By: Melissa Berman
The sound of saws and drills echoed, and the smell of wet paint filled the air as Alpha Gamma Rho chapter President Kirby Schmidt walked through his fraternity’s house Friday.
Schmidt has checked in on construction every two weeks since July, when a major renovation to the home began.
The nearly $3.5 million project is set for completion early next month, and about 40 fraternity members will move into the new house near the University of Minnesota’s St. Paul campus just before spring semester begins.