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On-Campus Housing Available? Yes
Campus Housing Capacity 1,141
Freshmen Required to Live on Campus? Yes
Undergrads Living On Campus 41%
Number of Dormitories 7
Number of Campus-Owned Apartments 1
Best Dorms
  • Alternative Houses
  • Apartments
  • English
  • Mary Hobbs
Worst Dorms
  • Binford
  • Milner

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

Most of the dorms are in central campus, so Guilford students can roll out of bed and stumble to all the major academic buildings in a matter of minutes. Two of the biggest dorms—and the most common placement for unwary freshmen—are Milner and Binford. Both are coed, and are mostly separated by wings. Milner has been compared to a mental institution with long hallways and closed doors. Binford creates fond memories of freshman bonding for many Guilford students, whether you lived there or not. Many residents keep their doors open while in their rooms, and there always seems to be music and chatting in the hallways. Other benefits of Binford include the study lounges on each floor, some of which have kitchens. Bryan, despite what any admissions book will tell you, is the party dorm. You may think it’s a wonderful idea to live with seven of your closest friends in Bryan’s suites, but keep in mind that “suite living” can just as likely create heated drama as it can harmony and friendship. For women, Mary Hobbs and Shore are the single-gender options. Mary Hobbs is by far the most interesting dorm on campus. Some males say avoid Mary Hobbs, probably due to outgoing women and the large lesbian population that traditionally resides there. English is the solo, men-only dorm. It has alternately been a refuge for jocks, gays, and more studious men looking to get away from the coed atmosphere. For upperclassmen, the options for on-campus housing are much more appealing, like the apartments and the alternative houses, such as the Pines, Victory, and Hilderbrant. Most of the houses are away from dorms and academic buildings, and are closer to the vast Guilford woods or the front edges of campus. “Alternative houses” are almost always occupied by older students. Recently, they have become theme-based, so students must apply to be a part of a house.

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Campus Housing at Guilford College

brooklynboxer

Creative Writing '15

3.5
B

Dorms Are Meh for Freshmen.

As a freshman, you are put in either Milner or Binford. Both dorms suck, binford is quiet, with larger, nicer rooms. Milner is more of a party dorm, and its inhabitants often compare it to a mental hospital for its long medical looking hallways.

The next year, most people seem to move to Bryan, which is disgusting, and gross to live in, so everyone makes up for the squalor by drinking as much as possible as frequently as possible.

If you are lucky, you can (as an upperclassmen) live in one of the many theme houses (basically small frats) or the New or Old apartments, which are pretty sweet as well.

Jan 01, 2012

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Campus Housing at Guilford College

jenkinsa

Pre-Medicine Studies '15

3.8
B+

Resident Life at Guilford College

Campus life on guilford college is just about the same as any other college, but smaller and i lot more trees

Jul 05, 2011

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dzzyupthgirl

English '14

4.2
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Milner Living

milner is one of the two freshman dorms and it's great. everything is kept clean (as clean as possible for college) and most people keep their doors propped open when they're in so there's lots of opportunity to meet new people and socialize.

Aug 24, 2010

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User rating for Guilford College - Campus Housing is 3.5 out of 5 based on 19 user reviews.

Student Survey Poll ResultsWhat's This?

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Facts

Room Types
  • Apartments (with single rooms only)
  • Doubles
  • Singles
  • Suites
  • Triples
Bed Types
  • Bunkable beds
  • Twin extra-long
What You Get
  • Bed
  • Cable TV and phone jacks
  • Closet or wardrobe
  • Desk and chair
  • Dresser
  • Ethernet connection
  • Free campus and local telephone calls
  • Window coverings
Also Available Apartments are furnished in the common area with a couch, chair, lamp, kitchen table and kitchen chairs. Every room is wired with Ethernet ports in all of the dorms and most of the houses. Most dorms have AC and heating, but it is often central (not adjustable). In English and Milner, there are sinks in every room.

Available for Rent

Nothing on campus or by Campus Life.

Cleaning Service

Yes, for laundry: Laundry Logic, (336) 316-3634. Otherwise, coin washers and dryers are available in every main dorm. The Wash Pub in Quaker Village (across the street) also has cleaning services, as well as coin laundry and a bar. All the major dorms are cleaned weekly or twice weekly by Guilford Staff. This includes bathrooms, hallways and lounges but not personal rooms. The apartments and the alternative houses are not cleaned by staff except occasionally during breaks and must be kept up by the residents. Toilet paper and other supplies are not included in residences not cleaned by staff. Only the bathrooms are cleaned in Bryan.

