Rhodes College

Services

Basic

nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, placement service, health service, health insurance

Counseling

minority student, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious

Career

on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training

Campus Safety

24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

Campus Life

Housing

Overview

• The school offers housing for students.
• 77% of students live in school housing.
• The school will provide assistance for off-campus housing

Types of housing available

• 9% of housing units are Singles.
• 60% of housing units are Doubles.
• 13% of housing units are Triples.
• 18% of housing units are Apartments.
• In total, there are 16 housing buildings.

Room Accessories

• 25% of rooms are equipped with sprinkler systems.
• 100% of rooms are equipped with fire alarms.
• 100% are equipped with high-speed internet connections.

Extracurricular

• 90% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: Rites of Spring; Rites to Play; Homecoming; Spring Formal Dances; Mosaic Week
• Student activities: choral groups, dance, drama/theater, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, pep band, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra, yearbook
• In total, there are about 90 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa, Sigma Tau Delta, Mortar Board, Pi Kappa Lambda, Eta Sigma Phi, Sigma Pi Sigma, Omicron Delta Epsilon, Sigma Iota Rho, Psi Chi, National Order of Omega, Phi Alpha Theta, Beta Beta Beta
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Canterbury is the Episcopal Student Union, Catholic Student Association, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Greek Fellowship, Interfaith Circle, Jewish Student Association, Muslim Student Association, Pizza Bible Study, Rhodes Christian Fellowship, Servant Leaders at Rhodes, Westminster Fellowship
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Black Student Association, Club Cafe, HOLA (Hispanic Organization of Language and Activities), RICE (Rhodes Indian Cultural Exchange), MUN (Model United Nations), ASIA (All Students Interested in Asia)
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Honor Council, Social Regulations Council, Rhodes Activities Board, Publications Board, Rhodes Singers, Woolsocks, Lipstick on Your Collar, Bacchus at Rhodes (BAR), Group, Society for Creative Anachronism , Habitat for Humanity, Up ‘Til Dawn, many others;
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) The Sou’Wester (ten times per semester)

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Memphis (5)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Memphis (4)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Memphis (4)
• Public transportation serves the campus.
• All students are permitted to have cars on campus.
• 80% of students have a car on campus

Employment

• School employment is available.
• 40% of undergrads are employed with average earnings of 1,000
• Freshman are not discouraged from working.

Greek Life

• There are 7 fraternities
• 6 fraternity houses
• 48% of students are fraternity members
• There are 6 sororities
• 4 sorority houses
• 53% of students are sorority members.

ROTC

• Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (University of Memphis)
• Navy ROTC: Not offered
• Airforce ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (University of Memphis)

Additional Policies

class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited