Glenn Hall (Georgia Tech)

William H. Glenn Hall
Established	1947
Type	Residence Hall
Location	Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Campus	FE North
Emblem	Roses
Colors	Green & Blue
Mascot	Goatman
Website	Glenn Hall Site

Glenn Residence Hall is an all male residence hall in the Georgia Tech Freshman Experience. Glenn dedicated to William H. Glenn, Tech alumnus. Glenn Hall is a prime location for the Georgia Tech sports fan; it is the closest freshman residence hall to Bobby Dodd Stadium and Alexander Memorial Coliseum, and is the only hall on East Campus with a sand volleyball court.

Dedication

A commemorative plaque on Glenn Hall

William H. Glenn graduated from Georgia Tech in 1891 with a degree in mechanical engineering. Glenn is most famous at Georgia Tech for assisting in the creation of the Georgia Tech Alumni Association, of which he was president in 1921. After his graduation, Glenn became a successful businessman working for the Georgia Railway & Electric Company and the Southeastern Compress & Warehouse Company.

History

Glenn Hall originally cost $607,000 to construct and was designed by Bush-Brown, Gailey, & Heffernan in 1947. Glenn is the largest capacity dormitory in Freshman Experience Program. Glenn Hall has four floors of residents and is flanked by Bobby Dodd Stadium and Towers Hall.

Glenn Hall was the site of a dry ice bombing that resulted in the Atlanta Bomb Squad responding in October 2005. A resident had made several dry ice bombs and left them outside of the hall. The proceeding morning, a facilities employee detonated the bombs on accident causing slight hearing damage. The student was initially charged with felony possession of a destructive device and reckless conduct.

Tradition

The Glenn Hall Goatman

The only true rivalry in Georgia Tech Housing is between Glenn and its archrival Towers Hall. Vandalism, pranks, and competition in various events is common amongst the two dormitories although the destructive facet of this rivalry is highly discouraged.

Annually since 2006, there has been a competition between Glenn and Towers called "The Battle for the Quad" in which the two battle for ownership of the quad separating the two buildings. The competition is set up as a week-long collection of various sporting events (such as soccer, basketball, pool, bowling, dodgeball, paintball, etc.), the championship going to whichever dorm claims the most victories. There are usually eight events, with a tie breaking tug-of-war competition if needed. Towers won the first Battle for the Quad, with a repeat victory the next year. However, in the 08-09 school year, Glenn answered with their first victory, 5-3.^{[citation needed]}

The Goatman

The Glenn Hall Goatman was first conceived for Glenn Hall intramurals in the Fall of 2002. The term Goatman was unofficially applied to any male who lived or had lived in Glenn Hall. The term was first officially applied to Glenn residents in Fall of 2003 when several Glenn Housing fliers made references to the Goatman. The most famous flier was made before the annual UGA game and it depicted a half-man half-goat sending lightning towards Athens, Georgia. In Fall of 2006 the Goatman adorned Glenn intramural jerseys for the first time.^{[citation needed]} Despite initial discouragement, the Goatman remains the only official mascot for any hall in the Freshman Experience.