This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at FSU chapter and does not reflect the views of Her Campus.<\/p>\n
If you attend or have visited FSU, you know about the unescapable turmoil of parking<\/a> at any time, in any area of the campus. I didn\u2019t understand why people told me I was lucky as a freshman without a car on campus \u2014 until I brought my car and had to discover the crisis on my own.<\/p>\n Whether it\u2019s because there are too many students or too few parking spots, it always feels like survival of the fittest for parking even remotely near the proper classroom building. It might even be more efficient to walk for 20 minutes during finals week.<\/p>\n There are six main parking garages at FSU, and I think they have some obvious similarities to frat houses. They\u2019re both old, dirty, and crowded. The difference between \u201ctouse\u201d (top house) and \u201cbouse\u201d (bottom house) frats is how well they appeal to the crowd.<\/p>\n Using \u201cfratccent\u201d (frat accent and slang) to rate parking garages by their location and people\u2019s experiences might encourage you to pledge or drop them entirely. Starting at the most bouse, let\u2019s move up the chain to the most favorable parking garages.<\/p>\n West Pensacola Street Garage: Bouse<\/p>\n I don\u2019t know if this is unpopular, but I think West Pensacola Street Garage is the most \u201cbouse\u201d parking garage at FSU. Its location isn\u2019t convenient to the main campus, and it\u2019s still a good 10-minute walk to the stadium. Additionally, every time I hear about the garage, the elevator is broken, which is very unfortunate because it\u2019s one of the tallest garages at FSU.<\/p>\n Pensacola reeks with an uncertain smell, and climbing six flights of stairs after a day of classes isn\u2019t fun. Even so, it always seems so crowded with people parking from nearby apartments and dorms. Pensacola is my last pick if I want to park at FSU. Therefore, if it were a frat, it would be so bouse that I wouldn\u2019t even look twice at its party flier.<\/p>\n Call Street Garage: Bouse<\/p>\n Call Street Garage is just a little better, being somewhat close to Strozier and the freshman dorms; it gets points for its convenience. Still, it\u2019s planted right at the bottom of a hill, and during the hot months, you\u2019re sure to break a sweat just trying to get to Landis. Every time I try to park there, I have to circle, and I\u2019m always late to wherever I\u2019m planning to go.<\/p>\n It\u2019s \u201cbouse\u201d because it\u2019s not enjoyable to go to, feels like a time loop, and gives major \u201ctries too hard to be cool\u201d vibes. Why does it always feels like no one\u2019s driving around, but it\u2019s always full?<\/p>\n St. Augustine Street Garage: Mid-Bouse<\/p>\n This is another garage I consider middle ground, but closer to \u201cbouse\u201d because of my mixed feelings about it. St. Augustine is the garage I use most, so I have some personal bias that I\u2019ll have to put off to examine it more truthfully.<\/p>\n Its only upsides are that it\u2019s in a good location to reach campus, College Town, and plenty of sororities and frats. Its downsides include that it\u2019s constantly shut down or more crowded than usual for affairs at the Civic Center. During the week, it may also be under the strict control of parking employees, making traveling between floors extremely difficult.<\/p>\n For some reason, I always feel like it never has enough floors and is smaller than the other garages, but that might just be the way I perceive it. St. Augustine Garage as a frat would be confusing and strict, \u201cbouse\u201d only because it makes things more complicated than they need to be.<\/p>\n Traditions Way Garage: Mouse<\/p>\n It feels like an unpopular take to have this right in the middle of my list, based on how many people complain about parking in Traditions Way Garage. I think it\u2019s fairly middle-house or \u201cmouse.\u201d Located in the middle of campus, you must compete with hundreds of students living in dorms and those traveling to and from class.<\/p>\n It\u2019s true that if you try to park there at any time in the early morning or afternoon, you\u2019re probably going to be stuck in a line or behind a car that you\u2019re not sure is backing out or just pulling in. During finals weeks, you\u2019re toast and better off avoiding it completely so that you can save time.<\/p>\n However, it\u2019s not entirely \u201cbouse\u201d because it\u2019s a good location. Every time I\u2019ve gone to park between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m., I\u2019ve gotten a spot on the first floor. Maybe that\u2019s just the parking gods watching over me, but I think it\u2019s true that those times are just better to go. If Traditions were a frat, I\u2019d go to their party because I know it\u2019ll be crowded, but I know it\u2019ll be a good time too.<\/p>\n Spirit Way: Touse<\/p>\n Spirit Way Garage is \u201ctouse\u201d and my favorite parking garage on this list. It\u2019s near the math and psychology buildings, the Leach, sports fields, and it\u2019s top tier during non-busy seasons. I\u2019ve always gotten a parking spot in the mid-morning and know it\u2019s my best bet if I\u2019m running late.<\/p>\n It\u2019s not No. 1 in my mind because it unfortunately doesn\u2019t always promise the best experience. Its lines can be cluttered, and it feels like a rejection pile of those who couldn\u2019t get a spot in the Leach Lot. If it were a frat, it would be \u201ctouse,\u201d but it would always be falling short of the more popular ones.<\/p>\n Woodward: Touse<\/p>\n Who guessed it? Woodward Garage is simply \u201ctouse\u201d to me because of its location and organization. I personally applaud the one-way structure of the garage, because it makes finding a spot less stressful and filing out much more efficient. It\u2019s also near the Student Union and Legacy Walk, so its convenience is unmatched.<\/p>\n This is one of the garages where you truly must time your arrival to match others\u2019 departure, but once you secure a spot, you\u2019re golden. Mid-afternoon usually gives me no problem to find a spot on the higher floors, and it\u2019s just so refreshingly accessible, I had to put it as the most \u201ctouse.\u201d<\/p>\n If it were a frat, well, its appearance and location would prove it to be worthy of its title.<\/p>\n FSU\u2019s known for its parties and its parking, both scrutinized by the strong-voiced students who want quality. Why not take the system of labeling frats and apply it to the parking garages? Of course, these labels are just for fun, but I think we can definitely benefit from more parking garages and less discourse about frat houses.<\/p>\n Want to see more HCFSU? Be sure to follow us on Instagram<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, YouTube<\/a>, and Pinterest<\/a>!<\/p>\n \t\t