Scholarship Halls for Women

Dennis E. Rieger Hall

1323 Ohio Street | (785) 812-3710 | 50 women

KU's Dennis E. Rieger Scholarship Hall opened its doors in 2005. This building houses about 50 women and features some traditional 2-person rooms (sharing a small community bath) along with 4-person suites. The women of Dennis E. Rieger have established some hall traditions such as "Fireplace Chats" and father-daughter weekends. Rieger is a twin building with the adjacent scholarship hall, Krehbiel Hall, which opened in 2008. The hall is "green" and features a quiet, energy-efficient geothermal heating and cooling unit and was designed to blend in with the neighborhood's turn of the century homes.

Douthart Hall

1345 Louisiana Street | (785) 812-1787 | 48 women

Women in Douthart have a knack for involvement. They’re active in the All Scholarship Hall Council and other campus activities. “Schol-Hollywood” is a popular spring event. The women also sponsor “Romp in the Hay” in the fall and a farewell banquet in May. The women share 4-person rooms and this is the only schol hall with a storage room named “Henry."

Margaret Amini Hall

1312 Louisiana Street | (785) 812-3423 | 50 women

The women of "Maggie" host the "Full Moon Party," a Mardi Gras celebration and "Tea Time." Margaret Amini also features four-person suites with adjoining baths and cable TV outlets in resident rooms.

Miller Hall

1518 Lilac Lane | (785) 812-1980 | 49 women

New women are assigned a “big sister” to help adjust to college life and learn long-held Miller traditions such as the annual Alumni Tea, the “Joe’s Place” party (started in the 1930s), Miller-Watkins Tribute Night, and a “Murder Mystery Dinner." As in Watkins, monthly kitchen fees are determined by residents who are each assigned to one of seven small kitchens.

Sellards Hall

1443 Alumni Place | (785) 812-1756 | 47 women

Sellards is arranged with a single large kitchen and dining room, living area, and 4-person rooms. Sellards women organize and host the International Dinner each year, an excellent event which features food and programs from a specific country. In addition, Sellards hosts annual “Retro” and “Tropical” parties. Sellards women are active in the All Scholarship Hall Council, community, and campus activities.

Watkins Hall

1506 Lilac Lane | (785) 812-3138 | 49 women

Watkins opened in 1926 as the first of KU’s scholarship halls and maintains strong bonds with alumnae by hosting an annual spring tea. Long-time traditions such as “candlelightings” and a “Heaven and Hell” party have been revitalized, while new traditions provide opportunities for innovation. Monthly kitchen fees are determined by the residents themselves.