Search results matching tag 'residence life'

Re: whats the room like?

ChristinaL — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 02:38:28 GMT

Guys live on the first and second floors and the basement of Ross Hall. There are also lounges, a kitchen, a computer lab and laundry facilities in the basement which both male and female residents can use.

Re: Butler Rugs

BUStephanie — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:19:38 GMT

During move in on Saturday, Aug 22th there will be carpet available for sale. The company is only around on that Saturday (not Sunday) so be sure and find him that day. I don't have pricing information but you can give them a call at 317-848-5822 if you want to find out before coming to Butler. If you want to look for something before you arrive the room dimensions can be found in your housing packet or online at http://www.butler.edu/residence-life/housing-options/schwitzer-hall/room-diagram for Schwitzer or http://www.butler.edu/residence-life/housing-options/ross-hall/room-diagram for Ross.

I know our Office of Residence Life recommends a large rug or piece of carpet rather than trying for wall to wall carpet. First, it keeps you from having to trim it when you arrive if it's not quite the exact right size. Second, you don't have to move the furniture around while laying it. Third, it can be a pain when it 'walks' or slides a little leaving bumps and requiring you to move furniture again and again. So, it's usually best to buy a piece of carpet to put in the center of the room rather than trying to cut it the exact dimensions of the room.

There are other FAQ answers on the www.butler.edu/residence-life site as well.

Re: Community bathrooms?

ChristinaL — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 03:27:20 GMT

Hey there! The Schwitzer bathrooms are pretty great as far as community bathrooms go. There are two sets of curtains: the first one keeps the water from coming out of the shower., and then there is a little changing area with a bench where I always used to set my clothes and (if I remember correctly - it's been 3 years!) hooks that you can hang your towels/bathrobe on and then another curtain that gives you privacy while you change. Does that answer all your questions?

Re: Best/Worst of Dorms

ChristinaL — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:24:42 GMT

Hey Jen! Yes, that is an option. Most sophomores choose to live in Residential College (Resco) which is a suite-style residence hall (sets of two rooms with two people each that share a bathroom in the middle). Sophomores can also live in University Terrace apartments, but that building does have limited space.

Housing next year

ChristinaL — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 05:10:23 GMT

Hey! So did you guys that are for sure coming to Butler already turn in your housing info? Ask any questions to current students here (dorms, the closet size, what to bring, etc.) OR just tell us where you're living and share your res hall pride. (GO SCHWITZ! haha)

Re: Best/Worst of Dorms

ChristinaL — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 23:04:11 GMT

Best things about living in a dorm:

always people around to hang out with!
easy to meet new people
random funny times (especially when you just wander the hallways)
fun programming and free events - movie nights, sports event parties, Indy outings, service projects
an RA to answer all your questions
people to watch tv with (Grey's Anatomy parties....anyone??)
people to carpool with
people to eat lunch with
proximity to the main part of campus (like... less than 2 minutes away from most classes or the union)
common areas that you can use (Schwitzer has two lounges, (one with a tv, ping pong, etc., the other with a piano) & a workout room... Ross has a room with a big screen tv and a game room)
kitchen access, study rooms, computer labs and laundry rooms
the list goes on...

Worst things about living in a dorm...

common bathrooms? doesn't bother me, but it takes getting used to for some people
sharing a room? also didn't bother me, but you have to be willing to compromise
you have to be concious of how loud you are during "quiet hours" (after 10 pm on weeknights, I think)
no visitors after 2 am during the week (this can be annoying if you have an out-of-town guest during the week, but it's not very strictly enforced in my experience, and it's mostly there to protect you from having a roommate with a live-in significant other.)
Ross can get kinda loud on weekend nights (Schwitzer is almost always quiet and study friendly!)
Ross has boys in it. Sometimes boys smell.

(Okay, obviously I lived in Schwitzer so I'm totally biased... the guys and girls who live in Ross love it! literally... they all have shirts that say "Ross Love!")

And yes, Kayleigh, lots of people do live in apartments. University Terrace is a smaller apt. building that will be mostly sophomores next year, and pretty much all the juniors who are not Greek live in the Apartment Village complex, which overlooks our football field and is right near Hinkle Fieldhouse and the Health & Recreation Center. Also, everyone in the Apt. Village gets their own bedroom, so that's pretty sweet!

Our residence life is pretty awesome! I am friends with many of the RAs and they are way cool; our rooms are bigger than the average school's dorms, and you can get a lot of free fun times out of living in a dorm. It's so much fun and one of the best parts of college life, so get excited!!

Anything I didn't cover?

