Corbin Residence Hall: The infamous all-girls dorm at the University of Kansas. Here are some of the things only the lucky ladies who live here come to discover.
1. You will get sick and stay sick all year
Let me tell you about a little something called the Corbin Cough. From the moment you step into the dorms to the minute you move out you will have this never-ending cough. This is most likely due to the fact that there is mold in the air vents (those things are ancient) and so many girls surround you all the time, personal space isn’t a thing. So, I suggest stocking up on some Emergen-C and calling maintenance to switch out your air vents ASAP.
2. There is such a thing as a ladybug infestation
Ladybugs are cute and all, but when 30+ show up on your windowsill and overhead lights they suddenly become a little less cute. If there has to be an infestation of any kind I’m glad it’s ladybugs and not any other gross critter, but still.
3. Never seen a bat? Get ready to see many
These are notoriously seen on the seventh floor of North Corbin. It’s not uncommon to be awoken late at night to one flying around the room. There’s really nothing you can do about them except accept it. Sorry Penthouse ladies!
4. The laundry room is on the first floor of North so don't live on the top floor of South
Most dorms have laundry rooms on every floor – not Corbin. There is one laundry room and unless you live on the first floor of North you need to make a trek down to it to get there every week. It’s very common to see girls doing homework in the laundry room because it’s easier to stay there than it is to keep walking back and forth.
5. The GSP soft serve ice cream machine will be "out of service" for months.
We all know it isn’t actually broken. C’mon GSP.
6. You will get in trouble for having a toaster oven in your room
Yeah, technically it isn’t allowed, but do it anyway. How else are you going to make pizza rolls at two in the morning?
7. Don't worry, there aren't fireworks going off, it's just the steam heater next door
Ah, the lovely steam heaters. Once winter hits you will be woken up like clock work as these things become THE LOUDEST KNOWN DEVICES IN YOUR ROOM. Have you ever heard a heater than makes popping noises? Me neither, until it became December in Corbin.
8. You can't park in the front or back rows of the parking lot or you'll get ticketed
This is something most girls had to learn the hard way, walking out to a small yellow ticket on their windshield one morning for $25.00. For some unknown reason you are only allowed to park in the middle two rows. Sorry but enjoy those KU calves all the way from Memorial Stadium.
9. Apparently it's vandalism if you spray paint your Brozarks cooler on the roof
Making a cooler is one of the many life experiences a fraternity float trip’s date will encounter and let me tell you, it is not an easy task to accomplish. However, spray painting it on the infamous Corbin roof will result in a trip to Corbin Court.
10. Emergency exit doors are optional
I exit the emergency exit doors more than I do the main doors. It’s just more convenient. The alarm doesn’t even phase me anymore. Be prepared to get some weird looks when you walk out and the alarm goes off, just tell them it’s fine. Everything’s fine.
11. Mark your Lily Pulitzer's ladies, chicken tender day is basically a holiday at GSP
From the fake Asian chicken to the undercooked pasta, the chicken tenders are the only things you can really rely on in GSP.
Ah, Corbin. Despite all the unwelcomed surprises there’s no place else I’d rather call home.
