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Our spaces are available to rent by student groups and university departments. All rental revenue goes to support the department of Religious & Spiritual Life at Northwestern University. 

All of our Religious & Spiritual Life rooms are available at no cost for Registered Student Organizations! Please check your registration status on the Wildcat Connection. Departmental events for students only are also available at no cost to the department hosting the event.

All reservations should be placed at least 2 weeks in advance. You can reserve all our rooms by contacting Religious & Spiritual Life via email at spiritual.life@northwestern.edu

We highly recommend using Northwestern Catering for all our spaces. Please review their information at https://dineoncampus.com/northwestern/northwestern-catering.

Room Rental Rates 

Room Name Student Rate Department Rate
Alice Millar Chapel* FREE $35/hr
Jeanne Vail Chapel FREE $20/hr
Choir Room (034) FREE $15/hr
RSL Lounge & Conference (120) FREE $15/hr
RSL Reception (122) FREE $40/hr
Oratory (202) FREE $13/hr
PKS 212-224 (Sat. & Sun.) FREE $15/hr

 *High School Music Clinics, Weddings & Memorial services are separate from these costs. Please email spiritual.life@northwestern.edu for more information.

Reception Hall (PKS 122)

  • capacities: 200 seated lecture, 112 reception
  • tables: (8) 8' rectangular "buffet" tables and (14) 5' rounds "reception" tables
  • Northwestern podium
  • catering kitchen with 4 unit fridge & 2 stoves/ovens
  • recommended caterer Northwestern Catering, catering licence required for all events
  • microphones, speakers and monitors available through Norris AV

To view more photos of the reception hall please scroll to the bottom of the page.

Reception Hall (PKS 122)
Alice Millar Chapel

Alice Millar Chapel

  • capacity of 700
  • access to gendered & gender open restrooms
  • fixed white oak pews
  • Baldwin grand piano
  • basic sound system with 2 wireless microphones

Jeanne Vail Chapel

  • capacity of 125
  • access to gendered & gender open restrooms
  • fixed white oak pews
  • upright piano
  • basic sound system,: 2 wireless microphones
Jeanne Vail Chapel
Religious & Spiritual Life Conference/Lounge (Parkes 120)

Religious & Spiritual Life Conference/Lounge (Parkes 120)

  • capacity of 50
  • access to gendered & gender open restrooms
  • standard room set of conference table seats 20, lounge area seats 10
  • 2 wall-mounted presentation monitors with HDMI connection
The Choir Room (Parkes 034)

The Choir Room (Parkes 034)

  • capacity of 80
  • access to gendered & gender open restrooms
  • 60 movable chairs
  • 1 wall mounted presentation monitor with HDMI connection
  • *not an accessible room*

*Items available upon request: music stands, orchestra chairs, yoga mats,  rolling whiteboard, large moveable TV

For questions regarding any of these spaces please contact spiritual.life@northwestern.edu.

Reception Gallery

Plated Meal & Center Dance Floor
West Buffet & East Dance Floor
Center Buffet & No Dance Floor
East Buffet & No Dance Floor)
West Buffet & Center Dance Floor
Rented Chairs & No Dance Floor
Sweetheart Table
Double-sided Buffet
Highboy Display (NU Catering, rented table))
Table Display (NU Catering)
Sweetheart Table
Cake & Sweetheart Table
Table Number Assignment