Greek problems at Duquesne University

[DUgrad]

Does anyone who is a Duquesne alum or a current sister or brother know why Brottier is so much cheaper than the other dorms?

[jeremypichi]

Originally Posted by DUgrad

Does anyone who is a Duquesne alum or a current sister or brother know why Brottier is so much cheaper than the other dorms?

Brottier actually costs about the same as the other dorms, depending on your apartment configuration. The rates are posted here. To live in any other dorm on campus, it'll cost you $4273 a semester, that is including a meal plan. For Brottier the costs $4450 for an unfurnished studio apartment per semester, which can fit two people. To my knowledge, that doesn't include a meal plan but I could very well be wrong. I'm also pretty sure that you have to sign a year lease, so the summer rent is another $1780. You also need to factor in that Brottier is kind of a shit hole. They have had many problems with roaches (more than the other dorms), and earlier this year a hot water pipe crashed through the ceiling of an apartment and landed on a person's bed. Thankfully the person wasn't in the room at the time, but all of their belongings were pretty much ruined.

It is a lot better to just move off campus. I get a loan refund check every semester for about $3500, which covers most of my rent and bills for about 9 months out of my 12 month lease (my place costs a bit too much). Depending on where in the city you live, it is very possible that you could cover rent, bills, and food for the entire duration of the lease with little to no out of pocket expense. Mt. Washington has nice places with dirt cheap rent, as well as some places on the Slopes. There are additional costs such as groceries or a commuter meal plan or a parking permit, so in the long run it costs about the same to live on campus for the academic year as it does to live off campus for a calendar year. Another thing that most commuters don't realize is that the University still has jurisdiction over you because you are still a DU student. Even though its harder to get in trouble being off campus, the University can still punish you for "that kegger the frat threw last week", assumming they get wind of it.

long story short, it costs roughly the same to live in towers, brottier, or off campus. I could be completely wrong because I suck at math, but thats why I'm a music major.