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Dear Sycamores, When I first came to Indiana State University five years ago, I’ll admit that I thought I might be in the wrong place. I didn’t feel comfortable in my own skin and I was pretty sure that I’d either drop out or transfer by the end of the year. Then I found my family. We were a bit clunky and pretty dysfunctional, but soon we found that we could make it work. My “family,” as I’ve come to call them, are my fellow Sycamores. From my professors who became friends to my friends who became blood, ISU is now a part of who I am. Everyone always talks about the epic parties, the Rockstar-fueled allnighters and the things you’ll learn, but lots of us become so wrapped up in the “now” that we forget to watch the big picture until it’s over and you’re staring at the final product, for better or worse. It took me longer than most to find my stride here at ISU. It took a lot of debt, a change in major, then three more changes in minors, a handful of presidencies with several organizations and one giant leap of faith to finally find out that I am in fact home. While I’m rooting for you to find your place here at ISU as soon as you walk on campus, not all of us do. Sometimes you have to look very hard, and sometimes what you’ve been looking for is right under your nose. Knowing this, we took this issue to heart, all puns intended. Here you’ll find what we consider to be “our part” in smoothing your transition into a Sycamore. We’ve included campus maps with your college’s building, life hacks and advice from some of our biggest and brightest, a breakdown of everything from the library to what we mean when we say “RA” and a preview of as much of the campus as possible. We’ve also tried to give you as much of a head start on jumping into what it means to be “Sycamore.” Fair warning, we’re kind of a big deal.
If you want to stand tall with us, be prepared to work for it. Sycamores are forged from donating the most community service, period. We’re built during homecoming in the fall, strengthened by Sycamore Hoopla in the winter and proven with Spring Week in April. We constantly strive for the best grades, receiving coveted awards for everything from academia to journalism to business and finance. Our faculty dedicates their lives to this school and their students, often making it a personal goal to know each and every student by name and face. Our campus is constantly being renovated and remodeled to suit the needs of the students, from giving the sororities their own hall to free laptops to every student who has completed the required GPA in high school. Sycamores enter here as youths ready to take on the world and leave as men and women fully capable of doing just that. So when you’re walking through the arch and you’re feeling anything from trepidation to sheer confidence, this is my challenge to you: start thinking right now about what you want from this university. Think about what you want to be, but also who you want to be. Do you want to be a shaper, mover, shaker? How about the one front and center, leading the crowd? Or do you want to move behind the scenes and be the guiding force to drive the show onward? Regardless of who you were when you came here, you’re a Sycamore now. We bleed blue. We stand tall. We never back down. Welcome to the family.
Sincerely, Samual Clark, Editor in Chief
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STATE President sends welcome to new students and families Dear Sycamores, It probably sounds trite, but Indiana State University is special because of its people. The people of Indiana State are collectively focused on students achieving their goals, succeeding in getting their degrees and moving out into the world and making it a better place. The people of Indiana State can generally be divided into five groups: students, faculty, staff, administration and friends. These five groups work together both individually and collectively to achieve their overall goals. We call that collective action “shared governance,” and the actors are the Student Government Association, Faculty Senate, Staff Council, the President’s Council and a large number of volunteer boards — most notably, the Board of Trustees. It is clear that these groups have confidence in each other and respect for
the roles that they each play. As an example, ple as whether you will go to class every day, during the past year the Student Government do your homework and study diligently, and Association proposed changes to the Univer- more complex decisions such as whether you sity Handbook to move the date for midterm will choose to become a member of the camgrades to be released earlier in the semester, pus community by joining and participating in campus activities and institute an exorganizations. pectation that he most important So I am challenging assignments decisions and actions that will you today. Enthusiasnormally be determine whether you are tically embrace ISU, returned withsuccessful and whether you its people and all who in two weeks graduate are yours and yours make it the special and that study alone.” place that it is. You week and finals will not be disappointweek rules be – Daniel J. Bradley ed. In fact, you will deenforced. Afvelop friendships that ter a debate within the Faculty Senate and discussions will last a lifetime and the skills and knowledge with the administration, the handbook was you need to be happy and successful wherever amended in early May of this year using lan- life takes you after graduation. guage very similar to that first proposed by the Welcome to Indiana State University, and best of luck for a great year! students. Student Government wants you to be sucSincerely, cessful and graduate, as do all the other groups and individuals associated with ISU. Unfortunately, they cannot do it all alone. All they can do is help you. The most important decisions and actions that will determine whether you are successful and whether you graduate are yours and yours alone. They include decisions as sim-
