Alekna will also communicate fraternity members' desires for possible modifications to the house and liaise with alumni donors, Lubka said.
Former house managers Lane Zimmerman '11 and Sam Peck '10 have taken on the role of "brotherhood chairs" since the fraternity lacks a physical plant, Zimmerman said in an interview with The Dartmouth.
Lubka said Phi Delt's basement will be restored and opened by late Spring term, but the entire physical plant will not be inhabitable until Fall 2010, Zimmerman said.
"Theoretically, if the progress continues at its current rate, we will see part of the house open at least to brothers if not to the rest of campus [during renovations,]" Lubka said. "We will not be opening the basement if we think there is any legitimate danger of people coming upstairs and injuring themselves."
Phi Delt sophomores who planned to live in the house over the summer are looking for alternative living accommodations, although they expect to use the house as a social space, Lubka said.
Zimmerman, who was a resident of Phi Delt at the time of the fire, is in the process of working with his family's homeowners insurance to assess replacement costs for his lost possessions, he said. Damage to the physical plant was covered by the house's insurance policy, but fraternity residents' personal belongings and the house's communal furniture were not covered, he said.
Zimmerman noted that fraternity alumni, particularly the Phi Delt alumni president George Faux '84, have been donating generously to refurnish the house.
"Nothing has been purchased yet, but alums are ready to replace anything the insurance company will not," Zimmerman said in an e-mail to The Dartmouth.
The damage to the physical plant was not as bad as fraternity members originally feared, although there was significant water damage to the walls, Zimmerman said in the interview.
"Besides substituting a few support beams, we are completely restoring our electrical system," Zimmerman said. "The roof also cracked as a result of the fire, though replacing that will probably come last."
The damage was appraised within the first few weeks after the incident and there have been no "surprises" in the rebuilding process since then, Peck said.
Ted Finnerty '05, who was a member of Phi Delt while at the College, is helping to supervise the physical plant's reconstruction, Lubka said.
Finnerty works at W&M Properties as project manager of the capital improvement projects for the Empire State Building, according to Real Estate New York Magazine.
Phi Delt members have worked with several other Greek houses to hold house meetings, social events and rush events, Zimmerman said.
"We have been conducting rush events [this term] as usual," Peck said. "[Kappa Delta Epsilon] sorority and Phi Delt hosted a Super Bowl party at KDE a couple weekends ago and we also had an ice hockey game at Occom Pond, which didn't require the house."
Phi Delt often hosts weekly member meetings at Beta Theta Pi fraternity, although it has also conducted meetings at several other fraternities, he said.
"It has been a nice opening-up experience to see how other [fraternities] hang out and conduct their business," Peck said.
Alpha Delta fraternity, Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity and Psi Upsilon fraternity have hosted joint meetings with Phi Delt and even "opened their basements" to Phi Delt members for a few hours, Zimmerman said.
Sororities have been equally accommodating, Peck said.
"We now have tails at sorority houses, which have been a nice change of pace," Peck said. "The new situation we are in has really made us branch out."
Keeping the membership together under these circumstances adds a creative aspect to organizational leadership responsibilities, Peck said.
"We are looking to do other activities outside of the house now," Zimmerman said. "Next term, the house is planning to travel to New York City to meet up with alumni there."
Reflecting on his experience immediately following the fire, Zimmerman described the "seamless" transition process as one guided by understanding Phi Delt alumni, peers and professors.
"The campus as a whole has been very supportive," he said. "We were handed keys and given clothing almost immediately and I am very comfortably settled in to my new room now."
Alekna could not be reached for comment by press time.
