OT: If you lived on campus, where did you live?

[Huskygrad88]

There is definitely an age divide between people who refer to Frats as Northwest and the Jungle as North. Feels like that changed in the late 90s? When I first heard someone say “North”’I had no idea what they were talking about...

 

[calamity17]

08-09: McMahon
09-10: Northwest (Russell)
10-11: Mansfield Apts
11-12: Off campus - Knollwood

 

[tykurez]

01-02 Northwest
Don’t remember the name of the building... the first one on the left. 2 weeks in we had 9/11. Few weeks later Tony Robertson and Taliek are in my room and we’re playing Time Crisis (bonus points if you remember that game.) They stopped in while they were “looking for some girls” and I won’t mention what they smelled like.

02-03 The Jungle (New London)
This whole year was a s**show and very fuzzy, but by the end I had finally started taking my academics seriously.

03-04 Charter Oak Suites
These were new and I don’t know how I managed to get one of them. We managed to sneak a keg in an empty new TV box for a party with our suite-mates. This year started with the Boone walk-off and ended with the 04 championship. Vivid memories of watching the Duke game in this building and the ensuing parade down to the off campus apartments for the couch burning and car flipping.

04-05 Charter Oak Apartments
Spent most of the year holed up in the business school or library and being frustrated with the team. I still hate Julius Hodge.

 

[Guapo]

01-02 Northwest
Don’t remember the name of the building... the first one on the left. 2 weeks in we had 9/11. Few weeks later Tony Robertson and Taliek are in my room and we’re playing Time Crisis (bonus points if you remember that game.) They stopped in while they were “looking for some girls” and I won’t mention what they smelled like.

02-03 The Jungle (New London)
This whole year was a s**show and very fuzzy, but by the end I had finally started taking my academics seriously.

03-04 Northwest Suites
These were new and I don’t know how I managed to get one of them. We managed to sneak a keg in an empty new TV box for a party with our suite-mates. This year started with the Boone walk-off and ended with the 04 championship. Vivid memories of watching the Duke game in this building and the ensuing parade down to the off campus apartments for the couch burning and car flipping.

04-05 Northwest Apartments
Spent most of the year holed up in the business school or library and being frustrated with the team. I still hate Julius Hodge.

Living in the Jungle as a sophomore #yikes

 

[tykurez]

Living in the Jungle as a sophomore #yikes

I can only assume that year took multiple off the end of my life.

 

[Guapo]

I can only assume that year took multiple off the end of my life.

Those environmental conditions can only support the human life of an 18 year old who doesn’t know any better

 

[BusbySuites]

There are definitely other current students here, but I don’t know their handles.

I know there was one kid who was super pro-AAC so he may have left.

Nonetheless, welcome aboard. I think it’s good to have current student’s perspective on here.

I actually used to check this page out frequently in High School but I just never found a need to make an account till now.

 

[Sibeerian]

Spent all four years in Terry A (informally Terry Acres) in Northeast, then called the Frats.

Does anyone remember the Daily Campus comic strip Bedlam Hall? It was based on Terry A.

 

[Fairfield_1st]

Living in the Jungle as a sophomore #yikes

Fairfield 1st 85-88
Middlesex 3rd or 4th, can't remember 88-90

I spent my whole time in the jungle. I was a math/statistics major, so the commute was easy. Short walk to Ted's/Huskies/Subway. Why bother moving?

#YIKES x 5.

 

[Guapo]

Fairfield 1st 85-88
Middlesex 3rd or 4th, can't remember 88-90

I spent my whole time in the jungle. I was a math/statistics major, so the commute was easy. Short walk to Ted's/Huskies/Subway. Why bother moving?

#YIKES x 5.

Praying 4u

 

[ConnHuskBask]

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[Fairfield_1st]

Praying 4u

It's too late for me, but I appreciate the sentiment.

 

[AreBee1969]

4.5 years in the Jungle.

'87-'88, '88-'89: Jungle - Hurley Pit
'89-'90, '90-'91: Jungle Windham Pit

Those four years gave rise to an extra semester in the Windham Pit.

 

[UConn Esq]

Northwest - Rodgers Hall
McMahon South
South Campus
Hilltop Apartments

 

[JMick]

Being an incoming junior, I was wondering if anyone else here is a current student?
Also being a junior, as my fraternity housing chair I've come across some cool houses off campus, however if anyone has any sick houses whether it be on the lake or just a sick setup for living in your senior or junior year it be cool to hear them.

The red house on Storrs Rd across from the Baptist Church is arguably one of the best houses near campus. Idk if it's still a rental but you can fit a few hundred people in that house no problem.

 

[Mots010]

There is definitely an age divide between people who refer to Frats as Northwest and the Jungle as North. Feels like that changed in the late 90s? When I first heard someone say “North”’I had no idea what they were talking about...

Starting in 2000/2001, when they switched the Frats dorms to freshmen only, and made it dry. At that point, no one really called it Frats, but the Jungle was still the Jungle. I want to say in the next year or two, they made the Jungle dry.

 

[Tex-Lager93]

Buckley Hall.

 

[Tenspro2002]

Didn't go to UConn, but in high school I did a summer program and got to spend 3 weeks in Hilltop Suites when it was brand new -- that was pretty sweet. The next year they stuffed us in one of the crappier dorms nearby.

Also did JC's basketball camp about 20 years ago and stayed in one of those dorms.

 

[artest693]

2010-2011: Hicks (East) 2nd floor
2011-2012: Renwood- not ideal spot
2012-2013: Celeron (Wetzel)-moved up in the world
2013-2014: Celeron (Wetzel)

 

[HuskyHawk]

OT : Off-Campus
Coventry Lake, anyone?

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Family friends had three houses on the lake, all on the same street but I was never really tempted. It's too removed and I had zero interest in getting in a cold car every morning and driving to school.

 

[BusbySuites]

The red house on Storrs Rd across from the Baptist Church is arguably one of the best houses near campus. Idk if it's still a rental but you can fit a few hundred people in that house no problem.

ya that house is huge but another frat already has it :/ , I was just thinking that some of yall may know some frat houses that are no longer in use. It be cool to resurrect them, I've always been very for changing the culture back as much as possible. Partying is a much different scene nowadays.

 

[Milo65]

'87-'91 All Four Years, Towers-Sherman House

I didn't mind the walk and we had a great group of people living there. Your dorm mates, room mates make all the difference. Wouldn't change it. Had a dorm reunion at TED's in 2015. Good seeing everyone.

 

[JMick]

ya that house is huge but another frat already has it :/ , I was just thinking that some of yall may know some frat houses that are no longer in use. It be cool to resurrect them, I've always been very for changing the culture back as much as possible. Partying is a much different scene nowadays.

Yeah the party scene was basically dead in 2014, I can't imagine how much worse it is now. The last good semester was Fall 2010.

 

[Guapo]

ya that house is huge but another frat already has it :/ , I was just thinking that some of yall may know some frat houses that are no longer in use. It be cool to resurrect them, I've always been very for changing the culture back as much as possible. Partying is a much different scene nowadays.

Graduated in 2013...

How would you describe the party scene today?

 

[SirHypeAlot]

The red house on Storrs Rd across from the Baptist Church is arguably one of the best houses near campus. Idk if it's still a rental but you can fit a few hundred people in that house no problem.

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