Brewer Residence Hall

“It was so convenient to be close to everything! Living on campus allowed me to become much more independent and to form intimate relationships with my classmates. My family was within commuting distance, but I knew that I would not get the fullness of the experience that I had at Meredith if I lived at home.”

Jane Kelley, ’19
“I enjoyed living within walking distance to all of my classes and the safe atmosphere it entails. Living on campus made my experience the best because it allowed me to be active in so many ways. I was always surrounded by friends and felt like I always knew what was going on around campus.”

Colbie Normann Stephens, ’20
“I loved the excitement of living on campus – there was always something to do, whether it be a hall social or a tradition such as Corn, and a smiling face to see. I would always run into somebody I knew, even when I was just walking down the hall to get tea, and I loved it! Through living on campus, I became a part of a loving and tight-knit community here at Meredith.”

Katie Thompson, ’21
“I lived on campus all four years. It helped a lot as an athlete. We had late nights when we came home at 1 or 2 in the morning. Luckily for me, my “commute” home was really short and quick. I think living on campus gave me the opportunity to get to know my class, as well as the younger classes, through face-to-face interaction. It allowed me to fall in love with the school more, especially walking back to the Oaks after Corn. That was always fun because we all ended up going back around the same time, and it was like extra bonding.”

Kat Pike, ’19
Exterior of Brewer residence hall.

Brewer is used for student housing for Second-, Third-, and Fourth-Year students (including transfers who are upperclass students).

Brewer Floors 1-3

    • Rooms are suite-style: two rooms share a bathroom with a shower/tub, a toilet, and a sink.
    • Each room has wooden floors and movable furniture.
    • Each resident has a 3-drawer dresser, desk with chair, bed with adjustable-height frame, and built-in closet.
    • Loft kits are available for an additional charge each semester.
    • Residents can also choose to bunk their beds at no extra charge.
    • Each floor has a parlor with television and microwave.
    • There are laundry facilities on two floors with two washers and two dryers in each laundry room.
    • Each courtyard residence hall has a kitchen located on the 1st floor.
    • Each floor has a parlor (lounge) with study space and a television.

Rooms measure approximately 11’ wide by 16’ long.

  • Each room has a pair of windows measuring a total of 78” wide by 75” tall.
  • Adjustable-height bed frames raise to a maximum height of 39″. This allows dressers to fit underneath.
  • Mattresses for the twin beds measure 76” x 36″. This is a standard twin mattress.
  • Closets: 36.5”W x 29”D; hanging rod at 66”H, shelf @ 74”H
  • Desk: 42”W x 24”D x 30”H
  • Chest of drawers: 29.5”W x 24”D x 30”H
     

Residents on floors 1-3 in the courtyard buildings also have the option of renting a lofting kit for a fee. Lofts raise standard beds to a maximum height of 72″ which allows residents to put other furniture such as desks and couches underneath. Bunking kits are available at no extra charge.

Brewer Floor 4

There is no one standard floor plan for 4th floor rooms. Although the 4th floor rooms are all unique in their floorplans, they do share some common features.

  • All rooms on the 4th floors have the same furniture as rooms on floors 1-3.
  • Due to the sloping walls, loft kits cannot be used in 4th floor rooms.
  • Most rooms have two dormer windows, while a few have one.
  • Most rooms on the 4th floors of Vann, Stringfield, and Brewer are suite-style with a bathroom connected to two rooms. A few rooms do not have bathrooms connected to them. Those residents share a bathroom across the hall with two other rooms, and those bathrooms have extra facilities in them.
  • 4th Brewer has triple-occupancy rooms in addition to traditional double-occupancy rooms.
  • Rooms have dormer windows measuring 35” wide by 48” high. Most rooms have two dormer windows, while a few have one.
  • Mattresses for the twin beds measure 76” x 36″. This is a standard twin mattress.
  • Closets: 36.5”W x 29”D; hanging rod at 66”H, shelf @ 74”H
  • Desk: 42”W x 24”D x 30”H
  • Chest of drawers: 29.5”W x 24”D x 30”H