From the Ground Up: Sigma Chi
BY: KAREN CRAIGO, REPORTER
Owner: The Sigma Chi House Corp. of Springfield, Missouri
General contractor: Ross Construction Group LLC
Architect: Buxton Kubik Dodd Design Collective
Engineers: Miller Engineering PC, structural; Lee Engineering & Associates LLC, civil; Buxton Kubik Dodd, mechanical, electrical and plumbing
Size: 11,974 square feet
Cost: Would not disclose
Lender: Arvest Bank
Estimated completion: June 2023
Description: A new house for the Missouri State University chapter of the Sigma Chi fraternity is expected to be ready for the next academic year, according to Annie Cox, project manager at Ross Construction Group. Rising on the western edge of campus, the three-story fraternity house will feature a combination of siding and brick with a covered patio on both the front and back of the building. The interior is designed with 14 apartment units, plus a computer lounge, study hall, library and fully equipped kitchen. MSU’s Eta Kappa chapter of Sigma Chi is one of 244 in North America, and while its new house is under construction, the chapter is temporarily housed at 1046 E. Elm St.