<p>fireandrain: I will request to live in sub-free housing. Hopefully it stays true to its name. </p>
<p>I know that my favorite dorms are Littlefield Hall and Andrews Hall. They look so pretty from the outside. I can’t judge a book by its cover, though. </p>
<p>I can’t wait to actually visit Brown. Just from the way everyone describes it, it sounds unbelievable. I’m only talking about the residential life.</p>
<p>bruno14: I think I can adjust to most things, so it can’t be that bad. I like cleanliness, though. :)</p>
<p>@thefunnything Can I just take a second to bow down to you for this? Amazing!</p>
<p>Also do any of you know how rushing frats works at Brown?</p>
<p>Other housing lottery gem:</p>
<p>If you fail in the housing lottery (are part of the bottom third or so of sophomores who can’t get a room) you will be placed in summer assignment. Maybe you’ll be housed in a keeney quad (which sometimes have their own kitchens, so not terrible), or you could have a new dorm suite, if you check that you’re willing to pay that extra apartment cost. Or you could end up in a new dorm kitchen-turned-triple, which you’ll likely be moved out of come spring semester as juniors go abroad. Or, if you’re one of the lucky ones in a year (and that’s been just about every recent year) when we’ve accepted more students than we have rooms OR kitchens/lounges-converted-to-rooms for, you can get auxiliary housing. Basically, living in a house on campus, that isn’t officially a dorm (I think these places are kept for mostly grad students). This year, we may give fewer people auxiliary housing because reslife has allowed more rising juniors to get off-campus permission, but this may not necessarily translate into more rooms.</p>
<p>Yes, if you play your cards right, you can get out of most situations. Sometimes program houses have extra spots last minute, so you can either join or live there as an independent. It all depends.</p>
<p>carman788: Thanks!</p>
<p>RushingI did not rush anything, but I did receive a bid for one “fraternity” (seeing as I’m female, I guess you can’t really call it that). (I didn’t join, so I can’t tell you any more about the process.) Basically, rushing is really important for some groups and not for others. But if you’re interested in joining something, definitely rush.</p>
<p>Rush is typically all (of most of) February. All the program houses/frats/sororities have events (fun activities, dinners, parties) practically every day. Most of them are open to everyone, but some (especially sororities, I think) have a few invitation-only nights. Then, around the end of the month or early March, they’ll distribute bids. Some groups will welcome just about everyone while others may be more selective. You’ll get a sense from talking to people on campus and going to rush.</p>
<p>What are the themes of the program houses?</p>
<p>French/Spanish, Art, Nerdiness, Internationality, Interfaith, Africa (I think), Environmentalism, and Greekocity of the various Genders.</p>
<p>More info available on Brown’s Reslife website.</p>
<p>Chelsea–</p>
<p>First, you have to get into Brown!</p>
<p>If you do, and if you go there, you will most likely be in Keeney Quad in your first year. The rooms are large compared to most college accomodations. Even if you are not that thrilled with them, you will be at Brown so you won’t care about the rooms!</p>
<p>I just found out I got placed in the only triple in Plantations House as a sophomore transfer. Does anyone have any additional opinions when it comes to this dorm? I don’t know how I feel about the fact that only 16 students live in the building. Thanks.</p>
<p>Amory122, here’s a website where you can read up on reviews by former tenants of Plantations House, and other dorms on campus. However, some of the information is quite out of date.</p>
<p>[Room</a> Review: Search Results](<a href=“Residential Life | Brown University”>Residential Life | Brown University)</p>
<p>That link was very helpful, Frontium. Thank you! One of the reviews on that site had mentioned Plantations House being substance-free. Is this still true?</p>
<p>I don’t believe so, though it changes year-by-year. You probably would’ve been informed in your email if it was. From what I’ve heard, Plantations can be a really fun experience because it’s more like living in a house than a typical dorm, and you get to know people in the house really well. You also get a full kitchen!</p>
<p>Thanks, Bruno! I like the idea of only living with 15 other people when you put it that way. And I’m definitely excited about having a full kitchen.</p>
<p>There’s also a good chance that a few of them will be transfers as well - I know that last year they put a group of transfer students in a suite together.</p>