NOV) and Advisory Letters (AL) not included in City’s spreadsheet. Documented in AB 524 report and/or social media and in my report provided on 11/8/2023. Some are the main Chapter houses for the fraternity. Not sure how they were missed. Beta Theta Pi 1220 Fredericks Street (see attachment/documentation) Delta Upsilon 281Albert Drive (see attachment/documentation) 388 Chaplin Lane (see attachment/documentation) 1555 Slack St (see attachment/documentation) Lambda Chi Alpha 253 Albert Drive (see attachment/documentation) 178 Chaplin Lane Phi Delta Theta 470 Grand Ave (see attachment/documentation) 260 Chaplin Lane* (not listed on City’s spreadsheet but AL sent) 251 Highland Dr (not on City’s spreadsheet but AL sent) 568 Ellen Way (not on City’s spreadsheet but AL sent) Phi Gamma Delta 1256 Bond St* not included (separate address from 1254 Bond) Also 1254 Bond received AL but this is the fraternity’s main Chapter house (see attachment/documentation) Phi Kappa Psi 2061 Hope St (see attachment/documentation) 1271, 1273 & 1275 Stafford (see attachment/documentation) Phi Sigma Kappa 348 & 350 Hathway Ave* (see attachment/documentation) 1908 Loomis St (see attachment/documentation) Pi Kappa Phi 447 N. Chorro 66 Rafael Way**(see attachment/documentation) Sigma Nu 290 Chaplin Lane (see attachment/documentation) Theta Chi 496 Kentucky St (see attachment/documentation) 1350 Stafford St (see attachment/documentation) 410 Grand Ave Zeta Beta Tau 654 Graves* Shown as main Chapter house on AB 524 Report see attachment/documentation) 244 Albert Drive (see attachment/documentation) *Property is the main Chapter house for the fraternity **Property is the main Chapter house for the fraternity within the City limits 3 Beta Theta Pi 1220 Fredericks Street Beta Theta Pi’s AB 524 report shows event at 1220 Fredericks St Rush events on Fredericks St posted on Beta Theta Pi’s Instagram account show an event at 1220 Fredericks St on 10/11/2023 during 2023-2024 academic year See: https://www.instagram.com/beta_calpoly/ Rush event at 1220 Fredericks St 10/12/2023 4 Delta Upsilon 281 Albert Drive Delta Upsilon listed multiple events at 281 Albert Drive in their AB 524 report Delta Upsilon continued to host fraternity events at 281 Albert Drive during the 2023-2024 year 5 Delta Upsilon 281 Albert Drive Delta Upsilon also listed a rush event at 281 Albert Drive during fall and winter rush 2023 During 2023-2024 academic year 6 Delta Upsilon 1555 Slack Delta Upsilon held a fraternity-related event at 1555 Slack St 5/12/2024 posted on Instagram Delta Upsilon listed events at 1555 Slack St in their AB 524 report 7 Delta Upsilon 388 Chaplin Lane Delta Upsilon had events listed at 388 Chaplin in their AB 524 report Delta Upsilon had a rush event at 388 Chaplin, posted on their Instagram page 8 Delta Upsilon 388 Chaplin Lane Delta Upsilon had another rush event at 388 Chaplin, posted on their Instagram page Delta Upsilon had an event at 388 Chaplin on 2/17/2024 during 2023-2024 academic year posted on their Instagram page 9 Lambda Chi Alpha 253 Albert Drive Lambda Chi Alpha rush event at 253 Albert Dr on 10/12/2023 posted on their Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/lambdachi_calpoly/ Lambda Chi Alpha event advertised at 253 Albert Dr on 3/10/2024 10 Phi Delta Theta 470 Grand Ave A video posted on Phi Delta Theta’s Instagram page shows the fraternity brothers “getting ready for rush” at the house at 470 Grand Ave. Another post shows the fraternity guys on the roof and yard in the house at 470 Grand Ave With the caption “RUSH PHI DELT” 470 A Grand Ave 11 Phi Gamma Delta (FIJI) 1256 Bond St Phi Gamma Delta had events at 1256 Bond St on their AB 524 report The main Chapter house for Phi Gamma Delta “FIJI” is the duplex at 1254 & 1256 Bond St. The fraternity’s logo is a drawing of the house at 1254 /1256 Bond. This is their main Chapter facility in an R-1 zone. FIJI held their annual Dad’s weekend event at 1256 Bond St (and 1254 Bond St) 3/2-3/3/2024 12 Phi Kappa Psi 2061 Hope Street Phi Kappa Psi rush at 2061 Hope St 10/12/2023 Phi Kappa Psi held rush event at 2061 Hope St (posted 10/9/2023) 13 Phi Kappa Psi 1271, 1273 & 1275 Stafford Street Phi Kappa Psi fraternity event in courtyard of the three houses This is a new fraternity compound for Phi Kappa Psi established at the beginning of 2023-2024 academic year 14 Phi Sigma Kappa 348 & 350 Hathway Avenue (“the Pink House”) Phi Sigma Kappa Winder Rush Schedule Lists 348 Hathway Ave Video on Phi Sigma Kappa’s Instagram page identifies 348 Hathway Ave as the main Chapter house Phi Sigma Kappa’s rush events Winter 2024 identifies 348 Hathway Ave Phi Sigma Kappa’s rush promotion photo shows party in backyard of 348 