Results of the Upperclassman 2008 Rotation Survey

This is self-reported data and the statistics do not reflect the entire student body. If you would like more specific data you can contact the IHC Secretary who can generate it for you as long as the request is reasonable.

Questions:

General Rotation Questions
	What is your current class?
	Sophomore	74	43.79%
	Junior	38	22.49%
	Senior	54	31.95%
	Super-Senior	3	1.78%
	Where do you currently live?
	On Campus (8 Houses)	113	66.86%
	Avery	7	4.14%
	Marks, Chester, Del Mar, other unaffiliated Caltech-owned housing	25	14.79%
	House affiliated off-campus	10	5.92%
	Temporary House Affiliated (Marks/Braun/Catalina/etc)		0.00%
	Off-Off (non-Caltech housing)	13	7.69%
	Did you participate in Rotation this year?
	Yes	158	93.49%
	No	11	6.51%
	Which house are you affiliated with?
	Avery	12	7.10%
	Blacker	37	21.89%
	Dabney	28	16.57%
	Fleming	19	11.24%
	Lloyd	20	11.83%
	Page	32	18.93%
	Ricketts	17	10.06%
	Ruddock	28	16.57%
	Not Affiliated	1	0.59%
	How many houses are you affiliated with?
	0	2	1.18%
	1	140	82.84%
	2	24	14.20%
	3	2	1.18%
	4	1	0.59%
	Out of the houses you ranked, what choice house did you get into? (please answer this question to reflect how you rated the house you got into in comparison to other houses, not the actual number you rated or ranked it)
	1st	103	60.95%
	2nd	24	14.20%
	3rd	17	10.06%
	4th+	25	14.80%
	Are you happy in the house you got into?
	1 (Very)	115	68.05%
	2	27	15.98%
	3 (Neutral)	15	8.88%
	4	5	2.96%
	5 (Not at all)	6	3.55%
	Did you feel that you were being judged/evaluated during the house receptions?
	Yes	105	62.13%
	No	64	37.87%
	Roughly how many new students did you get to know well enough each night?
	None	13	7.69%
	A few each night	118	69.82%
	About 1/2 each night	23	13.61%
	Nearly everyone	10	5.92%
	N/A	3	1.78%
	How restrictive did you find Rotation rules?
	1 (Not at all)	42	24.85%
	2	38	22.49%
	3 (Neutral)	61	36.09%
	4	19	11.24%
	5 (Very)	9	5.33%
	How effective do you think Rotation rules are in preventing new students from being unfairly biased?
	1 (Ineffective)	19	11.24%
	2	45	26.63%
	3 (Decently effective)	65	38.46%
	4	34	20.12%
	5 (Very effective)	6	3.55%
	How effective are the Rotation rules in preventing Houses from going to extremes to recruit new students?
	1 (Ineffective)	20	11.83%
	2	23	13.61%
	3 (Decently effective)	61	36.09%
	4	42	24.85%
	5 (Very effective)	23	13.61%
	How effective are the rotation rules at preventing Houses from going to extremes to bias new students away from ranking them?
	1 (Ineffective)	37	21.89%
	2	48	28.40%
	3 (Decently effective)	55	32.54%
	4	23	13.61%
	5 (Very effective)	6	3.55%
	Do you feel that restrictions (like the Rotation rules) should be placed on what upperclassmen can say to new students about other houses?
	Yes	122	72.19%
	No	47	27.81%
	How would you describe your knowledge of the picks process?
	Don't know them	87	51.48%
	Have been to picks (Saturday evening - Sunday) and know them	34	20.12%
	Never been to picks (Saturday evening - Sunday) and know them	44	26.04%
	Should the picks procedures be made public?
		12	7.10%
	Yes	59	34.91%
	No	98	57.99%
	How satisfied are you with this Rotation compared to past Rotations?
	1 (More)	20	11.83%
	2	42	24.85%
	3 (No difference)	88	52.07%
	4	14	8.28%
	5 (Less)	5	2.96%
Life in the Houses
This section has a few questions about general life at Caltech. Remember that the Houses are here for fun, friendship, and support. The success of the Houses in this capacity are in your hands, so if you think something is wrong it often takes personal initiative to improve it.
	How much did you know about the Houses before you came to Caltech?
	1 (Knew their personalities)	5	2.96%
	2	18	10.65%
	3 (Knew what they are)	47	27.81%
	4	28	16.57%
	5 (Had never heard of them)	20	11.83%
	Would you consider the House System to be a reason you came to Caltech?
		1	0.59%
	Yes	55	32.54%
	No	62	36.69%
	How strongly do you associate yourself with your house?
	1 (My house is a huge part of who I am)	38	22.49%
	2	48	28.40%
	3 (My house is a significant part of who I am)	50	29.59%
	4	16	9.47%
	5 (My house doesn't really matter to me)	14	8.28%
	What percentage of the time do you spend hanging out in your house (vs time spent hanging out in other houses)?
	0%	9	5.33%
	10%	4	2.37%
	20%	3	1.78%
	30%	4	2.37%
	40%		0.00%
	50%	4	2.37%
	60%	4	2.37%
	70%	11	6.51%
	80%	22	13.02%
	90%	66	39.05%
	100%	42	24.85%
	What percentage of your friends are from your house?
	0%	5	2.96%
	10%	4	2.37%
	20%		0.00%
	30%	5	2.96%
	40%	2	1.18%
	50%	16	9.47%
	60%	10	5.92%
	70%	20	11.83%
	80%	44	26.04%
	90%	59	34.91%
	100%	4	2.37%
	What percentage of your friends are from your year?
	0%	9	5.33%
	10%	2	1.18%
	20%	6	3.55%
	30%	21	12.43%
	40%	20	11.83%
	50%	36	21.30%
	60%	25	14.79%
	70%	25	14.79%
	80%	17	10.06%
	90%	7	4.14%
	100%	1	0.59%
	How welcome do you feel in other houses?
	1 (Everyone loves me)	8	4.73%
	2	18	10.65%
	3 (I'm on good terms with a decent number of people)	102	60.36%
	4	32	18.93%
	5 (I feel unwelcome in other houses)	8	4.73%
Grand Finale
We saved the best questions for last. Thank you for making it this far!
	Have you ever purposefully committed a Rotation Violation?
	Yes	9	5.33%
	No	157	92.90%
	Have you ever seen a Rotation Violation committed?
	Yes	80	47.34%
	No	87	51.48%
	Are you satisified with the way Rotation is carried out?
	Yes	132	78.11%
	No	34	20.12%
Appendix
	Are you happy?
	Yes	145	85.80%
	No	24	14.20%
	On a scale of 1-10, If you were a superhero and could have any power, what would it be?
		22	13.02%
	1 - Command of sea animals	30	17.75%
	2 - Flower	4	2.37%
	3 - To sneeze with your eyes open	8	4.73%
	4 - Ranger	16	9.47%
	5 - To swim	4	2.37%
	6 - Puppy	14	8.28%
	7 - Like that one guy in that one movie where he like....	15	8.88%
	8 - Heart	22	13.02%
	9 - Dyne-furlongs per fornight	8	4.73%
	10 - Mark Twain	26	15.38%