On-Campus Dining
What’s on the menu? Explore Otterbein’s campus dining venues and learn more about your options!
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Student Organizations
Otterbein students have more than 100 different student organizations and ways to get involved on campus to make a difference. Some of the Otterbein student organizations that celebrate diversity in many of its forms include:
- African-American Student Union (AASU)
- FreeZone! (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Allies Organization)
- Heritage of Latino Americans (HOLA)
- International Students Association (ISA)
- Iota Iota Iota
- kate (feminist publication)
- Men of Vision
- Muslim Student Association
- Otterbein Christian Fellowship
- Otterbein Deaf Culture Club
- Religious & Spiritual Life Council
- Society of Women Engineers
- Team Consent / SafeZone
- Unite for Reproductive and Gender Equality (URGE)
- Tau Delta, the university’s first official gender-neutral sorority
On Campus Dining Options
Whether you are the early bird or the night owl, there is plenty to go around. There’s no pecking order, just swipe your Cardinal card at any of these campus locations and help yourself!
The Cardinal's Nest
The Cardinal's Nest offers an all-you-can-eat buffet with eight food stations and options for most dietary needs — the Nest is one of the main dining and socializing spots on campus.
The OtterDen
Also located in the Campus Center, offers made-to-order grill food available at the swipe of your Cardinal Card. Plus, enjoy a mini-mart of student favorites available to grab and go.
The Bean
If you start to get hungry, or lose energy while you’re studying, you can grab a pastry, bowl of fruit, or Starbucks coffee in the Otter Bean. You don't even have to leave the library!
The Point Café
Whether it is a salad, sandwich, coffee or a full meal you are looking for, The Point’s dedicated chef will ensure the food you eat is of the highest order. Following the innovative nature of The Point itself, the café is in the top level of collegiate dining.
About the Campus Center
The Campus Center houses the Cardinal's Nest dining hall, the OtterDen grill and convenience store, the campus bookstore, the Campus Center Theater, as well as meeting rooms and offices. It also houses the Center for Student Involvement and the Campus Activities Board (CAB), which plans and sponsors activities in the Campus Center and other locations on campus. The Campus Center lounge has a pool table, table tennis, piano, flat screen TVs, and other gathering spaces.
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On Campus Dining Options
Whether you are the early bird or the night owl, there is plenty to go around. There’s no pecking order, just swipe your Cardinal card at any of these campus locations and help yourself!
The Cardinal's Nest
The Cardinal's Nest offers an all-you-can-eat buffet with eight food stations and options for most dietary needs — the Nest is one of the main dining and socializing spots on campus.
The OtterDen
Also located in the Campus Center, offers made-to-order grill food available at the swipe of your Cardinal Card. Plus, enjoy a mini-mart of student favorites available to grab and go.
The Bean
If you start to get hungry, or lose energy while you’re studying, you can grab a pastry, bowl of fruit, or Starbucks coffee in the Otter Bean. You don't even have to leave the library!
The Point Café
Whether it is a salad, sandwich, coffee or a full meal you are looking for, The Point’s dedicated chef will ensure the food you eat is of the highest order. Following the innovative nature of The Point itself, the café is in the top level of collegiate dining.
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