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Brief Background: Ilang-Ilang started operation as the first UP-operated dormitory for girls
in January 1949. It has a unique structure and design unlike of the typical dorm. Composed of four wings
forming a rectangle, its front wing houses the reception hall, the office and information counter, the dining hall and
the residence head's quarters. The other three wings compose the 68 rooms
that can accommodate four residents
in a room. All rooms faces an inner court lawn. The spacious quadrangle boasts of a well-kept garden at the
center of which is a sculptured fountain and sixteen fruit bearing caimitos along the
corridors.
Through the years, Ilang-Ilang has undergone a lot of changes. From Army
quonsets built after World War II,
this hall, then named UP Girls Dormitory, was composed of a quadrangle rest house and nine duplex units
accommodating 420 students. The present Ilang-Ilang building which is home to 272 residents was constructed
in 1958. Since 1963 when Ilang-Ilang was a hall for female freshmen students, the single fee set-up (board and
lodging) was introduced.
Aside from physical changes, the dorm has gone through several
re-christenings. In the early 1950's it was renamed UP Women's Dormitory "A". During the time of the late
UP President Vidal Tan, its name was changed to the UP Women's North Dormitory. In Dr. Vicente Sinco's
presidency, all residence halls were named after Philippine flowers and trees. Thus, the
name
Ilang-Ilang came about.
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