Chi Omega

Tau Beta Chapter at Oklahoma State University

In 2020, the Tau Beta Chapter of Chi Omega at Oklahoma State University celebrated an important milestone: 100 years of Chi Omega at OSU. To mark the anniversary, the chapter embarked on an ambitious campaign to support their vision for the future — Building for Our Next 100 Years at 310 S. Monroe. The primary goal of this campaign was to build a new Chapter house that would allow sisters to share in a comfortable, safe environment and maintain a competitive edge in the OSU Greek community.

Narrate Design is proud to be a part of Chi O’s vision. 62% of our staff graduated from Oklahoma State University so it is especially meaningful when a project supports the campus community.

Honoring the past

The design of Chi O’s new three-story home took many architectural cues from the existing Chi Omega house built in the 1920s. It was important to the building committee that the house has a residential scale. Pulling the roof line down and adding dormers to the third floor accomplished that goal. The exterior of lime-wash brick will give the impression that the house has “always” been there and adds a feminine quality. Throughout the home, elements from the original house are present and repurposed including stained glass window panels as a wall feature in the dining room and the original front doors as doors to the basement multipurpose room.

More than a house.

This is so much more than a house. It incorporates community, educational, and living spaces to support every need of the women who call the Chi O house “home.” One primary goal of the project was for the house to have as much educational space as possible. 36.1% of the program is dedicated to educational space. This percentage of the house can accept tax-exempt donations.

Other details include:
– Multi-purpose room for studying and rehearsing for shows
– 2 living spaces – a formal living room and a den, both with a fireplace
– A wrap-around exterior patio facing the main street
– House administrator suite
– Mixture of casual and formal study space throughout the house
– Dining Room for 150
– Mixture of 2, 4, and 6-girl rooms with an individual closet, storage, and desk space for each woman
– Grand formal staircase
– Feminine, durable, and inviting interiors