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Our Community

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It is part of our mission in Residence Life to provide a home where William & Mary students may personally and academically flourish. We partner with our residents to create caring and responsible communities.

Through our collective efforts, we hope that students will ultimately be able to determine what it means to be in a community with others and their responsibility in its development and evolution as empowered leaders. We accomplish this through our Residential Experience!

Belonging 

Students will develop a sense of belonging in their community by embracing diverse perspectives and learning about the experiences of others through the development of meaningful connections and significant relationships.  

Wellbeing

Students will develop the self-awareness, habits, and support systems necessary to thrive, align their actions with their values, and sustain personal growth throughout their residential experience.

Community Engagement

Sstudents will recognize their shared responsibility within a community and actively contribute to creating an environment where all members can connect, participate, and flourish.

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Residential Experience

Living on campus isn't just about where you lay your head at night! Here at William & Mary we believe that our residence halls provide students the opportunity to connect, engage and learn from others in the community while having fun in the process. With self-determination as our foundation for learning and growing, students have a multitude of ways to make their experience living on campus their own.

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Living-Learning & Themed Communities

William & Mary offers a variety of on-campus residential living-learning & special interest communities to both first-year and returning undergraduate students that provide opportunities for students to live amongst others with similar specific interests.

Fraternity & Sorority Living

Why We Love Living at W&M

As gathered in our annual survey of student residents in fall 2024.

  • 79 %
    Feel they belong in their residence hall community
  • 81 %
    Satisfied with their on-campus living experience
  • 84 %
    Feel safe in their residence hall
  • 80 %
    Value their residence hall community