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students, faculty, staff and alumni while being
committed to upholding the mission of liberal
arts and professional education. Butler Recreation
is part of the Division of Student Affairs
and is located at 530 W. 49th, in the Health
Recreation Complex.
Housing and Dining
The Office of Residence Life is an integral
part of the Division of Student Affairs. The
staff members in this area seek to provide a
positive living-learning environment in all
campus residence halls. Any matters pertaining
to housing, programming, food service, etc.
should be directed to the staff members in
residence life. The Office of Residence Life is
part of the Division of Student Affairs and is
located in Atherton Union, Room 303.
Housing and Food Service — Butler
University provides a variety of housing
options. All first-year students not living at
home with a parent or legal guardian are
required to live in one of the university
residence halls. All sophomore and junior
students (including those affiliated with a
Greek organization) not living at home with a
parent or legal guardian will be required to live
in University housing or an approved Greek
Housing unit of which he or she is a member.
The housing requirement does not apply to
fully employed persons who are residents of
the Indianapolis metropolitan area and who
wish to attend Butler on a part-time basis.
Applications and agreements for campus
housing are available in the Office of Residence
Life, Atherton Union, Room 303. The
residence life staff works to provide a living
environment that is conducive to students’
intellectual, social, cultural and personal
development. There are many leadership
and employment opportunities available to
students in the residence halls.
A variety of block meal plans are available
to resident students that combine all-youcare-to-eat
meals with flex dollars. Declining
balance flex dollars may be used at Starbucks,
C-Club, Zia Juice Bar and the Dawghouse (a
convenience store in the Apartment Village).
Students who reside off campus, faculty and
staff are able to purchase meal plans also.
Students select a meal plan when they submit
their housing contract but they have the ability
to change plans within the first two weeks of
each semester. Dining managers are available to
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meet with students about special dietary needs
and restrictions. University Dining offices are
part of the Division of Student Affairs and
are located on the main floor of the Atherton
Union. Members of Greek organizations may
have the ability to secure meal plans through
their respective fraternity or sorority.
Greek Life
In addition, 14 national Greek collegiate
fraternities and sororities maintain chapters
at Butler. The fraternities are Delta Tau Delta,
Lambda Chi Alpha, Phi Delta Theta, Phi Kappa
Psi, Sigma Chi, Sigma Nu and Tau Kappa
Epsilon. The sororities are Alpha Chi Omega,
Alpha Phi, Delta Delta Delta, Delta Gamma,
Kappa Alpha Theta, Kappa Kappa Gamma
and Pi Beta Phi.
The Office of Greek Life serves as the
administrative focal point for all fraternity/
sorority activities. The director works with and
advises the Interfraternity Council, Panhellenic
Association, and Order of Omega leadership
honorary, in addition to individual students
and organizations. The office is responsible for
overseeing recruitment, working with housing
directors, serving as liaison to the alumni/ae
advisory and housing boards, organizing educational
and leadership workshops, and providing
individual and group advising for fraternity/
sorority members. The Office of Greek Life is
part of the Division of Student Affairs and is
located in Atherton Union, Room 312.
Involvement and Service
The Office of Programs for Leadership
and Service Education (PuLSE) strives to
promote student learning and development
through leadership and service opportunities.
The staff of PuLSE encourages the development
of students into critical thinkers with the ability
to lead, serve and contribute to their communities
and commitments through programming,
education and practical experiences. PuLSE
staff members advise the Student Government
Association and supervise the student-run
Volunteer Center, which connects students to
service opportunities with Indianapolis agencies.
The associate director works to assist
students in their service endeavors by acting
as a liaison between the community and Butler
University.
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