While Sigma Chi, located just down the road from Alpha Chi, might be considered “the dorky dorm,” it actually has some pretty cool features. Built in 1977, Sigma provides a unique housing experience, through its suite-style rooms and distinctive building shape.

• The suite life: Rooms in Sigma are connected by a
  bathroom, which is shared by two rooms. Sigma Chi
  residents also have a small sink, counter and cabinet in
  each room. The suite-style rooms are convenient and
  provide a little more privacy for residents. The only
  trade-off: residents must clean the bathrooms
  themselves.
• Sufficient laundries: Instead of taking your dirty
  clothes down the elevator, Sigma residents simply have
  to walk across the floor. Washer and dryer machines are
  located on every floor, making the cumbersome task of
  washing clothes slightly easier. There are a total of 12
  washers/dryers in the building.
• HaLLways: The floors in Sigma are distinct because they
  are L-shaped. Instead of having floors divided by north
  and south or east and west, Sigma floors are
  characterized as “long” or “short.” For each of the
  three floors in Sigma, there is a “long” hall (the long
  stem of the L) and a “short” hall (the shorter stem of
  the L). Also, when you first enter Sigma, you may think
  you are on the ground floor, but you are actually on the
  second floor. Below “ground level” is the first floor,
  and if you walk up a flight of stairs, you will reach
  the third floor. Girls occupy the second and third
  floors, while the first floor belongs to guys.
• Community-friendly kitchens and lounges: Each floor in
  Sigma has a lounge and a kitchen. Any floor resident can
  have access to the kitchens and lounges, which include
  ping pong and pool tables, as well as board games.
• ACs/heaters: It might seem like a trivial detail, but on
  103 degree-afternoons or 55 degree-evenings, you will be
  glad Sigma has AC and heater units. Individual residents
  can adjust the temperature by turning a knob in their
  bathrooms, which controls the air conditioning in the
  fall and late spring, and the heater in the winter and
  early spring.

To find out more about dorm life in Sigma Chi, check out the dorm page.