University of Dayton Ghetto

The University of Dayton South Student Neighborhood is a neighborhood in Dayton, Ohio that is home to upperclassmen of the University of Dayton.

The neighborhood is affectionately known to the students as "The Ghetto." The nickname comes from the traditional meaning of the word ghetto meaning a group of similar people living in a close knit community.

The neighborhood is bounded by Brown Street to the west, Irving Avenue to the south, Trinity Avenue and Evanston Avenue to the east, and Caldwell Street to the North. This neighborhood was called Babbitt and the University began acquiring the different houses starting in the 1950s. The student population however did not flourish until the late 1970s.

Most of the buildings in this area are single-family homes or duplexes that are owned by the University of Dayton and leased to students each school year. Some of the buildings are over 100 years old.

Students who wish to be offered a lease to a home in the Ghetto are required to enter an online housing lottery with the group of students with whom each would like to live. The neighborhood is also home to a number of university-owned apartment facilities including Lawnview Apartments, the Garden Apartments, The Campus South, and ArtStreet (sic).

In addition to students, the neighborhood is also the home to a number of houses in which members of the Catholic Marianist order reside.

Within the boundaries of the student neighborhood are also a number of privately-owned houses that lease to students. However, as of May, 2006, the university owns 72% of all houses in the area.

In addition to everything above the ghetto is home to a new complex referred to as ArtStreet. This area in the center of the ghetto contains housing for students, a cafe, studios for student use, UD's radio station, and an outdoor amphitheatre. The ghetto is also home to two volleyball courts, one on Lowes and the other on Keifaber.

The Darkside

Crossing Stewart Street to the north, one enters the "North Student Neighborhood". This area known as the "Darkside" is called so because of the lack of street lights when the area was first bought by the university starting in 1997. It is an additional neighborhood owned by the University mixed with local landlords. Its boundaries are defined by Stewart Street to the south, Brown Street to the west, Woodland Cemetery to the east and Wyoming Street to the north.

Unique Houses

Some notable houses in the neighborhood are recognized via fitting nicknames, such as The Mansion, Slantly, Warehouse, Crackhouse, Castle, and the Rugby house, though many are not university-owned.

• 1302 Brown St. - Alpha Phi Sorority (recently embroiled in a hazing scandal, house no longer is named as such)
• 1500 Brown St. - Chi Omega Sorority
• 1524 Brown St. - Theta Phi Alpha Sorority
• 425 College Park - Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraterntiy
• 15 Evanston Ave. - Black Action Through Unity
• 143 Evanston - The CatholicLife Girl's House (Formerly the Deez Nutz House)
• 1432 Frericks Way - The Barn
• 1433 Frericks Way - The Dock
• 1437 Frericks Way - The Crackhouse
• 1515 Frericks Way - The Palace
• 1517 Frericks Way - The Castle
• 521 Irving Ave. - Wellness House
• 525 Irving Ave- The Bee Hive (prior to chicks taking it over)
• 215 K St. - Sigma Alpha Iota Sorority
• 233 L St. - Official UD Chapter of the Cleveland Browns Backers
• 225 Kiefaber St. - Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity
• 226 Kiefaber St. - Smallest Porch in the Ghetto
• 301 Kiefaber St. - "The Love Corner" Marianist Community
• 307 Kiefaber St. - Men's CatholicLife House
• 327 Kiefaber St. - Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity
• 437 Kiefaber St. - The official home of Ricky's Corner Bar
• 448 Kiefaber St. - Epsilon Delta Tau Fraternity
• 461 Kiefaber St. - Sigma Chi Fraternity
• 464 Kiefaber St. - Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority
• 106 Lawnview Ave. - Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity
• 110 Lawnview Ave. - Phi Mu Alpha Fraternity
• 206 Lawnview Ave. - Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity
• 216 Lowes St. - Delta Tau Delta Fraternity
• 226 Lowes St. - Officially Haunted "1996"
• 232 Lowes St. - Home of the best bar on campus
• 242 Lowes St. - The Shanty
• 414 Lowes St. - Balls Up Headquarters
• 233 Stonemill Rd. - Sustainability Club
• 234 Stonemill Rd. - The HOT spot
• 302 Stonemill Rd. - The Slanty
• 307 Stonemill Rd. - Sigma Nu Fraternity
• 308 Stonemill Rd. - National Society of Black Engineers
• 333 Stonemill Rd. - Pi Beta Phi Sorority
• 337 Stonemill Rd. - Phi Sigma Rho Sorority
• 404 Stonemill Rd.- Shakedown St.
• 406 Stonemill Rd. - Current Home Of Friday Funday
• 408 Stonemill Rd. - Birthplace of Friday Funday
• 411 Stonemill Rd. - Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
• 1915 Trinity Ave. - Epsilon Tau Pi Fraternity
• 49 Woodland Ave. - Former Dirty South House