<p>I just got my housing offer for Stern Hall standard double.</p>
<p>I've heard horror stories about the anti-socialness of Stern Hall. I'm a really social person and am rushing so I'm super scared for my life!</p>
<p>Anyone else stuck in the same situation? Also, for you current Berkeley students, does Stern Hall allow males to spend the night?</p>
<p>Foothill area tends to be a bit more quiet than the Units. It all depends on your floor. Some are social, some are not. I am positive you can have your friends over as long as your roommate(s) are fine with it. Unless someone complain about bad conducts, it’ll be fine. No one is going to be around to make sure no males are at Stern :P.</p>
<p>If you are actually social, you have nothing to fear about anti-social people. You’re going to be the one that brings them out of their shell and possibly be the one to initiate a few new friendships. That’s what being social is about: connecting with others.</p>
<p>That said, I personally find it quite silly that the dorms have reputations. Everyone moves out of them at the end of the first year anyways, which means that the following year, almost everyone is new.</p>
<p>Don’t worry and hope for the best. Plus, even if your dormmates are so anti-social that you can’t possibly enjoy them, your real source of social life comes from classes and activities anyways.</p>
<p>I know girls who lived in Stern this year and they had mixed experiences. One had a great roommate and bonded with a lot of people on her floor and the other two people barely talked to them in the restroom which was the only time they left their rooms… So, yeah, it can go either way, like anywhere else. </p>
<p>You said you’re rushing? Go for it! If your dorm experience is horrible, you can make your house your main source of social life and potentially even move in your second semester.</p>
<p>I know a good number of people who have lived in Stern and most of their feelings regarding Stern are neutral to positive. That’s a good thing! Especially compared to Bowles, which almost everyone seems to hate.</p>
<p>Your dorm is what you make of it. You’ll make friends. It won’t be a problem. If you don’t mesh well with your floor, you’ll find friends elsewhere. You say you want to rush - most of your friends will probably be at your sorority anyways.</p>