F-21, the bottommost student room, would probably consider itself the most grounded.

Seniors Ann S. Kim, Rebecca J. Mandell, Emma F. Phillips, Taylor L. Pollock, Jin Y. Yoo and Marjolein Wijnen form their self-declared social circle.

Every day, at least three of them eat dinner together.

"Like in a family you try to connect. That's what rooming groups are all about," Emma says. "When you have emotional, hysterical breakdowns, this is a pretty good place to get the support I need."

But some of the roommates say they are less willing to extend this family feel to all of F entry.

I've probably only been to three study breaks," Taylor remarks. "We're not very active in House life."

"Yes we are," Ann counters. "What are you talking about? We go to Stein Club. I do stuff with the House."

Ann, the one teased for never being in the room, finds it hard to resist the urge to be social.

Living downstairs from May gave her the chance to become better friends with someone who was once just a casual acquaintance.

"There's something in me, I just want to know more people," she says. "It's really refreshing to know new people."

Without that drive to be so extroverted, some of her roommates say they have not worked to develop the same kind of House community.

But they appreciate the camaraderie nonetheless.

"Being in this entryway, I tread only one path--between here and the dining hall," Rebecca says. "I feel like everybody's really nice--full of neat people. When you pass on the stairs, you always say hello. There's no snobbery. There are a lot of different worlds, but they can mix if you put them together."

As the group chats about their tea consumption and average hair length, Ann runs to her room to grab her video camera.

"I've been videotaping random conversations," Ann says. "I want to make some sort of video tape--just our bizarre lives."