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On-Campus Housing Available?		Yes
Campus Housing Capacity		2,330
Average Housing Costs		$4,124
Freshmen Required to Live on Campus?		Yes
Undergrads Living On Campus		93%
Number of Dormitories		10
Number of Campus-Owned Apartments		1
Best Dorms		Alumni
Worst Dorms		Hicks

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Full-time students are required to live on campus, unless they are married, have significant health concerns, or commute from their parents’ home. This policy keeps several hundred students within 150 acres of each other and lends itself to a closer campus community. All dorms are single sex. The divide is emphasized during freshman orientation activities like South of the Border—a Mexican theme outdoor dance on the guy’s side of campus—and Northern Hospitality—a semi-formal dance on the girl’s side. Inter-visitation hours are designated weekend hours when friends of the opposite sex can cross those borders and mingle or relax in a friend’s dorm room. The rules of inter-visitation (door left partly open and light always on) are enforced by student residential advisors. However, Hopeman Hall has been nicknamed “Hopeman Hotel” for its behind-the-scenes female visitors.

Freshman women can expect to land in North Hall, a part of the larger MAP (Mary Anderson Pew) Dormitory. When most girls see their rooms, they wonder how they’ll ever fit all their stuff—never mind their roommates’—into the cramed space. But after the necessary hours of rearrangement, they usually find all the niches they need. Memorial is the newest dormitory and serves 70 percent of the freshman men. Memorial guys live it up in their comfy lounges—big-screen TVs and leather couches—all included. MAP residents also enjoy heading over to breakfast without ever leaving the building. Many sophomore and junior women end up in Harker or MEP (Mary Ethel Pew) dormitories. Harker is closer to the heart of campus, but has inconvenient storage space and not-so-sound-proof walls. Male upperclassmen have a choice between Ketler, Alumni, Lincoln, Hopeman, and Hicks. Fraternities and independent housing groups hold designated halls in several of these dorms. Parts of Alumni, Hopeman, and Hicks appeal to a wilder party crowd. Overall, dorms are somewhat aged, which inevitably leads to plenty of maintenance needs and lots of umm, character.

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Campus Housing at Grove City College

Caprise

International Business '14

B

Close Distance

All the dorms are at most 5 minutes away from classes. Freshman dorms are nicest but upperclassmen dorms are pretty old. Some dorms are big compared to other dorms. Alumni would be the way to go.

Apr 26, 2012

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Campus Housing at Grove City College

Freiwald24

Electrical Engineering Technician '15

B

Dorms

The dorms are nothing special, however they are enough to live comfortably. They are well cleaned often by the cleaning staff. Housing in Memorial Hall is slightly larger than housing in Hick's Hall (These are both freshman halls). Upperclassman dorms are almost no different than freshman housing, however, upperclassman can live in on campus apartments that are extremely nice and not that much more expensive. Students are required to live on campus unless it is with parents or a spouse.

Apr 04, 2012

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Campus Housing at Grove City College

holadilli

Communications '15

A-

You Have to Live in It Whether You Like It or Not

Since living in on campus housing is required for all 4 years, you either love it or hate it. The freshman women's dorm was just renovated 2 years ago and has great facilities and large rooms. However, as you get older, rooms seem to downgrade unless you can get a suite. The sorority/fraternity halls (and some freshman halls) are loud and fun, but besides that most halls are pretty quiet.

Jan 18, 2012

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Room Types		Prime – Students share a private or semi-private bathroom with no more than five students. Standard – Students share a large central bathroom facility (most first-year students are assigned to these rooms). Suite – Students share a semi-private bathroom and a common living area.
Bed Types		Bunkable beds Twin extra-long
What You Get		Bed Bookshelf Cable TV jack Closet or wardrobe Desk and chair Dresser Internet connection Window coverings
Also Available		Totally smoke-free environment, fraternity and independent housing, group preferred-housing options

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Cleaning Service

Yes, in public areas including lobbies, lounges, and hallways. Community and semi-private bathrooms are cleaned by staff approximately once a week.

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Grove City College has a curfew for first-semester freshmen and an inter-visitation policy for all students on campus.
Grove City's Inter-Visitation Policy: Grove City College has only single-sex housing. Members of the opposite sex may visit dorm rooms only during stated inter-visitation hours. The head resident of the residence hall may grant special permission at other times. Visitors must sign in upon entrance and must sign out upon departure. Doors to rooms where visitors are present must remain partially open at least the width of a shoe (four inches). A light other than a television must be on in the room. Residential assistants and residential directors make routine checks to enforce rules.
Visiting Hours: Women's Residence Halls – Friday 7 p.m.–12:45 a.m.; Men's Residence Halls – Saturday 7 p.m.–12:45 a.m.; All Residence Halls – Saturday and Sunday 1 p.m.–5 p.m.

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Alumni Hall
Floors: 1
Number of Occupants: 66
Bathrooms: Shared
Coed: No, men only
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples
Special Features: Lounge area, laundry, new windows

Helen Harker Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 144
Bathrooms: Shared
Coed: No, women only
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles
Special Features: Lobby, spacious study lounges, laundry, kitchen

Hicks Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 220
Bathrooms: Shared
Coed: No, men only
Residents: Freshman
Room Types: Doubles
Special Features: Laundry, dining hall (Hicks Dining Hall), great views

Hopeman Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 227
Bathrooms: Shared and private by suite
Coed: No, men only
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, triples, suites
Special Features: Laundry

Ketler Hall
Floors: 3 + Basement
Number of Occupants: 220
Bathrooms: Shared and private by suite
Coed: No, men only
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, suites
Special Features: Laundry, kitchen, recreational facility, TV lounge, oldest dorm

Lincoln Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 168
Bathrooms: Shared and private by suite
Coed: No, men only
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Singles, doubles, suites
Special Features: Laundry, study rooms, kitchen

Mary Anderson Pew Hall (MAP) North Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 310
Bathrooms: Shared
Coed: No, women only
Residents: Freshman
Room Types: Doubles, triples, quads
Special Features: Spacious and elegant lobby, laundry

Mary Ethel Pew (MEP) Hall
Floors: 3 + Ground
Number of Occupants: 248
Bathrooms: Shared
Coed: No, women only
Residents: Freshman and upperclassmen
Room Types: Doubles
Special Features: Lobby, laundry, information desk

Memorial Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 196
Bathrooms: Shared
Coed: No, men only
Residents: All freshmen
Room Types: Doubles
Special Features: Lobby, Laundry, Plush TV Lounges

West Hall, South Hall, South Annex
Floors: 3 + Basement
Number of Occupants: 352
Bathrooms: Private by suite
Coed: No, women only
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Suites (singles, doubles, triples)
Special Features: Lobbies, lounges, laundry facilities, kitchens, recreational facility

Campus-Owned ApartmentsWhat's This?

Colonial Hall Apartments
Bathrooms: Private by unit
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: 2-, 3-, and 4-person apartments
Special Features: Laundry facilities

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