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Public Safety gives advice on good decisions fair game to the determined thief. Again, while living so closely with others College is an exciting place. Newfound it’s important for students to surround friendships and freedom and the lure of a themselves with trustworthy people. Many new town begging to be explored are just some of the experiences When you have people, you’re going to have new students discover. conflict, you’re going to have issues, and Though exciting, that’s human nature. these factors can draw students from the – Joe Newport, relative safety of their ISU Chief of Police dorm rooms and lead them into dangerous situations. “If [students] wander off of campus and of the issues arise simply from students in certain areas of Terre Haute and they’re living in such close proximity. “When you looking for trouble, they won’t have a hard have people, you’re going to have conflict, time finding it,” Joe Newport, Indiana State you’re going to have issues, and that’s human University Chief of Police said. “You just nature,” Newport said. gotta be smart, you know, about how you While issues on campus are often the conduct yourself.” result of others, students must also protect Having served the Terre Haute Police themselves when it comes to personal Department from 1976 to 1999 before choices regarding alcohol and drug use. joining the Indiana State University Police Newport urges students to obey the law Department in 1999, Chief Newport has when it comes to alcohol use — “If you’re plenty of advice when it comes to staying under 21, you’re not allowed to drink.” safe both on and off campus. The police chief admits that some will “Don’t be overly trusting,” he advises. ignore the laws, and suggests that those “This is an urban campus, and people who do “should minimize their risk, … can come and go through this campus make sure they are with people they trust, pretty much as they want. We have a good keep an eye on their conduct, make sure police department, but we’re not going to their decision-making is as good as it can be be everywhere at every time, so [students under the circumstances and … realize they should be] aware of their surroundings.” become vulnerable when they drink.” The police chief also suggests that students Drug use, though often not as visible as who find themselves walking around town alcohol use, is also an issue students might at night should travel in groups and try to face. “I’m certain there are people who use stay in well-lit and familiar areas. drugs and I believe that it’s a problem,” While students’ safety is most important, Chief Newport said. “People are going Chief Newport also advises securing to make conscious decisions to use illegal personal belongings to keep them safe from substances and alcohol, and I guess the best theft. “Far and away, the biggest threat is we can ask as university administrators is for to [students’] valuables. They need to … each person to realize the risks that they are be aware that valuables come up missing, taking … as well as the risk of arrest.” and we encourage them to keep an eye on Newport also reminds students that Indiana them and to not be careless when they’re laws often protect those who cooperate leaving their residence hall rooms or leaving with police while seeking medical attention, the doors to their cars unlocked,” he said. and fear of being arrested should not stop Students should be especially protective of anyone from calling 911 when there is laptops, smartphones and other valuable electronics, though any unsecured item is PUBLIC SAFETY CONTINUED ON PAGE 6
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PUBLIC SAFETY CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5 a medical emergency. Students caught participating in illegal activities on and around campus face not only the risk of arrest but also removal from school, a decision determined by the Office of Student Conduct and Integrity. The Code of Student Conduct can be found at http://www.indstate.edu/sci/link1-code/ index.htm. When it comes to staying safe on campus, Chief Newport believes that Public Safety is an invaluable resource. “It’s the university’s police department. … This is not a group of security officers — it’s a regular police department that you would be accustomed to in your hometowns,” he said. Public Safety and the University Police offer a number of programs and services to students on campus,
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DID YOU KNOW? Indiana State University employs the RAVE Emergency Text Messaging System to send text messages to subscriber cell phones and/or e-mail addresses.
