Points are a reflection of your engagement with the CRC community, and help you skip the line for housing for the following year!

You can earn points when you:

• Attend dorm events like All College Meetings, Firesides, Social Events (hosted by the Exec board) and Recog Events (hosted by non-exec CRCitizens)

• Rep CRC in events with other residential colleges or student groups, like IM Sports and RCB activities

• Participate in our annual Radiothon!

• Help CRC with philanthropic events and activities in the Northwestern and Evanston communities

Preferred status

You gain preferred status for one quarter when you satisfy the requirements at the end of every academic quarter. Preferred students will be given priority over other students in their year when conducting the housing lottery.

According to our Constitution, the requirements to earn preferred status in one quarter are:

For resident members:

• At least 20 points in total; of which

  • at least 6 have to be attendance points

  • at least 8 have to be social points but,

    • no more than 6 social points may be recog points

  • at least 1 has to be an intramural sports point

  • at least 2 have to be an academic point, but

    • no more than 3 academic points may be from outside of CRC

  • at least 2 have to be philanthropy points; of which

    • at least 1 has to be a green point.

For non-resident members:

• At least 6 points in total; of which

  • at least 2 have to be attendance points;

  • at least 3 have to be social points; and

  • at least 1 has to be an philanthropy point.

Overall Info

In general, every event that you attend – such as one fireside, one all-college meeting, or one intramural match – counts as one point. No double dipping! 

Final rulings on the eligibility of events for points are made by the Vice President of the Communications Residential College.

Feel free to go above and beyond! Participation is not limited