Criteria for Groups Seeking Special Interest Housing
While any recognized organization or group can apply to reserve university facilities through the established procedure for scheduling, the recognition of a Fraternity and Sorority chapters or academically-related groups (Living Learning Communities) in no way obligates the university to provide permanently assigned space or provide residential accommodations for the members of the group in separate, distinct housing.
Please review the process for requesting a academically-related group (Living Learning Communities) or Fraternities or Sorority chapters seeking Special Interest Housing status.
Living Learning Communities:
Living Learning Communities Dates:Special Interest Housing Calendar for Living Learning Communities should be followed below. |
Friday before Thanksgiving BreakProposals from groups applying for new Special Interest Housing space due to the Special Interest Housing Committee. |
Before Semester BreakCommittee will meet to review and render recommendation to Vice President for Student Affairs to approve or deny requests for new Special Interest Housing space. |
Before the end of JanuaryVice President for Student Affairs will render a decision which will then be communicated to the proposing group and to the Special Interest Housing Committee. |
The following guidelines establish the procedures for academically-related groups (Living Learning Communities) to request special interest housing space when available:
a. a mission statement and goals of the Living Learning Community |
Fraternity and Sorority chapters requesting special interest housing space when available:
Guidelines for Fraternity and Sorority chapters to request special interest housing space when available.If you do not currently have a house on campus you are able to request one in the event a house becomes available. Please know if a house does not become available this academic year then the chapter will need to submit a new request the following year. |
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It is expressly understood that those social organizations and academically-related Living Learning Communities that are allocated Special Interest Housing space will be required to undergo regular assessments through the formalized Special Interest Housing Review process. If the organization or group fails to meet the requirements noted herein or in the opinion of the Vice President for Student Affairs fails to remain an appropriately functioning organization, the Special Interest Housing privilege may be revoked.
According to Special Interest Housing Guidelines, the number of spaces allocated to Special Interest Housing must comply with the percentages:
- No more than 15% of female and 15% of male sophomore-junior-senior housing will be allocated for Fraternity and Sorority-letter social organizations. The present percentage for fraternities exceeds these guidelines but has been grandfathered based on the physical limitations of the facility.
- No more than 10% of female and 10% of male sophomore-junior-senior housing will be allocated to Living Learning Communities.