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Student Apartments and Greek Cottages

OU’s student apartment complexes let you live and learn in spacious settings with contemporary amenities and a greater sense of autonomy. You’ll have the space to really explore independent living, and find your likes and dislikes.

The Greek cottages offer communal living and companionship with your fellow student organization members, the ones who will be by your side during your OU experience.

Apartment Amenities

Apartments include:

  • Extra-long twin-sized beds (George T. Matthews Apartments)
  • Full-sized beds (Ann V. Nicholson Apartments)
  • Air conditioning
  • Dresser
  • Desk and chair
  • Carpeting
  • Shelves and closet space
  • Lighting
  • Wastebaskets
  • Window blinds
  • Stove
  • Dishwasher 
  • Refrigerator
  • Washer and dryer in unit (Ann V. Nicholson Apartments only)
  • Sofa
  • Coffee and end table
  • Entertainment unit
  • Microwave
  • Ceiling fan (Ann V. Nicholson Apartments only)
Ann V. Nicholson Apartments

Oakland’s beautiful Ann V. Nicholson student apartment complex comes with a floor plan that meets your needs. It includes your choice of two-bedroom, three-bedroom (handicap-accessible), and four-bedroom units.

These apartments come ready with furnished bedrooms and living rooms, a washer and dryer, air conditioning and a full kitchen with appliances. All that’s missing is your personal decor and style!

To be eligible to live in the student apartments, you must be a non-first-year student, and must have at least 16 cumulative earned credits at the time you submit your housing contract. Transfer and graduate students are also eligible to live in the student apartments. Residents must be enrolled in at least one course at OU throughout the duration of the apartment contract.

Two-bedroom floor plan
The basic floor plan includes two bedrooms, one bathroom, one living area, one kitchen and a laundry closet.

Four-bedroom floor plan
The basic floor plan includes four bedrooms, two bathrooms, one living area, one kitchen and one laundry room.

The dimensions for each type of residence hall and apartment can be found here.

Community House
The Community House, overlooking the basketball and volleyball courts, serves as the student lounge for apartment residents. It offers wireless internet service, a wide-screen TV, and two fireplaces.

The unit layout is presented as a horizontal square with a protruding room on the bottom right side. The square is divided into seven primary sections. The door to the unit is on the bottom left of the unit. Directly above the door is a long hallway that leads to the living room at the top half of the unit, and before the living room, a second connecting hallway leads to the right. On the left s

The unit-layout is presented as a horizontal rectangle with protruding rooms on the bottom left and right sides. The rectangle is split into 10 primary sections. The entrance to the unit is located in the middle of the rectangle on the bottom of the layout. Directly above the entrance is a small entryway and foyer. Above the foyer is a living area. The living area and foyer vertically bisect the

Explore the Ann V. Nicholson Apartments in detail by taking a video tour or 360 degree tour.



George T. Matthews

The George T. Matthews student apartment complex offers two-bedroom, 900-square-foot, townhome-style living arrangements with all the comforts of home, including a private entrance and patio, furnished bedrooms and living rooms, air conditioning and parking right outside your door.

These apartments share two central laundry rooms with three washers, three dryers, a laundry sink and sorting table in each one.

To be eligible to live in the student apartments, you must be a non-first-year student, and must have at least 16 cumulative earned credits at the time you submit your housing contract. Transfer and graduate students are also eligible to live in the student apartments. Residents must be enrolled in at least one course at OU throughout the duration of the apartment contract.

Students in the Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine (OUWB) who choose to live on campus will stay in these apartments. 

The basic floor plan includes a lower level with eat-in kitchen and living room. The middle floor has one bedroom and one bathroom, and the top floor has one bedroom plus a loft area inside of it.

The dimensions for each type of residence hall and apartment can be found here.

The unit-layout is presented using three horizontal rectangles. Each rectangle represents a level of the apartment layout. The layouts establish that each George T. Matthews apartment is made up of four levels. The first Image has 3 main sections. The left half of the image contains the main entrance to the unit on the bottom left, with a hallway leading to the right. This hallway overlooks the

The second image for the George T. Matthews apartments shows the ascending staircase from the second floor, leading to the middle third floor of the unit. Directly to the right of the top of the ascending staircase is the first of two bedrooms in the unit. Like the living room, it takes up roughly half of the image, and is shown to be located above the living room. The top-most wall of the bedro

The third image for the George T. Matthews apartments shows the second ascending staircase leading up to the fourth and top floor of the unit. Whereas the bedroom on the third floor took up the right half of that floor, the bedroom on this floor takes up the left half of this floor. On the image, there is a closet space to the right of the top of the ascending staircase. To the left, is the bedr

Explore the George T. Matthews Student Apartments in detail by taking a video tour or 360 degree tour.



Greek Cottages

Oakland’s Greek cottage district consists of four historic two-story, up to 2,000-square-foot homes shared by upper-division students. Built around 1918 and used as residences for Meadow Brook farm staff members, this intimate living community is located directly across the street from OU’s main campus off Adams Road.

To live in OU’s Greek cottage district, you must belong to a participating fraternity or sorority. To learn how to be assigned to a cottage, contact the house manager for the organization to which you belong.

Learn more about Greek life at OU.

University Housing

Hamlin Hall, Room 448
550 Meadow Brook Road
Rochester, MI 48309
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(248) 370-3570
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