what are the dorms like

who could tell me what the ross hall is like? thats where the guys live, right??

Yes you are correct, Ross Hall is where the first year student guys live. Ross is very fun. There are both sophomores and freshman living in Ross, because it is for first year students, but it is primarily freshman. I live in Schwitzer, so I can't give you an insider account or anything, but I have a bunch of friends over in Ross. The rooms are about the same size as they are in my dorm, but the closets are much smaller. It has a lovely odor that only comes with multiple boys living together as well. Its not air conditioned so fans are definetly necessary. Theres no carpeting on the floors in either of the residence halls, so most people get big area rugs. The showers in Ross are pretty small, and there is no "middle area" between the shower and actual bathroom area. For example, in Schwitz theres a middle area between two shower curtains with a little bench where you can set your shower bag and hang up your robe and towels. Then you can dry off there when you're down showering. However, in Ross you have to dry off in the actual shower part and set your stuff right outside the shower. Not a big deal, just not so convenient. The guys live on the first two floors and all the girls live on the third. The guys rooms are doubles and triples. On the girls floor they have a really nice study/meeting room with rolly chairs and stuff. Some people also live in the basement. In addition the basement area has a rec room, with pool tables and couches. Hm well thats everything I know about Ross! Hope that helps a little :)

I was a Schwitzer girl too, so I don't have the insider scoop either, but every guy I know really enjoyed living in Ross. That's why you'll still find a significant number of guys deciding to live there during their sophomore year. Both of the freshman dorms have an unofficial "open doors" policy. It's a really social place, there's a lot of video game playing and it's a great place to watch any sort of sporting event on TV. My fiance lived there his freshman year, and he thought it was a good time. His only complaint was that the showers didn't always work well, and that sometimes you would have to wait to use the showers. He really liked the games room in the basement....ping pong and foosball are always popular.

What was it like living in Schwitzer? One of my main concerns is closet space lol. When I visitied Butler, I don't think we saw Schwitzer, so I'm curious.

Schwitzer closet space is REALLY good, it was a lot bigger than I ever expected when I went to college! You basically get a mini walk-in closet. There's a lot of room to hang things, and there is shelf space as well. You also have a set of drawers to use, and they can fit into the closet if you want. Schwitzer is a lot of fun...you get to meet a lot of new people, and you'll get to know all the girls in your hall really well. A lot of people worry about having to use a community bathroom, but it's really not that bad; you get used to it after a while!

Hey Sarah!

If you want to see a schwitzer room, check out my video...  :)  I have room in my closet for ALMOST all of my clothes.  lol...(i have a ton)....and just a sidenote about my favorite thing about schwitzer...I love the bathrooms.  Its strange....I know.  But there is almost always someone in there....so if you need another opinion on an outfit....or any random question....just go to the bathroom.  And a lot of the time you will just start talking and before you know it you have been in there for like thirty minutes.  Just visiting with girls in there is fun.....  :)  But yeah, Schwitzer is amazing.  I was totally not looking forward to it before I came to Butler...but now I wouldn't trade it for the world.  :)

Here's the video that StephF mentioned.  The rest of the Blogger videos are at http://www.youtube.com/butlerbloggers!

Hey StephF and AshlenC! Thanks for your descriptions of Schwitzer and the closet space! I have lots of clothes too so that's been one of my concerns when visiting colleges and seeing the dorms lol. It's funny that both of you mentioned the bathrooms and stopping to talk to people for like 30 mins. Sounds great! And thanks for posting the video BUBrad! From what I've heard, the dorms are somewhat bigger at Butler than at other universities.

 Best part about Ross Hall? The basketball court right outside!   I was strolling around campus last spring and these guys were playing ball, so I took some shots. This pic is also in our new viewbook!

 

 

gorgeous dorm room