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The upper-class housing selection process is now better than ever! You are only THREE simple steps away from your housing for next year! The directions for each step are listed below. The deadline for deposits is MARCH 1, 2008.
ALL DEPOSITS MUST BE MADE BY THIS DATE, AND TEAMS MUST BE COMPLETE BY THEN.
If your deposit is not made by MARCH 1, 2008 you will not be eligible for housing selection.
Step 1: Make your $200 housing deposit.
Step 2:Build your team (by March 1, 2008 at 4pm).
Step 3: Choose your room begins on March 5th and must be completed by March 19, 2008 at 4pm. If you do not get a room during the selection for the 2,3, or 5-person selection, you will receive an email instructing you to re-group into a group of 4 people. You will need to log back in to regroup on April 8th, 2008. If you need assistance in regrouping, please contact Jen in Residence Life at 716-888-8300 or by email at lenfantj@canisius.edu by 1pm on April 8, 2008.
Step 1: Make A Deposit
A. The deadline for making deposits on-line is at 4 p.m. on March 1, 2008.
Step 2: Build Your Team
Log-In
A. Team building will end at 4 p.m. on March 1, 2008. 
Create a New Team
If you are the first of your group to login, click the Create a New Team button. Enter your Team Name. Enter your Team Password. Enter your Preferred Room Type (2, 3, 4, or 5-person). Click Submit. You will see this:
Logout, and tell your team-mates your Team Name and Team Password, so that they can join the team. Each individual must add themselves to the team, you will not be able to add or remove another person from the team. Each person must make their deposit before they are able to add themselves to the team
Add Yourself To A Team
If you are not the first from your group to log-in, select the Add Yourself to a Team button. Enter your Team Name and Password (given to you by the first person who logged in). Click Submit. Logout.
You will not be able to add yourself to one team if you are already a member of another team. To add yourself to a team, you must not be on any other team, if you are, you can remove yourself from one team, then add yourself to the new team. Each individual must add or remove themselves to the team, you will not be able to add or remove another person from the team. You will be able to see the members of the team when you login, after you have joined the team.
Remove Yourself From A Team
If you would like to remove yourself from a team, select the Remove Yourself From a Team button. Enter the Team Name and Password. Click Select. Go back to the main page to add yourself to another team, or create a new team. 
Step 3: Choose Your Room
A. When your team is complete log in to the secure area (removed from the website on the March 19, 2008 deadline) using your username and password, and you will see this:
If you are eligible to reserve your room, the option will appear, if you are not eligible, the option will not appear. If you would like to reserve your current room, select that button then exit.
B. If you are not going to reserve your current room, select “Build List of Preferred Buildings and Rooms”, you will see the following screen:
When selecting buildings and rooms be sure to pick MORE than you think you need, the recommended number of rooms is 20 and buildings is 3. If you are currently a freshman, be sure to pick many rooms!
C. Select and submit all of the buildings that you are interested in, you can pick as many as you would like. Please note that only the buildings you are eligible for will show up on your screen.
D. Select and submit all of the rooms that you are interested in, you can pick as many as you would like and to better your chances of getting a room, please pick many choices.
When selecting buildings and rooms be sure to pick MORE than you think you need, the recommended number of rooms is 20, buildings is 3. If you are currently a freshman, be sure to pick many rooms!
E. Go back to the menu and select “Prioritize Your List” to rank-order the rooms that you are interested in. Be sure to rank order the rooms and the buildings into the order that you want them.
F. When the process runs, it will start with your number one room, and continue down your list until it finds an open room that matches your selection. If there are no rooms on your list left, it will go to the building list and give you the first available room in building. You will be able to change your room preference until March 19, 2008. You will receive an email by April 9, 2008 with your housing assignment (from the list that you chose).
If you have any questions throughout the process, please call or IM Jen Lenfant in Residence Life (x8300, AIM: GriffHousing)