Campus Life at College at Florham

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When students think of college, their first thoughts are usually of the classroom. But lectures and labs are just a part of the total college experience. College is your chance to interact with people whose backgrounds are different from your own -- to try out a new sport or activity you've never done before -- to develop leadership and social skills that will last a lifetime. In short, it's a chance to discover yourself and what you do best. 

Through its Offices of Student Life and Residence Life, FDU's College at Florham is committed to providing students a wide range of choices on that path to self-discovery. As a student, your job will be to take full advantage of those choices -- and have fun doing it! The following are just some of the opportunities you can explore as a student at FDU. For most students, living on campus is one of the most memorable and fulfilling parts of their college experience. For many, it marks the first time they've lived on their own, away from family and friends. At the College at Florham, three of every four undergraduate students choose to live in the University's residence halls. 

Twombly Halls, which usually house first-year students, are two traditional-style residence halls, coed by floor, with double rooms and common bathroom facilities. Students give high grades to the  extra-spacious rooms in the Twomblies. The Village features nine suite-style buildings for upper-class and graduate students. Each has four- or six-person suites with a common living room and bathroom and two or three double bedrooms. Coed by suite, The Village is fully air-conditioned. The Park Avenue Residence Halls are the newest buildings on campus; each four-person suite has its own living room.

The residence halls feature: 

• Free weekly housekeeping services in the common areas,
• Free laundry facilities,
• Ethernet links to the campus network and
• Access to cable television link-ups in each room.

Each residence hall floor has a resident assistant (RA) who serves as an on-site counselor and resource for students. Your RA will plan activities to encourage you to meet and get to know other resident students. Examples might include white-water rafting, hiking excursions, skiing in the Poconos, shopping at area malls and discount outlets, a skirmish weekend (paint-ball) or a semiformal dance. 

Overnight guests are permitted on campus, but they must be registered for each night's stay. The residence halls are locked each evening at 9 p.m., and campus security regularly inspects campus grounds and facilities. 

Near the residence halls, you'll find a variety of outdoor courts and playing fields for a casual game or two. They include a volleyball pit as well as lighted basketball courts and softball field for evening play. 

Meal Plan

In addition to daily hot foods, students can choose from a pasta bar, salad bar and such traditional college favorites as cold cuts and cheeses, burgers and fries. To top off a meal, you can create your own ice cream or frozen yogurt dessert. Vegetarian, low-fat and other special diets can be maintained through the variety of selections offered. 

FDU's Flex Plan makes dining easy, providing you with ample options so dining never is boring. Through the plan, students are given an electronic card with meal credits that can be "spent" at the dining hall and other dining sites on campus. If work, studies or student activities delay you from regular mealtime hours, you can choose from limited "after-hours" selections in the dining area or create your own sandwich at a campus "Blimpies." The Rain Garden offers gourmet coffees and snacks. With the Flex Plan card, you never need to carry cash for food -- your meal is automatically credited against your food account. 

Sports and Recreation

There are two racquetball courts in the center. FDU even provides the equipment, free of charge -- all you need do is reserve court time! The center includes a three-court basketball arena that's ideal for concerts as well as games. Suspended around the courts is an eighth-mile long running track. There's even a snack bar that operates during games and special events. 

For water-lovers, there's a 25-yard, eight-lane competition swimming pool in the Recreation Center. It's the site of occasional "Dive-In Movies," too, where students enjoy films from their floats in the pool. 

Things to Do

From parties to sporting events, guest lectures to concerts, there's always something of interest happening on campus. Games featuring the campus's Division III teams in football, basketball and volleyball are among the most popular draws. 

Major annual events on campus include the fall Homecoming and University Day (complete with a carnival, fireworks display and football game) and spring Greek Week  (complete with Olympic competitions, toga-wearing and the selection of a Greek god and goddess). 

There's also campus theater with student-written and student-directed plays and Opera at Florham (featuring the latest operatic talent). An in-depth program that explores a major world issue or country is held each year and attracts world-renowned guest speakers and cultural exhibitions. 

Places to Go

In Madison, there are dozens of quaint shops, cafes and delicatessens that cater to the college crowd. The campuses of FDU, Drew University and St. Elizabeth College are all within walking distance of the others, enabling students from each school the chance to study and party together. And whenever you hunger for big-city life, New York City is just a short ride away. You can catch a bus at the front gate of campus or a train a short walk away and be in midtown Manhattan in just 40 minutes.

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Student organizations

Student Activities Programming Board (SAPB)
Activities at the College at Florham are chosen and organized by students. Students serving on the SAPB help produce programs for the benefit of the entire student body. Typical activities include concerts, comedy performances, movies, spring-break trips, Homecoming festivities and dances. 

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Social Greek Organizations
The College at Florham has an active Greek community, with the both national and local fraternities and sororities represented. Students participate in on-campus events as well as taking on important service projects in the local community. Among the charitable projects sponsored by the campus's Greek chapters are a blood drive, softball marathon, campus-man competition and an airband contest. An annual Greek Week celebration also is held. 
  The web page maintained by the Greek Life Senator of the Student Government has more information.

Fraternities Phi Sigma Kappa Sigma Chi  Tau Kappa Epsilon  Zeta Beta Tau

Sororities Delta Phi Epsilon  Phi Sigma Sigma  Theta Phi Alpha  Zeta Tau Alpha

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