<p>I don’t think that survey means much.</p>
<p>I am more interested in the rationale behind the “anchor house” proposal. I find that move somewhat ironic, because the ‘anchor house’ system was in place when I was at Williams in the 1970s. It was basically a non-fraternity version of the fraternity house system it replaced. </p>
<p>I suspect that the underlying motivation is a perception that there is too much de facto segregation in campus housing (athletes living with athletes, blacks with blacks, etc.) and not enough campus-wide community. The primary aspect of the “anchor house” system seems to be the random assignment of students to an “anchor house”.</p>