#beta hall

It all depends on your preferences!

Traditional Style is what you see in most college movies. The majority are rooms that you would share with one other person, and a bathroom for the floor that’s shared by 3-4 rooms (so about 6-8 people) which I believe can be either single-sex or co-ed. However, these are typically “meant for” freshmen because they are located close to the student center, dining halls, and the gym. Just because they’re suggested though doesn’t mean you have to live there, I surely didn’t my freshman year. This includes: Beacon, Beta, Castor, Endeavor, Horizon, Pinnacle, and Summit.

Suite Style is what most of the people I know have chosen, because it’s typically a blend of convenience and independence. This is also where the majority of our Living Learning Communities (LLCs) live. They offer a bigger variety, in my opinion. You can have either a double room, or a single if you prefer your own space. The suites come in 2-person and 4-person packages: you’re either sharing a bathroom with one other person, or three. For both the traditional style and suite style, you share a common room area outside of your dorm, so it’s easy to meet people and make friends. This includes: Beacon, Cypress, Endeavor, Horizon, Juniper, Maple, Pinnacle, Poplar, and Summit.

The last type is Apartment Style. It’s not really recommended for freshmen, but I’ll explain that in a moment. This is the option I picked as a freshman though. In the apartments, you’d have your own room. There are 3 bedroom and 4 bedroom options. In the 3 bedroom, you share a kitchen, living room, and bathroom with your two roommates; whereas, in the 4 bedroom, you share a bathroom with one roommate, and a living room and kitchen with all three. Now, the reason why these aren’t suggested for freshman is because, outside of your roommates, it’s difficult to meet people that live close to you. So, this option kind of requires a lot of speaking to people in classes, or joining clubs and organizations, or even having gone to CampU! This includes: Cypress, Holly, Kosove, and Magnolia.

To end this off, I will say, that a lot of my friends preferred Juniper-Poplar as freshmen. Let me know if this helped! Remember: the school does allow room transfers, so if you end up somewhere and you don’t like it, you can try to find someone else who doesn’t like their dorm and switch with them! I also linked the pages to the housing website, so just click on the building’s name and it should take you there.