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Your stuff has been unloaded, your room arranged, and your family is driving away without you. Before you start to panic, enjoy your new sense of freedom on a campus where you'll quickly feel right at home.
Your strongest connections will come in the residence halls, which house more than 6,000 students with diverse backgrounds and cultures, but you'll find much more to explore on our campus and beyond.
Most residence hall rooms are designed for you and only one other student, with the showers just down the hall. There are multiple lifestyle options offered to students in the residence halls. Choose a theme that fits your interests and personality such as floors that are designated quiet, academic, international, wellness, substance-free, or leadership and service. Every residential area has a fitness center and places to study, including computer laboratories, and informal lounges right there in the hall. You’ll have direct network access and free cable television.
Visit University Housing to learn more.
Illinois State offers more activities than you'll ever fit into four years. Some tie to your academic interests, like the Student Nurses Association and Sports Marketing
Association. Some are just for fun, including the
Bowling Team and
the University Gaming Association. Service
options range from Habitat for Humanity and
Alternative Spring Break to Circle K International.
You may want to try student government or a
religious group.
Many students enjoy Greek life
at Illinois State, which has 18 social fraternities and 15
social sororities. Even more become avid Redbird fans,
faithfully filling the stands to cheer on the University’s
athletes.
Let the Dean of Student's Office be your guide to student organizations and campus activities.
Grabbing something to eat at Illinois State is almost as easy as heading to the kitchen at home. Our three conveniently located dining centers offer many choices ranging from fresh salads and stir fry to pizza and sandwiches. Grab breakfast before class; stop in for a late-night snack or anything in between. Learn about all the options Campus Dining Services has to offer.
The Bloomington-Normal community also has more than 200 restaurants for you to enjoy from local favorites to national chains.
There will be so much activity on campus you might not ever want to leave, but the Bloomington-Normal community offers a wide variety of diversions from your everyday routine -- shopping centers, art festivals, crosstown biking trails, Shakespeare in the park, and more.
Illinois State is committed to student wellness. Services include the Student Health Services' medical clinic that provides students with quality, convenient, low-cost primary health care; student insurance; a pharmacy; and health promotions. In addition, Recreation Services offers a student rec building, 18-hole golf course, outdoor adventure center, and several recreational sports.
