The Greek Court Redevelopment Task Force met Tuesday night to further discussions on a project that may radically transform the area of South Campus between Western Boulevard and Varsity Drive.

The majority of the meeting was devoted to discussing several different concepts of what a new Greek Court might look like, based on the ideas generated by about 65 students, alumni and staff who attended a planning charrette at the end of June.

According to Tim Luckadoo, associate vice chancellor for Student Affairs, the group hopes to have a final report on the development of Greek Court, which may include expansion of the current space and land-lease options for residents, by Oct. 1.

Sam Reynolds, the task force’s consultant from Reynolds and Jewell Landscape Architecture, said one of the biggest benefits he received from the charette was hearing what the involved parties thought was most important about the development of the space.

One concept that came up most often, he said, was the need for an open gathering place for members of the Greek community both on and off the court.

All five of the concepts Reynolds presented at the meeting centered around this idea. However, at this preliminary stage, Reynolds stressed the plans he presented were only basic concepts and that the details would come later.

“Here’s the hard part — I have to take this and put it on a real site with constraints,” Reynolds said.

And there are several constraints.

One of the biggest, Reynolds said, stemmed from the $8 million already spent on rennovating 10 chapter houses spread all over the court. Greek Court has 15 total chapter houses.

“Coming up with a plan that retains these [houses] is an interesting challenge,” Reynolds said.

Reynolds said the initial concepts also kept in mind a power line running through the court that crews would not be able to move.

However, he pointed out that this was not a unique problem, and that with proper lot and house placement, coupled with a “slight-of-hand approach” to landscaping the area, developers could redirect attention and keep the power line from becoming an eyesore.

“You give them something else to look at,” he said.

Another idea Reynolds stressed as he presented the concepts was the importance of developing the new Greek Court into one cohesive community. He pointed to several of the design ideas, which placed an emphasis on using Varsity Drive as the “front door” to the whole court.

Even at the initial level, however, Kappa Sigma alumnus Greg Hunt mentioned some reservations about the massive changes in infastructure the new project would require. He asked Reynolds if it might be better to develop smaller projects first that could be started without requiring major changes to the existing land.

“We might be putting the cart before the horse unless we start building,” Hunt said.

But Associate Director of Greek Life Shelly Brown Dobek stressed that it was important that the group come up with a solid, initial plan for the court before they try to sell it to potential donors.

“We have to have a big idea that everybody likes before anybody wants to put any money into it,” Brown Dobek said.

Director of Greek Life John Mountz said at least 12 groups have shown “reasonably serious interest” in the project. Greek Life officials have said they hope this project will bring increased alumni involvement and bolster the prominence of the Greek community at N.C. State.