A residence for undergraduate students.
Welcome to The Gothics- a residential community on Cornell's West Campus; Founders, Mennen, Lyon, McFaddin, and South Baker. Picture yourself living amidst Gothic towers and waking up to morning light filtering through lead paned windows as scholars did centuries ago. Completed in 1933, and originally built as a residence for men, The Gothics provides its residents with a unique living environment defined by Gothic architecture of stone and ivy covered walls. Each community within the complex is comprised of a number of living options-- ranging from single rooms to four person suites-- in smaller living units housing between five and twenty residents. The RA staff of is responsible for the community development of several of these "units," which may be co-educational or single-sex.
Programming in the Gothics is varied to meet the wide range of student interest. Some annual events include drive-in movies on the Tower, Fall trips to hike the gorges, sea kayaking on Cayuga Lake, go-karting, a Winter Semi-Formal, a Mardi Gras celebration, trips to the Lateshow with David Letterman and an end of the year barbecue. The Hall Council is a residentially based governance organization. The officers are elected early in the Fall and the board is comprised of representatives from each building who gather weekly to put on events for the entire community. Come experience it for yourself.
Founders Hall Features
- Transfer and returning students only
- Occupancy: 82
- Room arrangement: rooms on a central hall, suites and apartments
- Typical room contents (per person): extra long twin bed, desk, desk lamp, desk chair, dresser, book case, waste basket, closet or wardrobe
- Typical room sizes:
- Single
- Double
- Facility information: laundry (Lyon), kitchens, computer networking, study lounge, TV/social lounge
Last Updated February 18, 2008