Dear Ladies,
I want to inform you all about a situation we have been dealing with at the house. Over the summer we discovered water damage to the house that appears to have affected the air quality within the house. We have been working tirelessly over the past week to get everything checked to make sure it is safe for every single girl to move into this house on Saturday. Unfortunately, we got some test results back last night and do not feel completely comfortable letting girls move in just yet. The results found high levels of Aspergillus/Penicillium and Cladosporium, two types of molds, leading us to believe the water damage may have something to do with the high levels of mold in the house. (I can forward the results to you if interested). We have all of your safety first in our mind and cannot let girls move in without having every surface cleaned, the mold properly remediated, and the air retested. As a result and as a precaution, the house will not be availalble for housing for at least a few days. That being said, House Board has all of the troops, lead by the recommendations of a certified Industrial Hygienist, ready to go and they will be working around the clock to figure out and fix everything that is going on. House Board is following the advice of the expert Industrial Hygienist, who will establish the proper protocols, the remediation procedure, and re-testing. House Board will keep us posted on all developments.
What does this mean for you? We are lucky to have a few “flex” days before classes start, so we are asking that if you do not absolutely have to (aka-flight already booked) you should not to come back and expect to move into the house until Tuesday. If you are not here already and do not have to be here the next few days we request that you, if possible, make alternate move in plans. We are working with the University now to get housing set up for the time being and will be sure to keep you all in the loop. If you are already here we are working to secure housing for all of you over the next few days and I will let you know how to proceed as soon as I know.
I know this is a lot to hear, but please rest assured that we are doing everything we can to make this situation right. Also, please keep in mind that we have just as many questions as you- so please bear with us.
Thanks so much in advance for working with us. Please let me know if you have any questions- I will try to answer them as best I can.
Loyally,
Karen (House Board Liaison) & Sally (Chapter President)
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