Location: Central Campus
Meal Serving Unit: Yes
Extended Hours: No
Breakfast Served: No
Resident Population and Composition:
1,365 undergraduate males and females.
Resident Staff Size, Composition, Special Features:
5 Resident Directors, 1 Minority Peer Advisor, 1 Head
Librarian, 28 Resident Advisors, 1 Minority Peer Advisor Assistant, 1 Academic
Peer Advisor, 1 Resident Computer Systems Consultant.
Student Government/House Council/Minority Councils:
5 elected board members to South Quadrangle Council,
the umbrella government for South Quad; 8 houses have elected government
and a Council representative. Ambatana is South Quad's organization
for multicultural residents and is recognized as a house.
South Quad Council derives revenue from pinball concessions in Club 600 and from the house councils.
Special Corridor/House Arrangements:
7 houses, each house has its own lounge; Honors House;
2 houses are coed; other houses contain equal number of men's and women's
corridors; non-smoking and substance-free rooms are available in most houses;
699 substance-free rooms, 546 non-smoking rooms.
Special Facilities:
Darkroom; Advanced Fitness Training Center - an in-residence
fitness center.
South Quad Information Resource Center:
Information Resource Center located on the 9th floor
includes: Macintosh and IBM computers, laser printers, library, and study
rooms.
Meeting Space:
Dining room, Yuri Kochiyama Lounge, Ambatana Lounge,
house lounges.
Public Area Space:
South Quad's Down Under (Snack Bar) is open for lunch
and dinner; Club 600, a large-screen TV lounge.
Special Traditions:
Intramural Sports Program
Special Programs/Opportunities:
Honors Program; WOLV-TV
Professional Staff in Building:
Coordinator of Residence Education (CORE), Dining Services
Manager, Building Facilities Manager, Office Coordinator, Secretary.
History:
South Quadrangle opened for occupancy in 1951 as an all-male
residence hall. One of the largest housing facilities at U-M, South Quad
cost $5.6 million to build. In 1964, South Quad and Markley Hall both became
co-educational - half of the men from South Quad went to Markley, and half
of the women from Markley moved to South Quad. The individual houses within
South Quad are named after distinguished faculty and alumni.