Living in the center of thigs was most important to me.
But there are things like quiet hours to study, the main reason Students are there, well supposedly!
A place to go when you are sitting there and doing nothing, see your Brthers/Sisters who you are a part of. There is always something going on, whether it seems like play, there always conversations about The GLO and can be discussed in an informal manner.
As an Alum it was nice to have a place to go to when you got back into town. For the last two, there really hasnt been a House (We Demolished it )and it does get disheartening!