Hotchkiss Dorm is a two-story building in the shape of an “H.” The lounge is a great place to build relationships, hang out, play board games, study, play ping pong, and have movie nights. The RDs love having the students over in their apartments for fun and fellowship. We love using our “Hotchyard” in the back for events and hangouts. There is a central lounge on the first story and two apartments for the Resident Directors on the second story. There are eight wings, four men’s and four women’s—“Upper-Back,” “Upper-Front,” “Lower-Back,” and “Lower-Front”—divided by the lounge (lower) and by the Resident Directors’ apartments (upper). The wings are equipped with several showers, restrooms, and laundry facilities. Each dorm room is fully furnished for two students and includes beds, built-in shelving, drawers, closet space, and desks. The rooms have individual heater/air-conditioner units.
Family. Tradition. Heart.
Apple Pie Night: Throughout the day students gather in the RDs apartments making roughly 50 pies. Then in the evening after classes the whole dorm gathers in the Hotchyard for an evening of pie-eating, apple-bopping, pumpkin carving and community fun! This is a quintessential Hotchkiss tradition!
Park Day: In the fall the entire dorm fathers at a local park for an evening of games, dinner, and ice cream. This is a great way to start the year out and build friendships.
Hotchkiss Luau: The final dorm event at Dockweiler Beach, every April, where they play games, have a sandcastle competition, grill, make s’mores, and crown the Hotchkiss King and Queen. Mistletoe Madness: The annual Christmas Ping Pong tournament! Whether you are skilled in the mastery of table tennis or not, it’s one of our most unifying dorm events that lasts a whole week.
Men’s Meat and Greet: Reagan loves to invite all the guys to his apartment to eat 20lbs of tri-tip. The best way to enjoy fellowship is with tasty meat.
We gathered a college packing list of essentials for your dorm room, with Amazon purchase links! This is a solid starting point with dorm essentials as you’re shopping for your dorm room, along with some additional items, along with some extras.
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