Willard Residential College

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Willard Residential College
Type	Residential college
Established	1938
President	Grandma Ezolino
Enrollment	approx. 300
Location	1865 Sherman Ave Evanston IL 60201

Willard Residential College is a residential college at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois known for its strong spirit of community and unique traditions including Willard Formal, Polka Party, Woo-au Luau, and the notorious Frances Willard Party.

1 History
2 Gallery
3 Notable alumni
4 External links
5 Notes

[edit] History

It was built as an all-female dormitory in 1938. The dorm was originally named "Willard Hall," after Frances Willard, a women's suffragist and leader in the temperance movement who served as Northwestern's first dean of women. Willard Hall was renamed "Willard Residential College" in 1972 when the dorm became a part of Northwestern's Residential College program and became the first co-ed housing on campus.

Willard has traditionally had a friendly rivalry with Shepard Residential College and the neighboring Evans Scholars.

For years, Willard Residental College was notorious for the "Frances Willard Party" that would take place every year in the fall on Frances Willard's birthday. The party would traditionally begin with people traveling from room to room and progressively climbing up Willard's five floors drinking heavily along the way. One's success would be measured if one could successfully reach the 5th floor without passing out along the way. However, following the 2002 Frances Willard Party, the University deemed the party too unsafe and banned Willard Residentail College from ever having the party again.