Hathway Ave 15 Phi Sigma Kappa 348 & 350 Hathway Avenue (“the Pink House”) Phi Sigma Kappa’s rush events Fall 2023 identifies 348 Hathway Ave Phi Sigma Kappa’s spring“dayge” (daytime rager) held at 348 Hathway May 2024 Phi Sigma Kappa’s “philanthropy” event painting fences with other fraternities and sororities Event posted on their Instagram page, June 2024 16 Phi Sigma Kappa 348 & 350 Hathway Avenue (“the Pink House”) Phi Sigma Kappa’s “ back house at 350 Hathway Ave It is on the same parcel but recognized as separate address for citations, so they are divided between 348 and 350 Hathway Phi Sigma Kappa’s “ back house at 350 Hathway Ave listed in AB 524 Report 17 Phi Sigma Kappa 1908 Loomis Street Phi Sigma Kappa’s “ back house at 1908 Loomis listed in AB 524 Report Video on Phi Sigma Kappa’s Instagram page identifies 1908 Loomis St as the satellite house Rush event at 1908 Loomis 10/12/2023 18 Pi Kappa Phi 66 Rafael Way 19 Pi Kappa Phi 447 N. Chorro Pi Kappa Phi winter rush 2024 Rush event at 447 N. Chorro 10/11/2023 20 Sigma Nu 290 Chaplin Lane Fraternity members in front of their house at 290 Chaplin Lane This fraternity house hosted several events with sororities, during the 2023-2024 academic year, including a party with over 100 people on 10/27/2023 The party will likely be listed on Cal Poly’s AB 524 report posted 10/1/2024 21 Theta Chi 1350 Stafford Street Theta Chi rush event posted on Instagram at 1350 Stafford 10/11/2023 Photo of Theta Chi Board Members at 1350 Stafford The house at 1350 Stafford became a fraternity in academic year 2023 – 2024 It has held MANY fraternity parties, hosting sororities, and has been extremely disruptive in the neighborhood. Most parties were cleared by SNAP as ‘negative violation’ despite being heard from a block away 22 Theta Chi 410 Grand Avenue Screenshot of Theta Chi at 410 Grand from Theta Chi’s rush promotion video posted on Instagram. This was a new fraternity house in 2023 – 2023 academic year and hosted many events and parties that would appear on Cal Poly’s AB 524 Report to be posted on 10/1/2024 23 Zeta Beta Tau 654 Graves The main Chapter house for Zeta Beta Tau is one of the few fraternity houses identified in Cal Poly’s AB 524 report as “Affiliated Chapter Houses” at 654 Graves Ave. This is the main Chapter facility for Zeta Beta Tau. 654 Graves is also listed multiple times in the “sanctioned events” for the fraternity in the AB 524 report. 24 Zeta Beta Tau 244 Albert Drive a.k.a. “The Zoo” Zeta Beta Tau held “sanctioned events” at 244 Albert Drive including a St. Fratty’s Day event that was shut down by SLOPD with a Report filed by the officer re: the event. A photo of the Backyard at 244 Albert Dr is used by Zeta Beta Tau to recruit new members (below) 25 Zeta Beta Tau 244 Albert Drive 244 Albert Drive, referred to as “the Zoo” had an event with a live band on January 12, 2024, and a music video for the band was filmed during the concert in the backyard. The band posted clips from the concert at 244 Albert on their Instagram page (below) 26 No Date on Notice of Violation 1525 Slack Street – Sigma Pi 27 No Date on Notice of Violation 1327 E. Foothill Blvd – Beta Theta Pi 28 Wrong address cited in letter (should be 1740 not 1704) 1740 Fredericks Street – Phi Kappa Psi 29 The City’s spreadsheet (page 2) shows Notices of Violation and Advisory Letters were sent to the following addresses, but the City claims the letters were “lost” by the Community Development Department. How will the City have a record of the violation and/or follow-up since the letters are lost? Lost Notice of Violation: 1. Beta Theta Pi 1327 E. Foothill Blvd *main Chapter house for the fraternity Lost Advisory Letters: 2. Kappa Sigma 1861 Hope St 3. Phi Kappa Psi 1740 Fredericks St 4. Phi Kappa Psi 346 Grand Ave 5. Sigma Nu 1621 McCollum St 6. Theta Chi 1661 McCollum St 7. Phi Kappa Psi 237 Albert Dr 8. Phi Gamma Delta 385 Chaplin Ln 9.Kappa Sigma 108 Crandall Wy 10. Theta Chi 1238 E. Foothill Blvd 11. Phi Gamma Delta 1254 Bond St 12. Theta Chi 191 Kentucky St 13. Kappa Sigma 281 Hathway Ave *main Chapter house for the fraternity 14. Unknown Fraternity 525 El Camino Real 15. Unknown Fraternity 1130 Olive St 16. Unknown Fraternity 618 Felton Wy 17. Used as Event Venue 1010 Paseo DeCaballo 30 Cal Poly is hiding the locations of their illegal fraternities kathie walker <kathiewalkerslo@gmail.com> Wed, Jul 17, 2024 at 8:13 PM To: "Mezzapesa, John" <JMezzape@slocity.org>, "Tway, Timothea (Timmi)" <ttway@slocity.org>, "Scott, Rick" <rscott@slocity.org>, emailcouncil@slocity.org, wmcdonald@slocity.org, "Stewart, Erica A" <estewart@slocity.org>, "Shoresman, Michelle" <mshoresm@slocity.org>, "Francis, Emily" <EFrancis@slocity.org>, "Pease, Andy" <apease@slocity.org>, Jan