Host Your Event
Our spaces are available to book 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 Groups and departments hosting events for students.
All Facility Users must agree to the General Facilities Rental Agreement and associated Room Exhibit B.
You can reserve our rooms through by emailing Religious and Spiritual Life at spiritual.life@northwestern.edu. Please include the following in your email: room you'd like to reserve, date and time, group/organization/department name, and event name.
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 |
Religious & Spiritual Life Spaces
Reception Hall (PKS 122)
- Basic sound system: 2 wireless microphones
- Smart TV - requires laptop to be provided by client
- 200 seated lecture, 150 seated plated reception, 115 buffet reception
- 8' rectangular tables, 6' round tables, banquet chairs
- podium
- attached kitchen with 4 unit fridge & 2 stoves/ovens
To view more photos of the reception hall please scroll to the bottom of the page.
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
Religious & Spiritual Life Conference/Lounge (Parkes 120)
- capacity of 30
- 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)
- 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 and orchestra chairs
For questions regarding any of these spaces please contact spiritual.life@northwestern.edu.
Reception Gallery
West Buffet & East Dance Floor
Plated Meal & Center 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
