Guest Procedures
Residence halls are not open to the general public; they are open only to the residents assigned to each hall, University officials, and authorized guests.
Residents must obtain the agreement of their roommate(s), in advance, for a guest or visitor to visit and/or remain in the room overnight. Resident hosts must escort their guests at ALL times while in the residence halls. The University has established strict guidelines regarding guests in the residence halls. Further, the University does not permit cohabitation.
Definitions
- Guest: A guest is someone (including a resident student assigned to a different residence hall) who comes to a residence hall to visit a specific resident or whom the University has extended an invitation to visit the residence halls for a specific occasion. Students, residential life staff, and Campus Safety Services are authorized to ask individuals who do not qualify as guests (as defined above) to leave the premises.
- Host: A host is a resident student who signs in a guest through use of their guest card and, accepts responsibility for escorting/accompanying the guest at all times and ensuring the guest’s compliance with all University policies and procedures to leave the residence hall.
- Visitor: A visitor is a resident student who enters a room, in their own residence hall, to which they are not assigned.
Length of Visit
Residents may have overnight guests for a period of time not to exceed two consecutive nights and not more than three nights in a seven-day period on a rolling calendar basis. A guest may not remain in the halls for a period that exceeds this length of visit, even if signed in as a guest through an additional host.Sign-In Procedures (Guest Responsibilities)
Guests must call their intended hosts from the residence hall lobby phone to meet them at the security desk. Guests must present a VALID picture identification (i.e., driver’s license, military ID, Temple University ID) to be held by the security officer (SO) until their host signs them out. Guests are expected to follow all University policies and procedures.Sign-In/Sign-Out Procedures (Host Responsibilities)
The host must go to the security desk to verify the person is their guest. The host must sign in their guests each time they enter the residence halls and sign out their guests each time they exit the hall. The host must present their Temple University identification card and guest card to the security officer (SO) when signing a guest into and out of the hall. The guest card will be returned only when the resident signs their guest(s) out of the hall.Guest Card
Each resident will be issued one guest card that will admit no more than three guests at any given time. A resident’s guest card cannot be loaned or given to any other resident. Residents should never sign in an individual with whom they are unfamiliar. The University reserves the right to deny access to any guest if it determines that such person has disturbed, or is likely to disturb, other students residing in the residence halls or if such person poses a danger to individuals within the facilities.Registration Cards
Parent registration cards, as well as guest registration cards designed for individuals under 18 years of age who do not yet possess a form of picture identification, are available from the security officer (SO). These cards are completed and held by the SO until the guest leaves the hall. Misuse of either of these cards may result in disciplinary action.Replacement Guest Cards
A lost or stolen guest card may be replaced for a $20 fee. Students must return their guest card when their housing license is terminated. Students’ accounts will be assessed this fee if the guest card is not returned when the housing license is terminated.Failure to comply
Failure to comply with guest procedures may result in a loss of guest privileges for a minimum of 10 business days and/or a disciplinary hearing.