<p>One should also realize that being a house master means living in quite a nice house that’s adjacent to the dorm, but it’s not like an apartment. Being a Master though is a lot of extra work - you are expected to have students to several parties, choose and supervise the grad students who are living in the dorms etc. They might give a talk about their subject of expertise as well. They attend theatricals or musical events sponsored by the house. They definitely weren’t the snooping types.</p>
<p>The Vassar housing our friends lived in was more apartment-like but they were young and the advantages outweighed the disadvantages at the time.</p>