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Brief Description: Sampaguita Residence Hall, situated across the Zoology
building and adjacent to the Kamia Residence Hall, was in June 1957 referred to as the UP Women's South Dorm II.
Three years later, it was known as Halcon Hall, when acting UP President Virata designated it as such. It was
only in 1962 that its present name was adopted. Mrs. Luz
D. Padilla, the matron who had gone through the nine-year period during which the dorm's name was changed several
times, handed over the administration of the dorm to Miss Carmelita Ynares, who opted for a two year term. Miss
Erlinda N. Acosta took charge of Sampaguita Residence
Hall in September 1967. Presently, Mrs. Elizabeth Cantuba manages the dormitory.
The two-storey dormitory with a basement library on its eastern wing has a snack counter on its western wing.
Rooms are adequately furnished for 284 residents, with four students sharing a room; a snack room serves each
wing. At the reception hall, there are two television sets, a stereo and a piano for the residents.
A well-tended garden surrounds the basketball court at the back of the dorm, where the panoramic view of Loyola
Heights and the PAGASA Meteorological Observatory may be seen.
Badminton sets, bicycles and typewriters are available from the Sampaguita
Residence Hall Association (SAREHA) House Council at minimal fees, which
are used for maintenance purposes. Chess, game of the generals and scrabble sets are available for free.
A noteworthy project financed by the SAREHA Association in 1967 is the covered walk from Sampaguita
to Kamia. A few years later, at the height of student activism, Sampaguita Residence Hall served as
headquarters for certain student groups. Sampapel, the dorm's official organ was then known for being vocal about
the true sentiments of the people.
Today, however, a relatively peaceful, homely and congenial atmosphere prevails in Sampaguita Residence
Hall.
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