Farley Hall (University of Notre Dame)

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**Farley Hall**
Motto	Here Come the Finest!
Established	1942
Type	Residence Hall
Rector	Sr. Carrine Etheridge, "Sr. C."
Location	Notre Dame, Indiana, USA
Campus	North Quad
Undergraduate residents	242
Colors	Green/Gold (Blue/Pink/White)
Mascot	Finest (Farley's Angels)
Website	Farley Hall Website

Farley Hall was dedicated in 1942 to Rev. John "Pop" Farley. It was the last of the 4 original North Quad residence halls at the University of Notre Dame. Cavanaugh Hall, Zahm Hall, and Breen-Phillips Hall (University of Notre Dame) had been built in previous years. It is conveniently located next to the North Dining Hall, one of the university's two dining halls. Its current rector is Sr. Carrine Etheridge whose constant companion is her dog, aptly named "Farley." Notable past rectors include Sr. Jean Lenz, Vice President of Student Affairs, and Rev. Theodore Hesburgh, President Emeritus.

[edit] History and Traditions

Farley was originally built as a men's dorm to house 199 men. It offered a variety of rooms including singles, doubles, triples, and quads. It was the first dorm to try the "stay-hall" system which is still in place today. In this system residents stay in the hall all four years rather than being divided by class/rank as they were up until the 1960's. Farley became one of the 5 original women's dorms in 1972 when the university opened its doors to women. Sr. Jean Lenz was the first female rectress and writes of her experiences in her book, Loyal Sons and Daughters. Farley now houses 242 women at capacity. There are about 82 freshmen, 55 sophomores, 65 juniors, and 37 seniors in the 2006-2007 class with some variation from incoming transfer students and students studying abroad. The women of Farley hall are called the "Finest" and dorm colors are green and gold. This subject has been under debate recently, however. Colors are moving towards pink, blue, and white and last year the theme for the dorm-hosted pep-rally (when the dorm mascot or name is most often used) was "Farley's Angels." Farley Hall won dorm of the year in 2003-2004. Farley's signature event is "Pop Farley Week" which was started in 1976 and had it's 30th anniversaray this past school year. This event includes dorm bonding events including sketches, dinners, trips, hall decorating, and ending in a dance. Farley also hosts a fundraising event called "Farley Feis" to raise money for their charity, St. Luke's School, where their residents also tutor along with their brother dorm, Stanford. Farley hosts a swim competition in the spring, a talent event in the fall, and the "Farley Hall Players" have a spring play every year. Their football team has done poorly in recent years, but last season it came back to be 3-3 after an 0-3 start and they are hopeful for this season.

[edit] Structure

Farley is of a classic style with a stone entrance, ivy, and slanted tiled roofs. It has 4 stories of rooms and a basement with common areas including a laundry room, study areas, an exercise room, a kitchen, and two lounges (called the "Middle Room" and "Pop Farley Room"). It has recently undergone a $3.7 million renovation and as of 2006-2007 has new bathrooms, windows, lounge furniture, carpeting, landscaping, and doors. General tuckpointing, patching, and painting have also been done. Dillon Hall (University of Notre Dame) and Alumni Hall were the last to receive these renovations and Farley was the first of the North Quad dorms to undergo this round of renovation.