Did You Know?
  • Most people in Bryan and the houses buy cheap furniture from thrift stores, get it off the side of the road, or from past residents for their common areas.
  • You get more compact and stackable furniture in Milner so you can bunk your beds or have your desk underneath. You sometimes share a dresser with your roommate in Milner.
  • If you lose your key, it will cost $50 to get a new one made.
  • The cable television on campus is free, but with limited channels. It includes a variety of the standard networks, cable channels, and local channels.
  • Any on-campus room may be searched during official breaks by Campus Life to see if you are blatantly not following the rules regarding banned residential hall items.
  • Each of the dorms gives singles to RAs and hall directors, even in dorms where you can not have a single normally. Also, there are larger apartment-like rooms for Hall Directors in some dorms. All RAs are students and most Hall Directors are students.

DormitoriesWhat's This?

The Alternative Houses (Campbell House, Cobb House, Hilderbrant, The Pines, Pope House, Victory)
Floors: 2 or 1
Number of Occupants: Ranges from around 5-10 people per house
Bathrooms: generally 2 bathrooms per house
Coed: Yes
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: Single, small single, double, physically-challenged accessible
Special Features: Actual houses converted for student living, themes/goals/interests for each house, porches, kitchen per house (including fridge, stove and sink), porches, living rooms/ common area per house, separated from other central campus dorms, all are slightly different and unique.

Binford Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 153
Bathrooms: 6, shared per floor
Coed: Yes
Residents: Mostly freshmen
Room Types: double, physically-challenged accessible
Special Features: Traditional First Year dorm, special- interest/ theme halls, large fixed furniture with lots of storage space, beds do not bunk, study lounges per floor some with big screen TVs, kitchens per floor with lounges, large lounge on first floor with big screen TV, laundry, side porch, high ceilings, carpet

Bryan Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 207
Bathrooms: 1 shared per suite, 26 suites, 8 people or less per suite
Coed: Yes
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Suites: single, small single, double, physically-challenged accessible
Special Features: Suite common area (not furnished), one large lounge with big screen TV, kitchen attached to lounge, balconies, large open air quad area, smoking allowed with approval of suitemates, laundry in basement area

English Hall
Floors: 2
Number of Occupants: 45
Bathrooms: 2, shared by floor
Coed: No
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Single, small single, double, physically-challenged accessible
Special Features: Lounge with big screen TV and games, full kitchen, laundry in bathroom, controllable thermostats, large showers, carpet, sinks in all rooms

Mary-Hobbs Hall
Floors: 3, 2 with student rooms, basement kitchen
Number of Occupants: 51
Bathrooms: 6, shared per floor and hallway areas
Coed: No, women only
Residents: Mostly upperclassmen
Room Types: Single, small single, double, physically-challenged accessible
Special Features: Originally a house, very cooperative nature, basement kitchen, basement lounge area, front and back lounge areas, covered porch with swing, basement laundry room, large windows, suite like hallways, piano, hardwood floors, high ceilings

Milner Hall
Floors: 4
Number of Occupants: 238
Bathrooms: 4, shared per floor
Coed: Yes, partly by wing. Basement is all women.
Residents: Mostly freshmen
Room Types: Single, small single, double, triple, physically-challenged accessible
Special Features: Large downstairs lounge with games, large side porch with tables, smaller study lounges/ kitchens with tvs, carpet, sinks in all rooms, laundry in basement

Shore Hall
Floors: 3
Number of Occupants: 57
Bathrooms: 3, shared per floor 1 in front hallway for visitors
Coed: No, women only
Residents: Freshmen and upperclassmen
Room Types: Single, double, triple, physically-challenged accessible
Special Features: Quiet hours option, large front lounge, big screen TV, piano, porch with tables, kitchen, basement laundry room, carpet in basement rooms

Campus-Owned ApartmentsWhat's This?

The Apartments
Floors: 2 each building, 4 apartments per building, 24 total apartments
Number of Units: 89
Bathrooms: 1 shared per apartment, 24 total
Coed: Yes, can be coed within apartment, as well
Residents: Upperclassmen
Room Types: 4 people per apartment. Single, physically-challenged accessible
Special Features: 1 kitchen per apartment (fridge, sink, stove), common area furniture including: couch, chair, lamp, and kitchen table/ chairs, smoking allowed with approval of apartment mates, adjustable thermostat per apartment, laundry in one building in the area, wooded area, porches and balconies, carpet, dishwasher and garbage disposal

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