Just when I reached what I thought was my limit of what I could handle as the interim house mom I was proven wrong. After visits from six members of the local police department over the last few days, this morning started off with a visit from three local firemen.
Significant storms rolled through town this morning completely flooding the street outside the sorority house from sidewalk to sidewalk and as deep in the middle as to be at the bottom edge of the car doors threatening to flow into any car whose driver opened the car door. The storm was so severe and so quick that it also knocked out the power to our chapter house for a very brief moment of time however that was all it took to set off our fire and security alarm systems.
In case you're not aware, when a fire alarm goes off in university and Greek system housing, the fire department is automatically called and sent out. Even if you use the system's override key to shut the system off, the fire department still shows up. Unlike a residential home where you can take the battery out to shut off the alarm, you need to do a bit more when dealing with housing for larger numbers of college students. And for good reason too. We want to keep the residents of these facilities safe and secure.
That being said, it's nerve racking to know what lies in store and that there's nothing you can do to change the impending visit from yet more of the town's public servants. Since arriving Tuesday evening, I've gotten to meet six local police and three local firemen for assorted alarms going off that were totally out of my control. They've all been very nice however I really wasn't planning to become so familiar with the local emergency departments during my week out here!
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