Marx <jmarx@slocity.org> Cc: Sandra Rowley <macsar99@yahoo.com>, Brett Cross <brettcross@yahoo.com>, Carolyn Smith <cjsmith_107@yahoo.com>, Karen Adler <fudge805@charter.net>, Stewjenkins Info <info@stewjenkins.com>, Doug Irion <dirion@gmail.com> San Luis Obispo City Leaders and Elected Representatives, I have worked very hard for the past couple of years to solve the problem of illegal satellite fraternity houses in our neighborhoods in San Luis Obispo because their parties and other disruptive behavior have ruined the quality of life for many of us, including me and my family. I spent many months preparing a report identifying illegal satellite fraternity houses in R-1 and R-2 neighborhoods, which include the main chapter houses for several fraternities at Cal Poly. Last year, all colleges and universities in California were required to publish a report online including the locations of their fraternities and the location, dates, and times of all "sanctioned events" held by every fraternity and sorority per Assembly Bill 524: The Campus- Recognized Sorority and Fraternity Transparency Act (AB 524; Sections 66310-66312 of California Education Code). Most of the locations for "sanctioned events" listed in the AB 524 Report were at illegal fraternity houses in R-1 and R-2 residential neighborhoods. It is against the City's municipal code and zoning regulations for fraternities to operate in R-1 and R-2 neighborhoods. I cross- referenced the addresses from my report with Cal Poly's AB 524 report, which confirmed the locations of satellite fraternity houses in our neighborhoods. Subsequently, I provided my report to Community Development Director, Timmi Tway and Code Enforcement Supervisor, John Mezzapesa during a meeting on 11/8/2023. I have also kept John Mezzapesa updated about the fraternity's social media posts, advertising fraternity events at the illegal fraternities in our neighborhood. The last academic school year was worse than ever, as evidenced by the explosion of the number of calls to SLOPD during the 3-night Halloweekend event and the enormous turnout for St. Fratty's Day. As a side note, I contacted the property owner of 348 Hathway before St. Fratty's Day and he promised that the fraternity members would block off their property and they would not participate in the event. Still, several fraternities did host parties that day, and as you know, the event was a nightmare. It is by sheer luck that no one was hurt or killed during the event. From September to June, dozens of illegal fraternities in our neighborhood continued to operate Thursday - Sunday and the loud parties have made our lives a living hell. Summer and Winter Break are the only reprieves we have from the regular, disruptive, noisy fraternity parties operating illegally in our neighborhood. Recently, the City issued Notices of Violation and advisory letters to over 50 of the illegal fraternity houses. After the property owners and/or property managers received these notifications from the City, they contacted the City and Cal Poly's Greek Life office. Many claimed they were unaware that the house was holding fraternity events and they wanted their homes removed from Cal Poly's list of "satellite fraternity houses." As a result of this pushback, Cal Poly told the City that they will no longer keep track of their fraternity's satellite fraternity houses. These "satellite fraternity houses" are operated as full-fledged fraternity houses, with rush events, huge parties that host sororities, and other "philanthropic" events with tons of loud, boisterous, intoxicated people. It's like having multiple nightclubs in a residential neighborhood with people walking from party to party, every weekend. Notably, some of these "satellite" fraternity houses are the main chapter houses for the fraternity and are located in R-1 and R-2 neighborhoods. These illegal fraternity houses have changed the fabric of our neighborhood and have made it unlivable every weekend that Cal Poly is in session. Several people, including me, my neighbors, and code enforcement, have been awaiting the publication of Cal Poly's AB 524 Report on 10/1/2024 so we can confirm new illegal fraternity houses that have popped up in our neighborhood, and those that still exist. It has come to my attention today that Cal Poly Greek Life just removed the addresses from their AB 524 Report online that identified "sanctioned events" at illegal fraternity houses within the neighborhoods in San Luis Obispo. They have replaced the addresses with "San Luis Obispo". The only logical explanation for this action is that Cal Poly wants to hide the location of their