including safety escorts for those out at night or those immobile due to injuries, assistance with battery jumps and lockouts, defensive training classes and the lost and found. Emergency services are also available by pressing the “Push for Help” button on any Blue Light Phone located around campus. University Police can be reached at 812-237-5555; however, students should still dial 911 in the case of an emergency. More information regarding Public Safety resources can be found at http://www. indstate.edu/pubsafety/services.htm. Since taking over the position of Chief of Police earlier this year, Newport has maintained the “solid” department he
inherited from former chief Bill Mercier. “If change is needed in a particular area, I’m certainly going to implement it,” Newport said, “but at the same time I won’t be making change just for the sake of making change.” Newport plans to see an ongoing accreditation process through to its end, promising that the accomplishment “will allow the ISU police department to be held to a standard of excellence in the police industry.” The successful completion of the accreditation process will demonstrate the Indiana State University Police Department’s commitment to excellence in law enforcement.
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Out of the frying pan and into the fire How the Career Center can take you from classroom to the job market BY NATHAN HEDRICK REPORTER Academic success is only one milestone to cross at Indiana State University, another being professional success. Indiana State offers many programs that assist students in their journey from education to career, but one of the most important tools they can use is the Career Center. The Career Center is a multifaceted service to help students find a suitable academic course, train in professional etiquette and find internships or on-campus employment. Incoming freshmen who are not quite s u r e
what they want to do with their after-college lives would do well to engage in the Career Center’s services early on. There are five career advisers employed at the Career Center: one for each College. Students should contact the adviser who handles their prospective College, such as Merry Lucas, Liaison to College of Arts and Sciences, or Tradara McLaurine, Liaison to the College of Education. After scheduling a meeting with one of the career advisers, the student will complete a career assessment — titled MyPlan — which can be found on the Career Center’s website. In this career assessment, students will create a free account and then take a personality test, interest inventory, skills profiler and values assessment. This will assist them and the career advisers in creating a basic academic plan. The Career Center also provides opportunities for students to learn how to function in a professional environment with
classes and training on resume building, professional and dining etiquette, interview skills and networking skills. Meetings with the career advisers can be used to help tweak the student’s social media presence. “A lot of employers are using LinkedIn, and a lot of students don’t know what LinkedIn is. But employers are looking for employees on LinkedIn,” said Darby Scism, Executive Director of the Career Center. “It’s all about cleaning up your Facebook page and using your Twitter appropriately if you’re in a job search.” The Career Center is also the place to go when seeking student employment. The Career Center office handles most of the student employment and internship functions, such as the paperwork and payroll, but students need to apply for on-campus jobs through the Applicant Tracking System, located on the Indiana State website.
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Links can be found on It’s all about cleaning up your Facebook page and using your Twitter appropriately if the Career Center page you’re in a job search.” under the ISU Student Employment tab. Here, – Darby Scism, students can find steps Career Center, Director to assist in finding a parttime job and the proper documentation to bring to the Career Center. Scism says. “Within the first couple weeks, The Career Center also hosts many helpful even, because they are going to be taking events for students throughout the year. classes and having to make decisions about The first event they will host is the Student their major. And so we want them at least Employment Job Fair, which students who to have taken MyPlan. That’s at least going are seeking employment are encouraged to to give them some ideas for down the attend. It takes place Tuesday, August 19 road careers that they might want to start from 1 p.m. through 4 p.m. in Dede II and tailoring their class selection to.” Dede III. Business casual attire is required. The Career Center is located at 231 N. Other events are Wednesday workshops 6th Walkway, adjacent to both the fountain that cover some of the aforementioned and the Science Building. Walk-in hours training for resume building and dining are 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., and then 1 p.m. etiquette. The calendar for these events can to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday. The be found on the Career Center website, and telephone number for the main desk is by Fall Semester, the events will begin to 812-237-5000, where students can schedule show up on the website’s calendar. appointments with career advisers or gain The perfect time for students to begin other information about the Center. utilizing the Career Center is right away,
