Faunce
House President: Josh Bennett
Faunce House was one of the original house names selected in October 1962. It was initially located on the fourth floor of Gunsolley Hall. Daniel Shank was Faunce's first house president. The house was named after Roscoe O. Faunce, who taught speech and drama at Graceland from 1934 to 1960.
The house symbol was originally a figure holding a torch and scroll (symbolizing mental and physical development) against a green circle (symbolizing the eternal circle of friendship); a ribbon running through the center of the symbol read "Fraternitas Unitas" ("United in Brotherhood"). Faunce's house colors have been green and white from the beginning. One of the house's annual functions since 1963-64 has been "Faunce's Nevada", where house members set up a mock gambling casino.
After several years at different locations, Faunce moved to the first floor of Gunsolley Annex (Graybill Hall) in the fall of 1976. The move became permanent after it was decided later that school year to keep all men's houses at their existing floors. During the summer of 1981, rooms 102 and 104 at the northwestern corner of Faunce were converted into a laundry facility for Gunsolley and the Annex. Both rooms once housed a snack shop and had water sources available.
In 1983-84, Faunce adopted the yin-yang as its symbol, signifying the strength through common ground that its culturally diverse members had during that period.
