Phi Kappa Sigma National Housing Corporation

How the NHC Works

The National Housing Corporation was created to provide housing solutions and alternatives for Phi Kappa Sigma chapters and local housing corporations. The NHC is based on models and best practices that have been in place with leading fraternities and sororities in the housing field. The NHC has three basic components:

Funding Component

The funding component will require an annual contribution by the undergraduates. The most successful programs started by requiring that one simple payment from all members in variable “situation-based” amounts. It will be our job to decide how we want to start the program and set up guidelines that will make the undergraduates confident in the management of their funds.

We should consider a possible funding/investment mechanism whereby individual Alumni and Alumni groups including local Housing Corps would be offered investment opportunities in our future NHC. This may include a guaranteed rate of return on these liquid investments (5% was mentioned). Also, borrowing power could be realized by leveraging equity from properties acquired by the NHC. This would create a stable source of initial funding to start our NHC operations (a much easier sell to Undergrads who could benefit immediately from the formation of a NHC and see a possible immediate return on their investment) and augment the longer-term accumulation of funding from Undergrad NHC fees.

Property Holding Component

The house holding portion will require the establishment of a legal entity to hold properties owned by the local housing corporations. This will be used to hold ownership of properties bought by or donated to the NHC.

Property Management Component

House management program will encompass establishing the best practices to be used in managing a property and assisting in the proper operations of local housing corporations. This would also include the development of individual strategic plans for properties that our NHC acquires.