Each Interest and Identity community features unique programming opportunities facilitated by a Program Leader (PL) who lives in the community and the Resident Advisor (RA) for the house. These students collaborate with faculty and staff across campus to create events with the goal of enhancing the experiences of house residents.

Interest Housing

Interest Housing provides a community option for students to live with people who share their interests and passions. Interest housing encourages groups of students to come together around a shared social or intellectual idea while contributing to the life of the College. Students interested in applying for an Interest community should apply during spring semester Housing Selection. Questions about the Interest program can be emailed to residencelife@ursinus.edu. 

The 2024-2025 Interest communities are listed below along with their Main Street Village house locations:

• Writing & the Arts - This community creates a space for students who share an interest in performance, music, literature, etc. The community encourages creativity and imagination by bringing topics and themes from literature and the arts to life through programming. For the 2024-2025 academic year, the community is in Schaff Hall.
  
  
• Club & Intramural Sports – This community fosters a culture of teamwork, competition, athletic development, and wellness where people living in the house can show their passion for fitness and sports. Students living in this community share a common interest, and work together to expand on the success and offerings of current intramural and club sports to the rest of campus. For the 2024-2025 academic year, the community is in Lynnewood Hall.

Identity Housing

Identity Housing offers students who self-identify within a historically marginalized population to live together in community. Students living in Identity Housing share salient social identities and engage in programming that explores various aspects of those identities, often opening the house to members of the larger campus community. Students interested in applying for an Identity Housing community should submit an Interest/Identity application during spring semester Housing Selection. Questions about the Identity Housing program can be emailed to residencelife@ursinus.edu.

The 2024-2025 Identity Housing communities are listed below along with their Main Street Village house locations:

• Community of Diverse Excellence (CODE House) - The community serves as a space for students within the Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) community to live and learn together around their diverse racial identities. Programming in CODE House aims to promote unity among residents and the larger BIPOC community on campus and encourage excellence in achieving personal, academic, and professional goals. For the 2024-2025 academic year, the community is in Fetterolf House.
  
  
• Hillel House - This community serves as a central hub for Jewish life where residents can discuss, learn, and explore the Jewish faith. Students living in the Hillel House Affinity community will have the opportunity to grow in their understanding of Jewish faith and culture through events. For the 2024-2025 academic year, the community is in 33 6th Avenue.
  
  
• Queer House - The community creates a home to members of the LGBTQ+ community and allies. This community where LGBTQ+ and allied students can find and create an environment that promotes awareness and respect for all sexual orientations and gender identities. For the 2024-2025 academic year, the community is in 777 Main Street.
  
  

• Asian American and Pacific Islander House (AAPI House) – This community serves as home for students who identify as Asian American and Pacific Islander. The students in the community create an environment that appreciates AAPI identities and brings awareness to the different types of cultures that embody it. For the 2024-2025 academic year, AAPI House is in Cloake House.