 The "U.N.M.Weekly" student newspaper reported that month that
The Tri-Alphas held their first meeting in the Estufa on February 20, 1908, while the building was still unfinished.In 1915, Alpha Alpha Alpha became the Beta Delta chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha, the university's first national fraternity, and the Estufa has continued to serve as the chapter's primary meeting location for nearly 100 years.