Gregory uses its own distinctive housing system for current residents who wish to return the following year (note: incoming freshmen interested in the House should follow the room request instructions supplied by Housing and Conference Services). In keeping with Gregory’s small size and big spirit, we employ a point system that rewards time spent within the House, as well as various forms of service to our community:

Point System (higher is better)
Years in House
+1/2 per semester in residence at Gregory College House

Service
+1/2 per semester of Gregory Manager service
+1/2 per year of Gregory ITA service
+1/2 per year on the Gregory House Council
+1/2 for at least one full year of service at Gregory information center
+1/4 per officially recognized Gregory community service activity

MLP Participation
Only residents who sign the MLP agreement clause can live in Class of 1925. Only current MLP residents assessed as 'participatory' by appropriate language Program Directors can return to Cl'25 (others can return to Van Pelt).

Process
The Housing process runs for a full week, with each day corresponding to a specific room type. Residents who wish to return should apply at the Van Pelt Information Center according to the following schedule. For Van Pelt Manor groups, only one member needs to fill out the application; in Class of 1925, all applicants must sign the MLP contract on the reverse side in order for the application to be processed. Offers will be posted by the next afternoon, so that residents who do not receive their desired room type can re-apply for a different one if they wish.

Application Dates for the 2010-2011 School Year
Turn in the Gregory College House Housing Application on the designated dates:

• Monday, January 25: to apply to keep or change into a single apartment.  Available single rooms are:

  • Van Pelt: 109, 120, 211, 215, 311, 315, 415

  • Class of 1925: 106, 201, 205, 301, 305, 405

• Tuesday, January 26: To apply to keep or change into an advantaged room. Available advantaged rooms are:

  • 206 Cl’25 (quad w/living room)

  • 306 Cl’25 (quad w/living room, AC)

  • 406 Cl’25 (quad w/living room)

  • 103 Van Pelt (double w/AC)

  • 124 Van Pelt (double w/AC)

  • 213 Van Pelt (quad w/kitchen, AC)

  • 216 Van Pelt (quad w/living room)

• Wednesday, January 27: To apply to keep or change into a double room. Available double rooms are:

  • Van Pelt: 102, 104, 105, 106, 111, 113, 114, 115, 117, 118, 119, 125, 126

  • Class of 1925: 102, 103, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112

• Thursday, January 28: To apply to keep or change into a quad room. Available quad rooms are:

  • Van Pelt: 202, 203, 208, 209, 210, 214, 218, 219

  • Class of 1925: 202, 203, 208, 209, 302, 303, 308, 309, 402, 403, 408, 409

Check back the following afternoon/evening for your offer (if any). If you accept the offer, each member of your group must complete the Department of Housing and Conference Services Occupancy Agreement on that day (failure to do so may involve losing your offer to another applicant).

Groups who fill all the spaces in their desired apartment type (i.e. four people for a quad room, two for a double), always receive priority. In case of ties, current residents automatically retain, provided the room is unreserved for specific programs or class years; if no one is retaining, a lottery determines assignment.

Questions
Q: This point system is weird. Does it go by the person in our group with the highest number of points?
A: No. We combine the points of all members in the group for one total score. So there could be a disadvantage to bringing in applicants from outside the house.

Q: Ah, but we can have people from outside the House?
A: Yes, so long as at least one member of the group is a current resident.

Q: But I have friends elsewhere who would like to live in the House, just not with me. Can't they apply?
A: They would apply during the centralized Inter-House room change period, usually in February, via campus express (campusexpress.upenn.edu).

Q: But all of my friends are going off campus! I'd still like to live here, but I can't afford a single. Do I have any options? A: You can still apply on the appropriate day for doubles or quads. You would be assigned after all groups that do have the appropriate number of people, but we would still assign you. Be aware, though, that Housing will fill the other spaces in your apartment at some point, and might be slow to notify you.

Q: I only want to live here if I get such-and-such a room. How do I make that clear?
A: For the final question on the Application, check NO, you will not consider any room of the desired type. If we don't have the specific rooms you request, we will not assign you.

Q: I like Class of 1925 better! Can I live there if I'm not interested in languages?
A: No, you can only apply for Cl'25 if you agree to take part in the Modern Languages Program and fill out the MLP Agreement on the reverse side of the application. Here are the terms: By signing below, I indicate that I understand and subscribe to the residential mission of the Modern Languages Program: to enhance language skills and cultural awareness through regularly scheduled language-based activities including dinner tables, weekly coffee hours, and biweekly film viewings. Interest and frequent participation in these activities is required to live in MLP, except where designated by the House Dean, and neglecting them could lead to relocation from the Class of 1925.

Q: Speaking of programs, how do I join FILM CULTURE?
A: Just fill in your email address on the reverse side of the application. It doesn't matter what room (or which building) you live in.

Q: Speaking of fun things to join, how about HOUSE COUNCIL?
A: Same as above. We probably didn't need to include these questions, did we?

Q: Are all the rooms available?
A: No. We have numerous designated freshmen spots in Van Pelt (on the third and fourth floors) and need to have enough freshman spots in MLP. But that doesn't mean we will have to turn people away; usually we can offer something to all applicants. We also cannot allow retentions in the reconfigured double in Cl'25 (101).

Q: So I filled out an agreement and have a room. Still, I might want to try my luck elsewhere to see if I can get a four bedroom quad in the High Rises or something like that. But I can keep this assignment as my safety valve, right?
A: No. You cannot apply for another process, here or anywhere in the College House system, unless you cancel your assignment and pay the cancellation fee. If you apply for another House and do not get the room type that you want, you can try to find a space here at that time, though there is a chance that we will be at full occupancy. Again, this is Housing policy, not something we came up with.

Q: What's the deal with MENTORING?
A: Gregory has a rich history of mentoring, as upperclassmen regularly take freshmen under their wing and provide academic help, as well as more general life and Penn advice. We formalize this process by allowing our returners to self-identify themselves as mentors in specific fields or for general advice. A core team of mentors is selected out of the returning class and advertised to incoming freshmen starting with Facebook over the summer.