COLLEGE HOUSE EVENTS
Paint, Sip, & Unwind
JOIN me and your fellow floormates to a fun afternoon of painting, yapping, getting to know each other more & building community after the long week :)
Friday Night Writes Training
This is the live training session for Friday Night Writes for all undergraduates who want to learn to provide writing coaching to Philadelphia writers ages 8-18. In partnership with the Philadelphia Writing Project and Cosmic Writers, we will provide a framework for how to work with young writers working on both fiction and school writing assignments, including helping writers to submit to the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. We will also discuss the role of AI in current writing instruction. Friday Night Write drop in hours will be 9/25, 10/16, and 11/6 and 11/13 this semester. We will also hold a judging panel on 12/11 you are invited to join as a juror. If you want to participate in this program but cannot attend this training, please send an email to faculty director Amy Stornaiuolo - amystorn@upenn.edu
Chipotle pop up
Chipotle pop up dinner for Avis residents
Painting & Ice Cream Social
Residents will participate in a relaxing painting activity while enjoying ice cream with toppings. Painting supplies, including canvases, acrylic paints, and brushes, will be provided for residents to create their own artwork. The event will provide a low-pressure environment for residents to take a break from academics, express themselves creatively, and spend time with peers. I will get the ice cream and toppings from Acme.
News & Announcements
The Quad, then and now
Riepe Faculty Director answers questions about the College Houses
CHAS Technology celebrates its 2025-26 student team
College House Program Communities
Got a passion for a particular subject? Want to live with other Penn students and faculty who share that passion? Check out our Program Communities, an optional but rewarding experience for those who share a curious nature.
CHAS Signature Initiatives
College House Undergraduate Research Program
At Penn, undergraduates learn how to be researchers! CHAS and the Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships (CURF) coordinate one of the only interdisciplinary research support programs on campus.
Music in the Houses
In partnership with the Department of Music, CHAS offers in-House music lessons and chooses Undergraduate Music Fellows to create musical events in the Houses.
Film & Cinema in the Houses
The College Houses have been a hub of film and filmmaking at Penn for decades. Here's how we support cinema in the Houses.