The Phi Kappa Theta fraternity house is just like any other on a college campus, full of university paraphernalia, a BBQ pit, a volleyball net, and outdoor fireplace. There’s only one difference, no one is living inside.

Dating back to 2012, the Lafayette Fire Department discovered four fraternity houses on campus did not meet certain fire safety requirements.

Alton Trahan with the Lafayette Fire Department says, “We tried to follow up from that in 2013 about five or six months after. Until we got to this point in 2015, in March is when we conducted another inspection.”

During that checkup, inspectors found the fire alarm system was still not in working order; in fact the Phi Kappa Theta house is only one of four frat houses that did not pass inspection.  As of Wednesday, they are the only ones still out of their home.

Trahan says, “At that point in time we considered it a life safety issue. It was determined that we would remove power from the facility, make sure everybody is out so they can remedy the situation and make it safe.”

A fraternity member of Phi Kappa Theta told News 10 that his frat brothers do have temporary places to live, and they are working on getting the building up to code.