DePauw University - Off-Campus Housing

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DePauw is a four-year residential university, meaning that all students live on campus all four years. Within the last few years, the University has done away with OIT, Out in Town, housing which was rented to students by home owners who served as land lords. All student housing is now University-owned, which makes it subject to University rules. This entails registering parties, being subject to damage penalties, and disciplinary actions for student conduct code breaches. With the shift to University ownership, many campus housing options have been greatly improved. Students can choose between newly-designed duplexes, family-style homes, apartments, or suite-style dormitory living. Priority is given to independent students first, and then by seniority amongst Greek students. All of the housing arrangements are done by a lottery, in which students are given a number, and upon their number being chosen, they are allowed to pick their living unit and roommates of choice.

All upperclassmen housing is within a five-minute walk from nearly all buildings on campus. The living areas are generally larger and offer amenities such as kitchens, laundry facilities, and private rooms. The houses are often a nice break from the restrictions of the Greek system and offer students a taste of real world living, even if it is only on the fringe of the DePauw bubble.

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Students Speak Out

SMRdpu says: DePauw University 2015 Other

The is no off-campus housing at... The is no off-campus housing at DePauw. Most students tend to live in Greek houses after freshman year, but there are other options for independents. The University owns several houses and duplexes in the campus area, but the lottery is all luck of the draw and residential (non-dorm) housing is limited. 12345 Off-Campus Housing: April 20, 2009 Report

DePTP says: DePauw University 2012 Communication and Journalism

There is no off-campus housing.... There is no off-campus housing. There are plenty of awesome housing options, but because of the housing lottery there is the potential to get screwed over if you are a Greek student attempting to live outside of the sorority/fraternity houses. 12345 Off-Campus Housing: April 16, 2009 Report

DePRM says: DePauw University 2016 Psychology

We do not offer off-campus... We do not offer off-campus housing, but the apartments and duplexes available through the school are very convenient and are pretty nice to live in! 12345 Off-Campus Housing: April 16, 2009 Report

Anonymous says:

There are alot more duplexes and... There are alot more duplexes and alternative houses going up. 12345 Off-Campus Housing Report

Anonymous says:

There are Pleasantville-like... There are Pleasantville-like houses of two floors (four to a floor) in a charming little neighborhood behind the academic quad. That’s where I’m headed junior year. They also built a new housing complex in North Quad where Rector Hall used to be (fourth floor had a big fire) which is apartment-style and looks very nice. 12345 Off-Campus Housing Report

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