The Houston Haunt

Thursday, February 10, 2022

To celebrate Halloween, every room in Houston Hall was decorated and offerings or food, snacks, decorations, photo booth, games and more!

Members of the Penn Community pose for a picture while enjoying Halloween treats

Penn Students gather in the Houston Hall of Flags around a banquet table loaded with Halloween sweets

Penn Students pose with Halloween props in the Halloween themed photo booth

Penn students pose with halloween props in the halloween photo booth

Penn Students decorating Halloween masks at a table together and enhoying the festivities

5 students in blow up orange haunt costumes comically posing in a lounge chair around one student in a frog onesie pajama costume

Houston Hall Open House

Wednesday, February 10, 2021

With the students back on campus, Houston Hall opened its doors to welcome them back. The Open House included live music, food and more.

New Spirit of Penn, an a cappella troupe, performs in the Houston Hall Reading room

Four Penn Students pose with the food samples given out so they can try the new food at the Houston Market

Students posing for a photo while trying out while trying out the new food offered by the Houston Market during the

Students pose for a picture, gathered on the Houston Hall Reading Room's plush lounge furniture

2 Students pose for a photo at the Houston Hall Open House

Students relaxing at cafe tables and lounge furniture enjoying the Houston Hall Market's new tasting menu

Student's line up to try the Houston Market's new tasting menu at the Houston Hall Open House event

Valentine’s Day of Play

Wednesday, February 10, 2021

The Day of Play, a monthly event providing social wellness to students, took over College Green for a Valentine’s Day of Play.

Valentine's Day Day of Play College Green

Eagles Super Bowl Watch Party

Monday, February 10, 2020

All of Philadelphia was excited to see our local team, the Eagles, make the Super Bowl. Houston Hall offered great snacks and had the Super Bowl on every televion.

A crowd of Penn Students gather around a TV in the Penn Reading room to watch the Eagles play in the Super Bowl

Students huddle around banquet tables in the Bodek Lounge watching the Eagles play the Super Bowl projected on the big screen

Students and staff gather around the Super bowl treat table in the Houston Hall lobby for donuts and popcorn

Hundreds of students in the Bodek Lounge avidly watching the eagles play in the Super Bowl

Students gather in the Houston Market around tables of food to watch the Eagles play the super Bowl on the Market television

Watching the game in Houston Hall Bistro

The Thing Before Fling

Monday, February 10, 2020

Spring Fling is a huge event on campus, so the night before the big event, Houston Hall becomes a wonderland of games, food and adventure.