FGSH Grounds and Common Spaces 

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Oklahoma State University is proud of its grounds and community spaces (gazebos, grills, picnic tables, playgrounds, lawns, volleyball and basketball courts) and invites you to enjoy them year-round. Residents often gather formally and informally in these areas for picnics, recreation and other social events. 

 

ResLife Common Areas

 

• General Information for FGSH residents
  • As a primary lessee, you may ask the Family Resource Center (FRC) permission to use the grounds and community spaces to host parties or gatherings. Note that you will be held responsible for damages that occur to the grounds and community spaces and that the charges will be added to your bursar account.
  • While OSU Facilities Management is responsible for the upkeep of grounds and open spaces, we ask that you do your part in maintaining them. This includes picking up toys and trash when you leave the grounds.
  • Community spaces are intended for the residents living in Family and Graduate Student Housing (FGSH) neighborhoods. Staff reserves the right to ask nonresidents to leave these facilities at any time.
  • You may not use community spaces for temporary or permanent storage or to erect any structures. The only place you can grow plants on campus is the garden plots.
  • The university is not responsible for personal property left on the grounds or in community spaces. Items could be disposed of damaged by groundskeepers.
  • Noise must be kept at a reasonable volume.
  • Alcohol is not allowed on the grounds or in community spaces.
• Breezeway Policy
  • University policy dictates that breezeways (walkways with roofs) must always be kept clear to allow residents to safely evacuate the area in times of an emergency. In other words, no items can be in the breezeway at any time that can block the path to exit the building.
  • This includes temporarily or permanently storing furniture, household items, toys, plants and garden tools or using the breezeway to hang clotheslines.
  • Violations will result in disciplinary actions by OSU Student Support and Conduct. Your items may also be placed in the trash.
• Breezeway Policy Exceptions
  • You and your family may leave shoes in the breezeway provided that the shoes are neatly stacked by the door or on a small rack.
  • You may have one flowerpot for an ornamental plant in the breezeway. The pot must be 14 inches or smaller in diameter and placed on the hinge side of the door. Plants that produce food are allowed
    only in the garden plots.
  • If your neighborhood does not have assigned bicycle racks, you may store bicycles under the stairwells in the breezeway. 
•  Brumley Community Center
  Brumley Community Center offers FGSH residents space for personal gatherings free of charge for groups of fewer than 49 people.
• Playgrounds 

  Playground equipment is located throughout the housing area. Parents are required to supervise children playing on the equipment. Report playground equipment in need of repair to the HRL Facilities Office at 405-744-8510.

• Yard sales
  Yard sales (also known as garage, tag, rummage or jumble sales) are not permitted in Family and Graduate Student Housing, except ones sponsored by the Family Resource Center (FRC).