Self-operated houses, or self-ops, are undergraduate houses in which student residents(and non-resident eating associates), manage the operation of the house's meal service and hire a house cook. The members jointly establish a board plan and coordinate house jobs and the budgeting of finances. Like co-ops, self-ops offer residents the opportunity to develop skills in management and self-sufficiency. Unlike co-ops, where students cook for themselves and clean the house, house cooks prepare all required meals in self-ops and University custodial service is provided. The kitchen is generally open to students outside mealtimes and students may be required to hash.
Self-ops establish a kitchen schedule which requires that each resident volunteer for a daily, weekly, or quarterly shift. In some houses, the residents choose to use house funds to pay residents for house jobs. Each student contributes toward the order of the house, whether he pays a fellow resident for the work or does the work himself. The structure of the self-op also forces residents to interact more frequently and cooperatively with one another; jobs are rarely done individually.
Each self-op is unique, and the level and variety of social and educational activities varies according to student preference.
For staffing levels in Row houses review the Residential Education web pages.
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General Information
Residence Name |
Self-ops – Small Group Houses |
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Neighborhood |
Central |
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Navigation Address |
Various - see House Facts tab |
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Mailing Address |
Students living in Row Houses (Upper Row, Lower Row, Clusters 1, 2, or 3/Cowell) are strongly encouraged to follow the directions for the mail and package process provided on the Mail Delivery and Shipping page, as the PO Box address is each student’s official Stanford address and should be maintained during their entire undergraduate career. However, Row residents are also able to have mail packages delivered directly to their Row house by addressing mail and packages to the house's street address. Please be reminded that Student Housing/the University accepts no responsibility for packages sent to/delivered at individual residences. |
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Housing Front Desk |
680 Lomita, 717 Dolores, 1047 Campus, BOB (Robert Moore South), Durand, Grove, Haus Mitteleuropa, Jerry, La Casa Italiana, La Maison Française, Mars, Muwekma-Tah-Ruk, Narnia, Phi Sig, Roth, Slavianskii Dom, Storey, and Xanadu |
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ZAP |
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Dining Service |
Student residents and non-resident eating associates, manage the operation of the house's meal service and hire a house cook. For students interested in becoming eating associates, please see the house kitchen manager. |
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Class Configuration |
Upperclass | |
Co-ed Type |
Co-ed on each floor. Roth, all-female | |
Custodial Service |
University managed |
Furnishings |
Each house is unique, but general furnishings in a typical student room include a bed, desk, chair, dresser or drawers, bookcase or bookshelves, closet or wardrobe, wastebasket and recycle bin. Bathrooms are communal; single-gender or co-ed. |
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Common Areas |
Each house has a kitchen, dining room, lounge, computer cluster, and study area. |
House Facts
All Self-operated Houses |
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Configuration |
Upperclass house |
Co-ed type |
Co-ed on each floor. Exception: Roth House is all-female. BOB, Narnia currently have gender-neutral housing assignments available in two-room doubles. |
Resident Staff |
Student staff for Non-Theme Houses; Resident Fellows/Faculty Affiliates for Theme Houses. |
Addresses and Year built (Non-theme houses)
House |
Address |
Year Built |
680 Lomita |
680 Lomita |
1963 |
717 Dolores |
717 Dolores |
1915 |
1047 Campus |
1047 Campus | 1965 |
BOB |
566 Mayfield Ave |
1976 |
Durand |
634 Mayfield Ave |
1911 |
Grove |
584 Mayfield Ave |
1907 |
Jerry |
658 Lomita Ct |
1965 |
Mars |
553 Mayfield Ave |
1896 |
Narnia |
1135 Campus Dr |
1963 |
Phi Sig |
1018 Campus Dr |
1896 |
Roth |
713 Santa Ynez |
1909 |
Xanadu |
558 Mayfield Ave |
1976 |
ZAP |
710 Bowdoin St |
1967 |
Addresses and Year built (Theme houses)
House |
Address |
Year Built |
Haus Mitteleuropa |
620 Mayfield Ave |
1910 |
La Casa Italiana |
562 Mayfield Ave |
1976 |
La Maison Française |
610 Mayfield Ave |
1909 |
Muwekma-Tah-Ruk |
543 Lasuen Mall |
1896 |
Slavianskii Dom |
650 Mayfield Ave |
1900 |
Storey House |
544 Lasuen Mall |
1900 |
Note: There are also self-ops within the Greek residences at Stanford. See the Residential Education’s Self-Operated Housing page for more information.
Images of Self-Ops
Self-Operated Non-Theme Houses |
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680 Lomita Dr. | 717 Dolores St. |
1047 Campus | BOB |
Durand | Grove |
Jerry | Mars |
Narnia | Phi Sig |
Roth (all female) | Xanadu |
ZAP | |
Self-Operated Theme Houses |
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Haus Mitteleuropa | La Casa Italiana |
La Maison Française | Muwekma-Tah-Ruk |
Slavianskii Dom | Storey |