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A historic building in San Luis Obispo will soon be home to the ladies of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority.

The San Luis Obispo Planning Commission on Wednesday considered the Sanitarium on Osos Street to become the sorority’s official house. It approved the plan for the Kappa Kappa Gamma house in a 5-1 vote.

Ten women will live in the house, which was built in 1895. It has since been a private hospital, a private residence and a bed and breakfast, according to KSBY local news.

The planning commission’s main concern at the meeting was parking in the area. Neighbors and sorority members there expressed their opinion about the property going greek.

“Addressing the issues of meetings at our house, I think we would try to have them later in the day to reduce the impact of the other business in the area,” city and regional planning student and Kappa Kappa Gamma member Emilie Morse said.

The sorority joined the ranks of Cal Poly’s greek organizations in 2012.