This is the home page for the Phi Phi Zeta House Corporation. Since 1989, we've been the owners and operators of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity house at Michigan Technological University.
Our chapter house, located at 918 College Avenue in Houghton, Michigan, was built in 1900 for Allen Rees, Esq., the Houghton County prosecuting attorney. Designed by H.L. Ottenheimer of Chicago in the Georgian style, it has long been one of the most distinctive and impressive buildings on College Avenue.
The main floor has ten foot ceilings, while the second floor has 9.5' ceilings. All rooms have oak flooring, and the woodwork throughout the house is also oak. The foundation is made of locally quarried Jacobsville sandstone, and the wood siding and copper roof deck are original to the structure.
The building was a private home until 1995, when it was remodeled and opened as the Charleston House Inn. The house was purchased in September 2005 by the Phi Phi Zeta House Corporation. On August 5, 2006, after more than $250,000 in renovations, the house was dedicated as the new home of Phi Phi Zeta.
Our Mission
Our mission is to provide a safe, clean and supportive living environment for the undergraduate members of the Phi Phi Zeta (or chapter) of Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity at Michigan Technological University. In addition to our mandate to own and operate the house, the Corporation is dedicated to doing all it can to allow members of Phi Phi Zeta to focus on their studies without financial or other worries, by working to institute scholarships and grants and by keeping rents affordable.
Please take a minute to learn more about us, our house, Lambda Chi Alpha, Michigan Tech, and how you can help support our mission of education, leadership training, and brotherhood.
