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Julia Starkey <js.fourstar@gmail.com>
Sent:Monday, May
To:E-mail Council Website; Stewart, Erica A
Subject:Re: IFC President's letter and proposal
I’d like to add a PS to my previous letter opposing the IFC changes
My son , Carson Starkey died from fraternity big brother hazing event in December of 2008 - it was held in
one of the “satellite fraternity houses”. There is no way for Cal Poly or SLO police to monitor and keep
fraternity students safe when they are in these satellite homes. The changes in the IFC proposal grants
them further freedoms to participate in rowdy and unsafe behavior that is disrupting our neighborhoods
and making unsafe situations more dangerous and risky.
Julia K. Starkey
Those we hold closest to our hearts never truly leave us. They live on in the kindness they have shared
and the love they brought into our lives.
~ Author Unknown
Julia K. Starkey
Those we hold closest to our hearts never truly leave us. They live on in the kindness they have shared
and the love they brought into our lives.
~ Author Unknown
Pardon any typos. Sent from my iPhone
On May 23, 2026, at 11:27 AM, Julia Starkey < wrote:
Dear City Council Members, May, 23. 2026
As a longtime resident of San Luis Obispo, I care deeply about the future of our
community and the direction of local housing policy. While I do not live in the
immediate Cal Poly vicinity , I do live very close to many neighborhood homes
that now cater to student housing. I believe the current proposals supported by
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the IFC deserve careful consideration because their impacts will extend far
beyond the neighborhoods adjacent to campus.
Decisions that allow expanded group living arrangements in traditionally single-
family areas could permanently alter the character of residential neighborhoods
throughout the city. Once these precedents are established, they rarely remain
limited to one part of town.
If Greek organizations require larger or specialized housing accommodations, Cal
Poly should provide appropriate facilities on university property, similar to the
dedicated Greek housing models used at many other campuses. It does not seem
reasonable for surrounding residential neighborhoods to absorb the long-term
consequences of university-related housing demand and housing for fraternity
business and events.
I strongly urge the Council to preserve existing neighborhood protections and
ensure that responsibility for student organization housing remains with the
university itself.
Thank you for your consideration.
Julia Starkey
Almond St.
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