Delta Sig's Housing Corporation (NHC) opened the fall 2026 semester with in-person site visits to all four chapters it currently manages. Amy Poklinkoski, director of National Housing, visited each chapter to help with move-in inspections, meet with landlords, and provide safety education alongside Aubrey Cala, director of undergraduate services. 

The tour took Amy to Iota Kappa at Utah, Lambda at Southern Methodist, Iota Chi at West Virginia, and Eta Upsilon at Indiana State. Each stop combined the practical work of move-in season with a chance to build the kind of on-the-ground relationships that make chapter housing run smoothly all year.

Meeting with landlords was a key part of each stop. The Housing Corporation depends on strong working relationships with the people who own or oversee its managed properties, whether that's a private landlord or a university housing office. In-person visits give Amy a chance to walk each property, address issues directly, and open a line of communication that makes it easier to support chapters throughout the year.

One visit marked a milestone. Lambda moved into its first-ever dedicated chapter facility this fall, and Amy was on site with chapter leadership and lead advisor to see the green door and branded letters go up on the front of the house.

Building the Infrastructure Behind the Houses

Site visits were only part of what the NHC has been working on this semester. Amy partnered with Tyler Gunn, director of growth, to hold the first back-to-school webinar for chapter vice presidents of property management, giving undergraduate officers a direct line to the guidance and resources they need heading into the year and to ensure their facility is ready for recruitment.

Behind the scenes, the team has been finalizing two new resources: an ACB/House Corporation Guidance and Best Practices document and a Facility Guidance and Best Practices document. Both will be available to chapter officers and volunteer alumni corporation boards this fall, giving local leaders a clearer roadmap for managing chapter facilities.

The Housing Corporation has also been busy supporting local Alumni Corporation Boards (ACBs) directly, fielding questions on leasing, facility capacity, campus relations, and insurance. That support runs in both directions: while the team spent the fall helping current chapters, it also opened the NHC management application for chapters interested in bringing their own facilities under the NHC’s management going forward.

Looking further ahead, the team is putting the finishing touches on a partnership with an interior design firm as it prepares to roll out a housing brand standards guide at Convention 2027, a resource that will help chapter facilities nationwide carry a consistent, recognizable Delta Sig identity.

A Growing Platform

The Housing Corporation is still a relatively new part of Delta Sig's national operation, and its footprint is growing. Of the Fraternity's 97 active collegiate chapters and colonies, 64 currently have a facility, providing communal space and housing to around 4,000 undergraduate members. For most of Delta Sig's history, those properties have been managed entirely by local alumni corporation boards and undergraduate chapters. Delta Sigma Phi Housing Corporation exists to give those boards and chapters a professional partner dedicated to preserving, protecting, and developing chapter homes so brothers have a safe and memorable place to live and gather.

This fall's site visits are a clear example of that mission in action: showing up in person, building real relationships with the people who make chapter housing possible, and making sure every managed facility starts the year on solid ground.

Chapters or alumni corporation boards with housing questions can reach out to the Housing Corporation anytime at nationalhousing@deltasig.org.