The Raices de Borinquen folkloric music and dance group shared the arts and culture of Puerto Rico with Du Bois residents and guests at the House's exhibition of Dr. Sandra Andino's audio-visual documentary The Afro-Latinx Experience: Philadelphia Stories. Photo: Rhina Duquela.

Inset: At Riepe College House, residents can visit the apartment of House Fellow Ralph Rosen and his wife Ellen on any given Sunday and enjoy hot espresso. Photo: Adam Weaver.

South Asia Studies' Dr. Allyn Miner introduces residents to a new instrument as part of the Blutt College House Music Program, where residents can sign up for music lessons right at home. (Photo: Mark Stehle)

Inset: House Dean Dr. Krimo Bokreta welcomes 6th graders to Kings Court English College House and teaches them about the green roof, helping root ideas about their educational futures. (Photo: Jill Santos)

Eight College Houses sent teams to the College House Cup "Cake Wars" competition held at Kings Court English College House in February 2018, and the results were good enough to eat.  Kings Court English's team took "Best in Show" with their House crest-inspired design.

Inset: Du Bois College House offers a fun way for residents to get acquainted and stay healthy with their FIT program. A Graduate Associate serves as director and plans fun events such as skating at Penn's Class of '23 Ice Rink. (Photo: Conrad Erb)

College House residents experience the spectrum of musical life in Philly as they take a walking tour of music venues, murals, and city life on Broad Street in Philadelphia with Dr. Molly McGlone, the College of Arts & Science's Assistant Dean for Advising during New Student Orientation. (Photo: Adam Weaver.)

Inset: Residents visit treasures at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. (Photo: Mark Stehle.)

Students participate in a New Student Orientation event organized by the Black Engineers Society, as they suit up and face off with their new classmates in a game of late-night Laser Tag; in the inset, non-combatants roast marshmallows on the green. This adventure took full advantage of the beautiful wide-open spaces in Hamilton Village, part of the outdoor space managed by the College Houses. Photos: Bryan Karl Lathrop.