327:. On November 2, 1978, the house was destroyed by a fire; forty firefighters fought the blaze for seven hours. The fire was cause by faulty wiring. The only part of the historic structure that was undamaged was the portico and columns, stone walls, and chimney. WIthin two weeks of the fire, the fraternity announced that it planned to restore the damaged chapter house. However, the insurance company only paid $ 200,000 of the $ 500,000 needed to restore the structure. Part of the house was occupied in 1981. By November 1985, the exterior restoration was completed, along with most of the interior.
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The society hosted weekly literary sessions that were open to the public. It held an annual exercise on
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apartment, a kitchen, a pantry, and apartments for twenty members. The chapter house cost around $ 24,000 to build ($ 813,867 in today's money). I. C. Seely of
Minneapolis was the major donor to the project; a tablet with his name and class year was placed at the house's entrance.
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September 1892, it changed its name from Phi Alpha Pi Society to
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electrical fire. Three Olivet students admitted to making three prank calls did not make the fourth call that included the threat of fire.
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744:" in Manual of the Phi Alpha Pi fraternity of Olivet College, Olivet, Michigan.
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Around seventy students were involved in the fight.
1125:"Fraternity House Center of Olivet College Battle"
1260:. Battle Creek, Michigan ·. 1992-04-04. p. 2
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966:. Battle Creek, Michigan. 1978-11-16. p. 24
885:. Battle Creek, Michigan. 2003-11-03. p. 17
1313:. Battle Creek, Michigan. 2003-02-02. p. 2
1232:. Battle Creek, Michigan. 1992-04-04. p. 1
1226:"Tempters Still Flare: Tensions High in Olivet"
1207:. Battle Creek, Michigan. 1989-04-21. p. 2
1156:. Battle Creek, Michigan. 1973-04-05. p. 3
1052:. Battle Creek, Michigan. 1989-04-10. p. 2
849:"Olivet College. Dedication of a Society Hall"
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