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Capen House // Upper Elm Street by Dana Hsu ’16, Capen House President 2015-16

Located on Upper Elm, Capen House sits atop a (sometimes) grassy hill on Prospect Street and houses 73 residents. Not only is Capen a beautiful house to look at, but also its infamous tight-knit community, cozy common spaces, and garden paradise make it a fantastic place to be.

House leadership is always super involved, organizing craft nights, karaoke, movie nights, music jams, study breaks, letter writing to Capenites studying abroad, participating in interhouse sports games, and more throughout the semester. Beloved Capen house traditions include weekly Friday teas, Big Sib Little Sib week, Mountain Day apple-picking, and First Year Prom in the spring, where new students and first years invite upperclassmen to Capen Prom. At meal times, Capenites will always find a place at the Capen Table at Lamont’s Dining Hall, even if 30 chairs have to fit around a table meant for 20 (it has happened). We also take pride in our unstoppable house spirit and friendly rivalry against our neighbor Talbot House. Most recently for April Fool’s, we put up ‘For Sale’ signs on Talbot and submitted a feature article to The Sophian campus newspaper (see photo for evidence).  We like to have fun.

Though we don’t have an official mascot like our rival house, tales from 2013 alums indicate that our unofficial symbol is an imaginary mini-train, originating from a senior Engineering major who longed to visit the gym with her whole house without having to walk there.

Capen’s community is extremely active and supportive, and a lot of us call Capen a ‘home’ and Capenites ‘family’. When a Capenite is performing or hosting an event on campus, Capen residents make time to support them and quite literally take up half the audience. Not exaggerating. Almost all of my fondest Smith memories were spent in this house and with my housemates. I’m proud to be a part of it and gush about the house and my housemates all the time. Having lived in this house all four years, I’ve seen Capen’s community grow and improve with every year that goes by, so I’m hoping it can only get better! Reach out to a Capenite for anything and I’m positive they will lend a helping hand.

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Capen House by Dana Hsu ’16, Capen House President

Located on Upper Elm, Capen House sits atop a (sometimes) grassy hill on Prospect Street and houses 73 residents. Not only is Capen a beautiful house to look at, but also its infamous tight-knit community, cozy common spaces, and garden paradise make it a fantastic place to be.

House leadership is always super involved, organizing craft nights, karaoke, movie nights, music jams, study breaks, letter writing to Capenites studying abroad, participating in interhouse sports games, and more throughout the semester. Beloved Capen house traditions include weekly Friday teas, Big Sib Little Sib week, Mountain Day apple-picking, and First Year Prom in the spring, where new students and first years invite upperclassmen to Capen Prom. At meal times, Capenites will always find a place at the Capen Table at Lamont’s Dining Hall, even if 30 chairs have to fit around a table meant for 20 (it has happened). We also take pride in our unstoppable house spirit and friendly rivalry against our neighbor Talbot House. Most recently for April Fool’s, we put up ‘For Sale’ signs on Talbot and submitted a feature article to The Sophian campus newspaper (see photo for evidence).  We like to have fun.

Though we don’t have an official mascot like our rival house, tales from 2013 alums indicate that our unofficial symbol is an imaginary mini-train, originating from a senior Engineering major who longed to visit the gym with her whole house without having to walk there.