FGSH Common Areas, Meeting Spaces and Laundries

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. 

• General information about all ResLife Common Areas
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• General Information about FGSH Grounds and Common Areas
  • 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 FGSH Garden Plots.
  • See Bicycles and Spin Scooters 
• Brumley Community Center
  Residents may use the Brumley Community Center (BCC) free of charge to host personal gatherings for fewer than 49 people. The center is ideal for birthday parties, wedding showers and graduation celebrations. Reservations, which must be made in person, can be placed up to two weeks in advance. For more information, contact the Family Resource Center (FRC). The Brumley Neighborhood is located at the corner of Miller Avenue and Walnut Street.
• FRC Great Room
  The GREAT Room in the Family Resource Center is a community space in the FRC available for residents to use freely when programs/events are not occurring. You can come play pool, ping pong, foosball, or hang out/study. This space is not available for residents to rent and/or reserve and is only available when the FRC is open. 
• FGSH University Laundry and the Brumley Laundry
   The University Laundry is located at the corner of McElroy Road and Walnut Street. The Brumley Laundry is in the Brumley Neighborhood at the corner of Miller Avenue and Walnut Street.

  • Hours. Open 24 hours/7 days per week.
  • Cost. Free, unlimited use of laundry facilities.
  • Access. Both laundries use OSU identification (ID) card swipe access. 
    If you don’t have an OSU ID, visit the Family Resource Center (FRC) to request a swipe access card.
  • The laundries are for FGSH residents only. Allowing anyone else into the facilities will result in disciplinary actions from OSU Student Support and Conduct.
  • OSU is not responsible for any lost or stolen items.
  • Carts. Taking laundry carts outside of the laundry may result in your laundry privileges being revoked.
  • Washers/Dryers. Always follow the machine’s instructions. Avoid under-loading or overloading the machines.
  • Visit Laundry Best Practices.

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    For your security at the University Laundry and the Brumley Neighborhood Laundry, help us keep unauthorized people out of the facilities.

    • • Use a swipe card for entrance.
      • Don't hold doors open or open doors for others to enter.
      • Make sure doors close after entering.
      • Don't prop doors open.
• 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).

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