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How a few letters spell a story
Residential Assistants as well as Academic Peer Advocates offer two different services to students in attempt to make the college transition as easy as possible. Photo by: Scott Wernke
By Jake Porter Columnist At Indiana State University, there are two main types of leaders within the dorm communities: the Residential Assistant and the Academic Peer Advocate. It is the duty of these two members of the dorm’s community to help guide students during their time living on campus and to enable them to properly transition from their previous lifestyle to on-campus living. However, there are some
very large differences between these two roles. To Jeffrey Kortman, the current Area Coordinator of Rhoads, Jones and Sandison halls and future area coordinator of Cromwell and Blumberg halls, the main difference is the type of focus that the two RES LIFE CONTINUED ON PAGE 10
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leaders have when guiding ISU students. In short, the residential assistant’s duty is to focus on building the community within the actual dorm floor itself, as well as helping the students to interact socially within the campus and hall community. Along with this, the RA is not reserved for any one particular type of dorm. The APA, meanwhile, is specifically designed for the dorm halls that contain incoming freshmen. The reason for these variations is that it allows them to better assist the beginning students. Kortman said that after initial use of the APA, RA format, the school ran tests and discovered that, “those with both APA and RA on their floor showed to be more successful academically.” The APA focuses on the academic transition from high
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on the transition and academic progression. The APA is assigned specifically to the freshmen because the first year is so integral to the overall GPA. The RA, dedicated to all students, isn’t focused on academics because, “after the first year, the academic base [for the GPA] is already there,” Kortman said. Another major requirement for both positions is to be a determined and motivated individual. This position is not for the faint of heart. In these roles, Kortman said, the individual serving as RA or APA must constantly be in “work mode.” “You can’t have bad days or let your hair down … it can be stressful since you live where you While RAs are driven to foster a community environment for their residents, APAs are here to offer students academic help. Photo by: Scott Wernke work.” Kortman said
Those with both APA and RA on their floor showed to be more successful academically – Jeff Kortman Area Director , Residential Life
school and learning how to cope with the changes in how education and responsibility are handled. They also work to introduce and connect the students with the faculty they will interact with for the next several years. Meanwhile, the RA’s job is to “help make [campus] feel more like home,” said Kortman. Being either of the two earns the student who signs up for these roles free room and board. There are two major requirements to be an assistant: one is having a GPA of 3.0 to be an APA, while being an RA requires a 2.5. This is due to the APA focusing almost entirely
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LOOKING BEYOND THE STACKS
3rd floor- Silence is requested on this floor and cell phones must be quieted. Computer clusters for individual work are available, but group work is not. Books: LC-Z, Special Collections 2nd floor- Talking is allowed on this floor. Individual rooms available as well as full computer lab and black-and-white printing. Writing Center and Math Lab center housed here. Books: A-LB Main floor- Offers student cafe, Cup and Chaucer, with full service computer clusters, the help center, check-out desk, the events room and black-and-white as well as color printing. Books: Reference materials, video games, movies, current periodicals
Lower Level- Group study rooms are available as well as group work tables. Talking and cell phones are allowed on this floor. Books: Children’s books, Government Documents
Basement- Silence is requested on this floor and cell phones must be quieted. Individual study rooms are available, but group work is not. Books: Bound Journals, Microfilm, Theses Photos by Scott Wernke
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ROUNDING OUT THE TOUR
At the ISU Barns & Noble Book Store you can find nearly anything. Top: Found on the first floor is the full-service cafe, customers can pick up Starbucks brand coffee, pastries and snacks. Left: Probably the most notable function of the book store would be the books. Follow the escalator upstairs to find all manner of text books available new or used, for purchase or rental. Above left: The campus book store’s spirit shop, located just beside the cafe, is your one stop for all things Sycamore. Above right: Class texts aren’t the only books offered. Also found on the ground floor is a variety of popular novels, timeless classics and an arsenal of helpful guides. Photos by: Scott Wernke
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The rundown on the Rec Center
The second floor of the Rec Center offers free weights, resistance machines, a full track, treadmills, ellipticals, pedal-bikes, stair-climbers and rooms for group classes including cycling, yoga, pilates and others.
