▁Old ▁G ym ▁saw ▁its ▁last ▁on ▁June ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁and ▁the ▁Henry ▁Center ▁became ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁all ▁large ▁ind oor ▁events . ▁The ▁Old ▁G ym ▁became ▁the ▁temporary ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁maintenance ▁department , ▁with ▁its ▁long - term ▁fate ▁und ec ided . ▁Vari ous ▁propos als ▁were ▁flo ated , ▁including ▁converting ▁the ▁building ▁into ▁a ▁student ▁activities ▁facility ▁with ▁a ▁coffee ▁house , ▁offices ▁for ▁student ▁clubs , ▁a ▁student ▁dark ▁room , ▁and ▁a ▁stage . ▁The ▁building ▁was ▁placed ▁under ▁the ▁control ▁of ▁student ▁government , ▁who ▁allocated ▁space ▁for ▁the ▁proposed ▁dark ▁room ▁and ▁a ▁book ▁store ▁run ▁by ▁Al pha ▁Ph i ▁Om ega . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁a ▁plan ▁was ▁submitted ▁by ▁Thomas ▁Str uth ers , ▁a ▁designer ▁from ▁Pitts burgh , ▁to ▁turn ▁the ▁building ▁into ▁a ▁the ater - aud itor ium ▁at ▁a ▁cost ▁of ▁over ▁$ 2 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁In ▁September , ▁the ▁student ▁government ▁organization ▁voted ▁to ▁remove ▁their ▁support ▁and ▁fund ing ▁for ▁the ▁plan ▁and ▁it ▁died . ▁ ▁Over ▁the ▁next ▁several ▁years , ▁the ▁sw imming ▁pool ▁was ▁filled ▁in ▁and ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁bas ement ▁was ▁renov ated ▁and ▁re - pur posed ▁as ▁office ▁space . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁the ▁bas ement ▁became ▁the ▁headquarters ▁for ▁the ▁offices ▁and ▁student ▁class rooms ▁for ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁det achment