Bower Co-op
127 Whitehills
(517) 351-4490

Members: 18
Rooms: 18 singles
Meal Plan: Yes  Vegetarian/Vegan Option
Facilities:  Organic garden,  outdoor composting, rainwater collection, and recycling.
Common Areas: Large dining area, bike room.  Living Room: carpeted, couches, TV/VCR/DVD.  Kitchen: 10-burner stove, two ovens, appliances, full freezer, 4 refrigerators.
Amenities: washer /  dryer, cable TV, cable internet, wireless internet, outdoor grill, firepit, picnic table, hammock.
Other perks: Awesome indoor murals, Quiet neighborhood, Crab Apple and Pear Tree, near Abbot Road bus lines, next to post office, near library, near bar (Reno's East), near Hannah Community Center.
Distance from campus: 1/2 mile

Vlach-Bower House History 

Several houses were established after World War II to house veterans returning to college. Bower House, established in 1947, became the fifth housing co-op in East Lansing. Named after Bob Bower, who was killed during the war, it remained an all-men's house until the late 1960s. Over the next several years, the men continued to dominate house governance. Tensions rose when Vietnam veterans returned to the house. In 1971, Bower House joined SHC, and eventually became a vegetarian-themed co-op.  In August 2006, the house voted nearly unanimously to change its name to Vlach-Bower to honor of the current Executive Director, Adrien Vlach, and in 2008 at Adrien's request the house reverted back to Bower.