The first floor offers two full and two half basketball courts, table tennis, an olympic-sized training pool, a free-swim pool, hot tub, sauna, an indoor soccer court, changing rooms, showers, a by-appointment masseuse and is the home to the Student Health Promotions Office. Photos by: Gary Macadaeg
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Student Media gives up-to-date news coverage WISU, Sycamore Video and Indiana Statesman collaboratively provide Sycamore community with multi-platform news and features BY HEIDI STAGGS CHIEF DESIGN EDITOR We live in an age where information is key. As most of us are a part of the Millenial generation, we have grown accustomed to the everyday trending of topics in various platforms. We listen to radio, watch TV, stay on top of our social media. Some of us even pay attention to the weather as Indiana has quite the changes. As students, our job is to devour information and to process it almost
instantaneously. We constantly have to be linked to our cell phones, our e-mail and don’t forget Twitter and Facebook. This piece is not some shameless selfpromotion for the university or even telling you how to manage what news you take in and interpret but merely information so that you young Sycamores know that we, within Student Media, are here to provide you with various platforms to receive your news.
I may be a leaf on the Statesman branch of the Student Media tree, but I value each of the different offices that comprise Student Media here at Indiana State University. The best part of Student Media is that students — and that could mean you — help impart the stories that matter to our community. WISU is the university’s choice radio station and has student radio hosts that provide talk shows, news and music daily. Sycamore Video is the university’s visual
communication provider. At Sycamore Video, students film and edit the content for the university television network as well as provide exclusive content for the Web. Lastly, the Indiana Statesman provides the Sycamore community with a newspaper three times a week as well as daily content. Don’t worry, we also have a Facebook and Twitter, so you can receive all this in 140 characters or less.
IN CASE YOU WANT TO STAY UP ON WHAT WE HERE AT STUDENT MEDIA ARE DOING, HERE IS OUR INFORMATION: FACEBOOK: HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/ INDIANASTATESMAN TWITTER: @INDSTATESMAN WEB-SITE: ISUSTUDENTMEDIA.COM
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Going Greek: more than just frat boys Identifying fact from fiction with Fraternal and Panhelenic orders BY SAMUAL CLARK EDITOR-IN-CHIEF You’re young, new and possibly a little shy. Maybe you didn’t really want to come to this party, but your roommate talked you into it. Or perhaps you overheard that there was going to be an insane ragger across the tracks and absolutely everyone is going to be there. Finally, you approach the steps
Facts about being Greek • The All-Fraternity & Sorority GPA is above the All-University GPA. • Over $60,000 and 22,000 hours of community service were contributed last year • Over 75% of student organizations contain fraternity and sorority members • Joining a fraternity or sorority isn’t free, but it is well worth it. Cost varies from group to group, but membership lasts a lifetime! The average chapter is only $343 a semester, which comes to only $3.06 a day for a decision that will change your life
to a gigantic old building with neon colored Greek letters. Inside, the air is thick with cigarette and other kinds of smoke. Men with backwards hats and biceps rivaling diesel trucks hang shirtless from the rafters, chugging from a beer bong while barely clothed women grind on the dance floor, already way past “drunk.” The music is so loud that your ribcage pounds in time with the bass. Someone is already throwing up in the bathroom. It’s mayhem and debauchery. It’s total chaos and anarchy. It’s a frat party. Or at least that’s what most think when we hear “fraternity” or “sorority,” huge, raging parties with enough drugs and alcohol
Myths about being Greek • Fraternity and sorority members don’t care about academics. • All fraternity and sorority members do is party. • Fraternity and sorority members only hang out with each other. • It is expensive to be part of a fraternity or sorority; I don’t want to buy my friends
to make Hunter S. Thompson gawk. But this is far from the reality of an actual Greek Organization. Director for Fraternity and Sorority Life Bo Mantooth feels that Greek life is far from what common media such as “Animal House” or “Revenge of the Nerds” portray it as. “It’d be great if they could make a movie Indiana State is home to fifteen fraternity chapters, 12 sororities and five nationally black about what Greek fraternities, each with their own codes, guidelines, rituals and history. One thing remains the Life is actually all same — their dedication to one another. Photo courtesy of Fraternity and Sorority Life about, but that’d never sell,” said and success. One of the most common things Mantooth. Beyond just academics, Greek that one hears against fraternities Mantooth explained that within a members seek to support one- and sororities is “Well I don’t need real-life fraternity or