<p>Are stereotypical personalities between the two really different? My impression was the only real difference was location, architecture, size, and doubles vs singles. Is one really more antisocial than the other?</p>
<p>BJ houses are really small, which wasn’t my cup of tea. Hitchcock has just over a 100 people, which I really like because it’s fun, diverse, and never claustrophobic.</p>
<p>From anecdotal evidence, Snitchcock is also better maintained than BJ is. We’re getting all new furniture next year, and haven’t had some of the electrical and piping issues I know a few BJ houses had.</p>
<p>Thanks! What do people in snell-hitchcock do for fun?</p>
<p>For fun? We consume alcohol. </p>
<p>Just kidding, but actually, not really 
I lived in Snell-Hitchcock this year (Hitchcock house) and absolutely loved it. I think there is a much greater divide in personality between BJ and snitchcock. Hitchcock is all doubles which makes for a really social atmosphere. It’s set up in vertical sections and then 8 people on a floor. You become really close to your floor and section mates instantly. During scav, (WHICH WE WON THIS YEAR!!) I think the reason we did so well is because we are such a close house and worked so well together.
There are house trips fairly often: we went on an architecture boat tour, out to dinner, etc. I would say about 50% of the people go out to parties during the weekends and we throw our own parties as well which are quite well received and enjoyed by the other, notoriously, more “social” dorms as well. Even the people who don’t drink are fun and I know there is a knitting club and some people are really into sports and watching/going to sports games. We throw a huge super bowl party every year, an oscar party, and the resident masters have us over every friday for food which is a lot of fun.
Basically, Hitchcock rules. All I can say.</p>