The Women's Building (now the Bartlett Center) and the Men's Dormitory (later named Crutchfield Hall) opened in the fall 1911. These were the first student housing facilities at a state-supported educational institution in Oklahoma.

The Women's Building (pictured) provided residential and recreational facilities for female students, classrooms for domestic science and domestic arts courses, as well as a dining hall for all students. Considering the struggles many students experienced back home on the prairie, the building was a palace with running water, electricity and steam heat.