Re: FLLC

ChristinaL — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 22:48:31 GMT

Hey everyone! I lived in a FLLC unit in Schwitzer last year and it was good times. It's not really a big commitment, so don't let that deter you from applying. Basically it just means that you have a closer connection to the faculty-in-residence in your building. For me, that was a music professor and her husband who lived in the apartment in Schwitz. She would plan some events for us like going to the opera, or out to dinner in Broad Ripple, and I think we did a service project too. The FLLC units also get more money to put on events and programming, buy tickets to events at Butler and around Indy, etc. so that's pretty sweet - you should definitely apply!!

(Also, I think 2/3 of them in Schwitzer are on the first floor... definite bonus when you're moving in!)

Re: Social Life

ChristinaL — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 18:17:15 GMT

A friend and I were talking about this earlier this fall, and he said to me, "You know what Butler's problem is? We're the most over-programmed campus in America!!" What he means by that is that there is ALWAYS something going on at Butler, and our biggest problem is usually deciding what NOT to do.

I think the reason that we have so much going on at Butler is that almost everybody is involved in clubs and other extracurricular activities (usually more than one!) and these groups sponsor lots of events - some just for members, but lots that are open to the whole campus. We also have a really fantastic Student Government Association that puts on tons of free events like movies every Friday and Saturday night and Java Jams concerts in Starbucks every Wednesday.

One thing that I like about Butler's social life is that because we're a smaller school, we have lots of all-campus events that a huge percentage of the student body comes to. For example, during Welcome Week we have the Drive-in movie, where there is a massive blow-up screen on the mall and everyone brings blankets and watches a movie outside together. Some other big events are Dance Marathon (an all night dance party that raises money for Riley Children's Hospital), Spring Sports Spectacular (campus-wide all night party where you can compete in all sorts of events from basketball to ping pong to Catchphrase - and there's tons of free food!), Relay for Life (American Cancer Society fundraiser where teams take turns walking around the track in Hinkle all night.) Homecoming is also very popular and has lots of fun games and contests and our favorite event - Midnight Snack, aka as much free fast food as you can carry! haha now that I'm talking about all these events, it seems that we really like to stay up late and eat at Butler! I think that's true for most college kids. We also have two major concerts on campus each year. Past performers have included Ben Folds, The Fray, Jason Mraz, Better than Ezra, and Ok Go. There are also lots of dances/parties that different clubs will sponsor in our student union building like Swing Night, Salsa Night, Back to School Party and the Residence Halls host All Hall Fall Ball off-campus.

The party scene is different for everybody - some people prefer to go to the official events that I talked about above, others like to just hang out in dorm rooms or apartments. As far as big parties go, there are six fraternities with houses on campus, so they tend to host a lot of parties. Every Friday and Saturday night there will be a party at least at a few of these houses and these are pretty popular. There are usually one or two theme parties per weekend that draw the really big crowds - examples are the Voodoo Halloween party (which both Seitu and I wrote about in our blogs), Black & White, Red Light/Green Light, Ugly Christmas Sweaters and Highlighter Night. Basically, college students love an excuse to dress up! These parties are pretty much all open to the whole campus, but if you join a fraternity or sorority they will also have their own private parties sometimes. Of course, there are plenty of parties that don't involve Greek life at all - some of my friends who live in the Apartment Village or have their own off-campus houses host parties all the time. Some are themed, some aren't, but some recent favorites have been a Toga Party (with a cover charge that raised money for the American Cancer Society! party for a cause...) and a 1920's theme - gangsters, flappers and private eye detectives.

A typical weekend for me (minus the boring parts of homework, laundry and cleaning!) might include a basketball game, game night or a movie with my roomates or in somebody's dorm room, hanging out on the front porch of the frat house across the street from my house just chatting with friends and meeting new people, attending a concert or a play on campus (these are happening all the time and they're always amazing!),and always a Steak n Shake run. Actually, the late night food is the only thing that's really constant... other than that, every weekend at Butler is different.

I hope that helps to give you a better idea about our campus life - I wrote so much and yet I still feel like I'm leaving so much out of what goes on, because there are tons of other events or random things that we do for fun, like explore Indianapolis, or wander around campus talking to random people, or jump in the Star Fountain on the Mall! There is definitely a huge variety of things to do, no matter what your style is. Whether you like parties or not, I have no doubt that you'd have a fun time at Butler.

I think Brad is right - the best way to learn more about what really goes on is to read our blogs!

Re: whats the room like?

ChristinaL — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 15:11:22 GMT

1. I love your picture! (Who doesn't adore Jim??) I actually spent the majority of last night watching old episodes of The Office with my dad!

2. Yeah, boys are definitely allowed! This is college! Freedom! : )

There are "visiting hours" though - so you can have guests around until 2 am on weekdays and all 24 hours on weekends. I know this is true for Schwitzer, the all female dorm where I lived, and I think it is true for Ross too. Ross is a coed dorm, but all the girls' rooms are on the third floor.