Virginia Polytechnic Institute - Bugle Yearbook (Blacksburg, VA)

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Jerry Gasser, Associate Director of University Housing, is consulted on an RHF matter. Watermelons wait to be cut open. ?hedRHF watermelon feast draws a big crowd on the drill re . Future events are discussed at an RHF Executive Board meeting. One of the many munchers, Leslie Berner. A Organizations - 19

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How are dorms kept going year after year? Who coordinates activities and programs of the 25 residence halls into one over-all system? Smooth running of dorms doesn't just happen. The Residence Hall Federation QRHFJ was the answer to problems that arose from broken washers, driers, vending machines, and dorm kitchen appliances. Divided into 5 separate committees, the RHF dealt with different aspects of dormitory life. The Facilities Committee kept the washing machines, dorm televisions, and kitchens in working order. Monetary allocations were con- trolled bythe Finance Committee. The Judicial Committee worked with violations of student life policies while the Student Life Committee reviewed these policies. Activities such as dorm lectures on how to lose weight, the watermelon feast, and Parents' Day and Homecoming ac- tivities in the dorms were worked on by the Stu- dent Programs Committee. The five committees' work was coordinated by the RHF Executive Board. A major change in the RHF was-its increasing cooperation with the Resident Advisor System. One of the policy changes brought about by the new found cooperation was the installment of a new door duty system. Each female dorm's RHF worked with the resident advisors fR.A.'sj to devise the new door-duty system in which each girl, instead of choosing when she wanted to sit at the door, was assigned a specific night. A no show for door duty, resulting from oversleeping, forgetfulness or any other variety of reasons, resulted in a Judicial referral. An alternate was also assigned to be on call each night and if neither the girl nor the alternate showed up for duty, the dorm went on a buddy system for the night. Another area in which R.A.'s and the RHF worked together was in the judicial process. Two head R.A.'s served on each area judicial committee, and one R.A. served on each zone judicial committee. These two types of commit- tees made decisions on warning, conduct proba- tion and disciplinary probation level judicial referrals. From Fixing Facilities to lVlunching Watermelon ei. l i 18 - Organizations

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The Residence Hall Federation added zest to everyday dorm living, Programs they offered ranged from clinics on Depression and How to Write a Resume to bathroom graffiti con- tests and ice cream socials, In addition to the programs, the RHF brought in speakers. Spon- soring movies for pure enjoyment was also one of their activities. The RHF encouraged dorm and hall unity with a variety of programs. They included a lemonade and cookies welcome to returning students, Halloween, Homecoming and Christmas hall decorating contest, pumpkin car- ving contests, and intramural teams. To en- courage a higher standard of dorm living, the RHF sponsored a best room contest. ilu , A- rig i - - f 1' UU lug' Lf, One contestant in the Slusher pumpkin-carving contest. t RHF sponsored a Homecoming banner contest. Taking turns doing door duty is one aspect of living in a girls' dorm. Z0 - Organizations lust For the Fun of it! l l li 1 51 '- tif it