
The main thing about E-House is
that it’s kind of like a club. There are monthly house meetings that everyone
has to attend (or e-mail the president with a valid excuse and then take a
make-up quiz), occasional floor meetings, events that give you points, and
committees to be on. The points are what matter the most. In years past, every
student living in E-House has had to obtain 3 academic points and 3 social
points per semester in order to be eligible for a housing contract to live in
McKee again the next year. It’s easy, but make sure you get the points early since
the deadlines are usually in October and March. There are also some students
who don’t live in McKee that want to who need to meet all of the requirements;
they’re called associate members. This means that if you applied and didn’t get
in (or if you didn’t even know there was a special application process), you
can still try to live there in the spring semester (if any spots open up) or
your sophomore year. The best part of the system is that it makes it really
easy to study abroad or intern/co-op for a semester. So long as you get the
points the semester before you leave, you’re guaranteed housing in McKee when
you come back.
McKee Hall is a co-ed dorm, meaning
that both guys and girls live there. Five of the six floors in the building
have dorm rooms. Floors B and 4 are only for guys, while floors 1, 2, and 3 are
for guys and girls. One weird thing is since McKee used to be an all guy’s dorm
building, all of the bathrooms have urinals and straight razor deposits. My
advice is to just pretend they’re not there. Most freshmen women will live on
the third floor, but some will end up on the second and first floors. Freshmen
guys are usually on B-level (that’s what we call floor B). The side of the hall
that the girl’s dorms are on alternate from floor to floor, so if you need to
use the bathroom but yours is closed, DO NOT go straight down. On the first
floor, girls are on the north side, second floor is south side, and third floor
is north side again.
There are a few lounges in E-House.
The two main ones are A-Level lounge and the Piano lounge. The A-Level lounge,
as its name says, is on A-Level (floor A, the very bottom-most floor). It has
vending machines, a ping-pong table, a pool table, couches, tables, and a large
TV. Your first RA floor meeting will probably occur here. The Piano lounge is
the other main lounge. It is on the first floor and is called the Piano lounge
because there is a piano there. It also has couches and tables and a white
board. There is a stairwell that goes between the two lounges, but it’s not
used very often. There is a small lounge on B-Level that has tables, chairs,
and a chalkboard, but it is windowless and has poor ventilation. There is a
lounge that is the entrance to the laundry room on A-Level that has tables,
chairs, and a TV. The last “lounge” isn’t really a lounge. It used to be called
the Half Moon Desk because there was a semi-circular desk that was attached to
the wall, but it was remodeled last year and a permanent name hasn’t been
picked yet. It may be referred to as the study nook, the study bar, or the old
Half Moon Desk area. It’s right beside the front doors and the Piano lounge.

Chloe Nagle is a senior in Aerospace Engineering, and she is a Mentor for WEPO '14!
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