Campus Updates

So if you haven't figured it out by now I am in a sorority. About two weeks ago the chapter was asked to have two members participate in a housing meeting, this wasn't just any housing meeting, no this was a meeting that was going to discuss future plans for a Greek Village on campus. I was unable to attend because I had class at the time, but was very interested.

I havn't found out too much information but I do know that there is talk of tearing down the Lincoln Quads. Now what they will do with that space after they tear them down I am unsure. I have heard that the school may place the village in that area and build another building for independent housing elsewhere. If and when these plans will take effect I am not sure, but I do know that the campus does seem to care about updating it and making it more beneficial for the students. Not only for the independent students but for the Greeks as well. They seem to want to make the Greeks feel welcome on campus, by creating our own housing.


Now I am not saying that with this we are going to be secluded and come across as stuck ups and better then everyone else because we are given our own area. No, I don't want that at all, but if these plans were to pass, it would make joining a sorority or fraternity seem a little more exciting with a slight VIP feel. This would be a great idea to help promote Greek life on campus, which in turn could be another solution in removing the "suitcase campus" title from ISU. I know since I have joined, I have spent more weekends on campus then I used to. I also feel that this could be one way to raise enrollment on campus as well.

Revamp or Not

Back in February a few of the Student Government Association candidates where walking around and presenting their speech to the public. They came to one of my sororities chapters. In their speech they stated that one of the things that SGA was looking at doing was revamping down town Terre Haute for the students. They would like to bring something closer to campus for the students to do over the weekend, this may be a solution to removing the "Suitcase campus" title that ISU has.

This is a great idea, with one major problem. If we were to revamp down town, there is the chance that they may either do what we do best and tear down some buildings, or if not tear down, remove all exterior and interior decorations to bring Terre Haute into the 21st century. Doing this would erase the visual history that we have left.

As much as I would like to have some places to go to and hangout, that could be more student oriented, I don't want to see the history just get wiped away. If they do decided to revamp, I hope they would restore the building inside and out, and then work with the style and decorations that the buildings already have. You can revamp a building and bring it into today's time without wiping away the old times, just restore it and enhance its features.



There is one building that they have restored, not to exactly what it looked like in 1927, but close. It has the look of a new building and a feel of an old. This is what needs to be done with the rest of Down Town, restore the buildings, bring them back to life and you will bring the life back to Down Town Terre Haute.