Pittsburg State University - Kanza Yearbook (Pittsburg, KS)

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The Leisure of Dorm Living During a year at school a dorm room can become more than just a roomg it becomes a home away from home. After the initial newness of the first few weeks wears off and you begin to relax, you realize that it's really not such a bad place to live after all. There's always something going on if you know where to look. The TV set and pool tables in the lobby see a lot of action. There's almost always someone to eat with or talk to. It's easy to find at least one other person who's interests match yours. It's a place to make friends. Top: Kathleen Bowers relaxes in her room at Na- tion Hall. Middle: Shirk men settle back for an evening of TV. Bottom:John Perry contemplates the meaning of life, 1 Akandli'

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. living as you want ,I i students must also pay telephone and Cable TV bills. Fraternities and sororities are also pop- ular. Nine Greek houses offer rooms to members of fraternities and sororities on campus. About 150 students make use of these facilities. House life with the Greeks is usually as wild as dormi- tory life. All three sororities and one fraternity have meals prepared at the house. For the rest, cooking facilities are provided or members can eat out. Many of the men prefer to eat at Gibson Dining Hall which is never too far to walk in times of hunger. Is it rare that studying at the house can be accomplished. lt's not the quietest place in the world. Therefore, most live-in Greeks are not unfamiliar with the campus library. If one is here for the social life, living in a fraternity or sorority house is a good choice. One can always find company to any kind of social gathering, or ride if personal transportation is lacking. Rent usually averages about the same in as apartments. For many this often includes monthly dues and meal plans. as Far Left: Nice weather allows off campus living students a free and enjoyable mode of transporta- tion. Center: Visiting the laundrymat is a regular trip made by Greeks and other students. Above: Off-campus living provides access to many unique meals not regularly served in the dining hall. Far above: The freedom to decorate is one advantage of having one's own apartment or house.

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Bowen Hall keeps up with the action Left: John Wise She hung up on mel Below: Resident Professor, George Wilson. Righ t: Kathy Ginsburg, A'Get on Down! 9 12+ rl? iii- 'CF First row: Steve Mumma, Otto Paul Stuber, Jerry Harper, Jeff Horton, John Elaine Sommerhauser, Isabel Suarez. 'Third row: Gyaneshwar Nigam, Oscar Bilby, Jim Breitenbucher, Robert Brant. Second row: John Wise III, Lewis M. Duncan, John M. Corpolongo, Gerald D. Hixon, John Jarvis, Greg Warren, Angleton, Gene Chadwick, George Wilson, Kathy Ginsburg, Richard Young, Deepak Khanna, Charles R. McCann.