The Interest and Identity Housing program creates space for students to live and connect around central themes, including common interests and identity groups.
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 2025-2026 Interest communities are listed below along with their Main Street Village house locations:
- 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. This community is open to all students.. For the 2025-2026 academic year, the community is TBD.
Identity Housing
Identity Housing offers students who want to center and celebrate various identity groups an opportunity to live together. Students living in Identity Housing engage in programming that explores various aspects of different identity groups, 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 2025-2026 Identity Housing communities are listed below along with their Main Street Village house locations:
- Asian American and Pacific Islander House (AAPI House) – This community serves as space for students who are interested in centering and celebrating the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. The students in the community create an environment that appreciates AAPI identities and brings awareness to the different types of cultures that embody it. This community is open all students interested in being in community together focused on these identities. For the 2025-2026 academic year, the community is TBD.
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Community of Diverse Excellence (CODE House) - This community serves as a space for students who are interested in centering and celebrating the Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) community. CODE welcomes all students interested in being in this community together to live and learn around their diverse racial identities.. For the 2025-2026 academic year, the community is TBD.
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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 2025-2026 academic year, the community is TBD.
- Queer House -This community creates a home for those who want to center and celebrate the LGBTQIA+ identities. In this gender inclusive community, students find and create an environment that promotes awareness and respect for all sexual orientations and gender identities. For the 2025-2026 academic year, the community is TBD.