illegal fraternity houses from the public and from the City of San Luis Obispo's code enforcement department. This also indicates that Cal Poly will not release the addresses in their report on 10/1/2024, for the events held at illegal fraternities during the last academic year, 2023-2024. Below is an example of Cal Poly's AB 524 Report when it was originally published on 10/1/2023 compared to today. As you can see, someone at Cal Poly recently altered the report and removed all the addresses. They did the same for every one of their 18 fraternities. Cal Poly does not care about our neighborhoods. They don't care that the ongoing disruptive parties at illegal satellite fraternity houses are destroying our lives. Otherwise, they would not try to secret their locations by removing them from the AB 524 report and telling the City's code enforcement that they will no longer keep track of satellite fraternity locations. Why doesn't Cal Poly do something to solve the problem rather than continue to place the burden on the people who live near the nuisance fraternities? During the last academic school year, we could not sleep, rest, or enjoy our property from Thursday to Sunday. How is that okay? Last year, the Cal Poly employee who oversees Greek Life, Elizabeth Aiello-Coppola, told me that the disruptions caused by fraternities are not Cal Poly's responsibility. She suggested that I contact SLOPD and/or Code Enforcement. I did so, and now Greek Life is trying to make it difficult for San Luis Obispo to enforce its laws related to illegal fraternities. That isn't right. Throughout the past year, I have contacted the City Council about this ongoing issue and have received the same response: "We're working with Cal Poly." I want you to realize that this tactic did not work. Cal Poly does not want to cooperate. So now what? What is the City going to do to solve this problem since it is obvious that Cal Poly does not want to be part of the solution? There are dozens of illegal fraternities in our neighborhood that are taking up city resources with SLOPD response and ruining the quality of life for those who live here. Please let me know the next steps the City will take to tackle this problem that has become out of control. Thank you, Kathie Walker P.S. The city could have done something in 2015 after the roof collapsed during St. Fratty's Day and Cal Poly issued a report to the City and the community that identified illegal fraternities in R-1 and R-2 residential zones on Hathway. Back then, there were only a few illegal fraternities (all on Hathway Avenue) and ZERO near our home or in the Monterey Heights neighborhood. Now there are over 60! If the city were proactive then, this would not have happened. The illegal fraternities have exponentially overtaken the neighborhoods and continue to expand further each year. This situation is unacceptable and needs to be fixed. Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>Thu, Jul 18, 2024 at 11:56 AM To: kathie walker <kathiewalkerslo@gmail.com> Cc: Sandra Rowley <macsar99@yahoo.com>, Brett Cross <brettcross@yahoo.com>, Carolyn Smith <cjsmith_107@yahoo.com>, Karen Adler <fudge805@charter.net>, Stewjenkins Info <info@stewjenkins.com>, Doug Irion <dirion@gmail.com>, "Mezzapesa, John" <JMezzape@slocity.org> BCC:CC Good morning, Kathie, First, Code Enforcement staff would like to thank you and the other members of RQN for the productive meeting yesterday about fraternities and the issues that you are facing in the neighborhood. As you know, we have been working to educate students and landlords about regulations and also enforce the zoning code when violations are identified. As you stated in your email, Community Development staff has also been working with Cal Poly over the past year to address the issues in the neighborhood. While it is true that the City’s Code Enforcement staff is ultimately responsible for ensuring zoning code compliance, there is a role for the university to play in ensuring that students and student groups are operating within the bounds of established regulations and educated about what the regulations are. We are disappointed to see the change that occurred with the AB524 report information that is provided online. We will be providing your email to Cal Poly leadership and speaking with them about the changes to the report information as well as the role that the University can play in addressing this issue. Thank you, Timothea (Timmi) Tway Director of Community Development Community Development 919 Palm, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3249 E TTway@slocity.org T 805.781.7187 slocity.org Stay connected with the City by signing up for e-notifications