Frequently Asked Questions
Purdue University Housing and Food Services

Hillenbrand Hall

Information

Moving In

Move in schedule for Boiler Gold Rush and non-Boiler Gold Rush students and guidelines for what to bring to campus.

Restaurant

Griffin Express

Residential Life

The Residential Life staff at Hillenbrand wish to foster a vibrant and dynamic interactive community by encouraging a safe and supportive environment for academic success, personal growth, diversity awareness and accountability through activities and programming, positive leadership, effective communication, consistency, and availability to our residents. We strive to enhance your residence hall experience so you enjoy your temporary "home away from home."

Residence Amenities

Rooms: The rooms are arranged suite style with adjoining doubles and/or singles sharing one bathroom. Each floor has its own kitchenette, pressing room and lounge. The entire hall is air-conditioned and offers accessibility for students with disabilities. Each room is equipped with a heating /air conditioning unit with individual controls.

Central Area
Study Lounge - Main level
Study Rooms - 30 individual partitioned desks
Recreation Lounge - Big Screen TV
Formal Lounge - Piano
Recreation Room - Pool Table
Foosball Table
Ping Pong Table
Air Hockey Table
Digital Camera
DVD Players
VCR's
Assorted Board Games
Volleyball set
Battery Charger/Air Pump
Cooking Utensils and Pots & Pans
Student Conference Room
Mail Room
Computer Lab
Kitchenette
Vending & Ice Machines
Laundry Room
ATM
Stamp Machine
Student Workshop

The Phoenix Club

The Phoenix Club, the official student organization of Hillenbrand Hall, serves the Hillenbrand community by providing residents and student members with opportunities to enhance their collegiate education through leadership development, representative government, and an assortment of fun social and educational activities. Some of these activities include orientation, carnivals, all hall cookouts, karaoke, intramurals, intra-hall competitions, and Grand Prix. We also invite performances from the Johari Dance Troup, Black Voices Of Inspiration, Crazy Monkeys Comedy Troup, HumanRITE, and an assortment of guest speakers and comedians.

Phoenix Club also contributes significantly to efforts directed at supporting and recognizing our staff and residential activities and to making other amenities available in our hall to our residents.

Visit Phoenix Club Web site