sorority, it’s another mentally and socially. to pay just to make friends.” In less about parties and more about In a recent survey conducted by response to this, Mantooth built his comradery. Fraternity and Sorority Life of their own formula. “Within each [organization], members, one student was asked “The way I see it, I did the math and everyone is there to help you what his favorite part of being in I basically paid about 10 cents per succeed. Your first objective here is Greek Life was. “Having someone friend. …I would definetly pay 10 to graduate,” said Mantooth there for you, no matter the time or cents for any one of my friends.” Each fraternity and sorority situation, even if it just for a good Beyond merely friends, Mantooth said that he gained an instant link member looks out for one another laugh,” he said. through various means, none the Another student felt that being with several future employers, least of which is by encouraging Greek was “a home away from sighting his time within his each other’s academic performance home.” GREEK LIFE CONTINUED ON PAGE 19
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GREEK LIFE CONTINUED FROM PAGE 18 own fraternity a major foot-hold in his acquisition of his first three jobs. “The minute an employer sees that you’ve been in a fraternity or sorority, there’s common ground. They have a connection with you now.” Students who are interested in joining a fraternity or sorority are encouraged to contact Mantooth at Bo.Mantooth@ indstate.edu. Sorority general information, including recruitment dates and times, can be found at http://www.indstate. edu/greeklife/pa.html and all fraternal information at http://www.indstate.edu/ greeklife/ifc.html.
Fraternities and sororities on the whole are required to donate community service both to their national program as well as local ones. Photos courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing
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New kid on the block Sorority housing almost complete, set to open with start of fall semester Kylie Adkins Opinions Editor In November of 2012, Indiana State University broke ground for the now nearly-complete Reeve Hall. Reeve is being built specifically for on-campus sorority housing and will allow sororities to move out of the Lincoln Quads. Reeve Hall, when finished, will consist of two U-shaped buildings facing away from each other, each consisting of four pods. Sororities will be allowed to use the area in between the buildings for programs. There is one pod for each sorority on campus and they will each house 45 women. Sorority members will get first choice but it will be up to the sorority to fill remaining empty beds.. There is no official minimum grade point average but
the sororities have set their own minimums and a student must be an upperclassman to live in Reeve Hall. There will be five different types of rooms in Reeve Hall. There will be double and single rooms with community bathrooms, double and single rooms with private bathrooms and a presidential suite with a private bathroom. These rooms will range from $9,766.50 per year to $14,356.50 per year. This includes a “Flex 10” meal plan, which allows for 10 meals a week and the basic commons cash plan of $102. The Flex meal plans also allow students and parents to add money onto the account through the semester. The cheapest rooms at Reeve Hall are only 500 dollars more than the Lincoln Quads.
The construction for Indiana State’s newest residence building, Reeve Hall, is scheduled to open with the fall semester. Reeve Hall is dedicated to housing Indiana State’s sorority sisters. Photo by: Gary Macadeg
There will not be Residential Assistants as are in the other dormitories; instead there will be Sorority Community Assistants. They will be sorority members chosen by their sorority who then go through a similar but slightly less intensive interview and training program as RAs. Reeve Hall will be different from many of the other dormitories on campus. Similar to Jones or Hines, the rooms will be larger and have larger closets. They will also be airconditioned and feature community spaces for the students.
Unlike Jones, women over 21 living in Reeve will not be allowed to store or drink alcohol within the building. Reeve Hall is designed to be similar to Burford Hall in that it can be considered a kind of live and learn community, where students having similar interests and goals can easily create a supportive environment with each other. Reeve Hall is one of the first opportunities for on-campus sorority housing designed for Greek life. Many current students at Indiana State have heard the persistent rumor about the “brothel
law,” which supposedly states that there can’t be more than 15 women living in one house or else it’s considered a brothel. This, while also untrue, is not the reason that there hasn’t been much sorority housing before. As the sorority chapters continue to grow, the timing was simply right. Through a direct partnership, ResLife and Greek Life were able to design Reeve Hall specifically for ISU sororities, making it a perfect tool to better their own communities while also increasing the presence of Greek Life on campus.
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