The most notable feature of the structure was a 1,600 seat auditorium for hosting concerts and public events, but Van Meter also contained office space.

The overhaul of the building greatly improved the lighting structures and seating, which allows student musicians and actors to stage better performances in the auditorium.

[7] In one such story Van Meter Hall is haunted by the ghost of a construction worker who was killed in a fall from above the auditorium stage during a renovation.

[2] Other versions of this tale refer to the death of an actress, a hermit living beneath the hall or the one-time president of the university Henry Hardin Cherry.

The ghost is credited with moving furniture overnight, turning off lights and causing computer problems.