Monday, August 18, 2008
When Phillip Schmitz moved into the brand new Floyd H. and Kathryn Krehbiel Scholarship Hall last week, he stepped into the building for the very first time.
“I saw some pictures on Facebook the other day and it looked pretty nice,” said Schmitz, Marysville freshman. “But when I moved in, it was the first time I saw it.”
Schmitz wasn’t alone. Each of the 50 students who signed up to live in Krehbiel Hall had never seen the actual building until they moved in. They were told what it would look like and took a chance that it would be as nice as advertised.
Floyd H. and Kathryn Krehbiel Scholarship Hall on August 14, 2008
“I was up in Lawrence during orientation but it was still under construction,” Brian Smith, Wichita freshman, said. “I had heard it was supposed to be pretty nice. I was anxious to see it.”
Krehbiel, a twin to all-female Rieger Hall, was constructed next door to Rieger at 13th and Ohio. It became the 12th scholarship hall to open on campus when its doors swung open on Friday morning and ended a plan that had been in the works for more than five years.
“It’s a beautiful building,” said Diana Robertson, director of student housing. “We’re looking forward to adding another unique option in terms of housing options for students here. It’s an exciting time for us.”
Money for the building was donated by Carl Krehbiel, an alumnus of the University who lived in a scholarship hall during his time on campus.
Students interested in living at the facility toured similar scholarship halls to get an idea of what Krehbiel would look like, but didn’t really know the final outcome until they moved in last week.
“We’re the first ones to live here so we kind of get to help start the traditions and stuff,” Smith said. “All of the other ones have their own, but it will be cool because we will be the ones that started them here.”
Members of scholarship halls pay a cheaper fee than residents of student housing because they assist in the daily chores of the house. Those include cooking, cleaning and other jobs to keep the hall up and running.
“All 50 people have to work together and everyone has to do their part to make it work,” Schmitz said. “I’m excited. I got into it with my cousin and we wanted a scholarship hall and figured since they were building a new one that we should try to get it because it was probably going to be pretty nice. We were right. It’s great.”
A formal dedication ceremony of Krehbiel Scholarship Hall will take place at 2:30 p.m. on Sept. 20.
— - Edited by Jennifer Torline
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