With a direct view of Mt Hope Cemetery, Hill Court features 6 buildings with a total occupancy of 537 students and a serene atmosphere. The 6 buildings are Gale, Munro, Kendrick, Chambers, Fairchild, and Slater. They’re all connected by underground tunnels, which is where many of the area’s amenities are located. The area focuses on suite style living, along with a few one-person apartments. The suites come in sets of 4 or 6 single/double rooms, with each suite sharing a bathroom and lounge area. There are no elevators or air conditions, but there is carpeting. The area’s office is located in the area’s central building: Gale House.

These are the two halls and the one house in the Residential Quad reserved for Upper-Level Housing: Burton, Crosby, and SAM House. These are the options for those who wish to be particularly active in campus activities, given their proximity to so much of the “action”. Unlike the halls that make up the First-Year Quad, Burton and Crosby are H-shaped, though they share  the same gorgeous and accessible outdoor areas. The University itself describes the aesthetic of the area best: “All of the buildings feature wood molding around doors (and windows in Burton/Crosby) giving a warm and unique feel to the halls”. Burton has a total occupancy of 121, Crosby has 127, and SAM has 37. There are no elevators in any of the buildings, but SAM House has carpeted rooms and a designated female floor (the buildings are co-ed otherwise). Burton and Crosby also have slanted ceilings for their third floor. Furthermore, the first floor of Burton has Green Space, which is special interest housing with a maximum occupancy of 17 for those who want to live sustainably and be at the forefront of green living.

Southside has earned its namesake as the de facto home of all those living on the “south side” of campus. It comprises the towers Valentine and deKiewiet as well as maisonettes exclusive to juniors and seniors. It is located near the medical campus on Kendrick Road. The towers have no options for single person living. All apartments house either 2 or 3 people (with separate bedrooms for each of those people!) and come with fully equipped and fully sized kitchens. Since living here is considered “independent living”, it is expected that residents provide their own supplies (ex. toiletries) and do their own cleaning for the apartment they live in.

The Towers mostly house suites that typically consist of four single rooms and a double. The only exception is the center-doubles: there are one of each on every residential floor, and they directly connect to a bathroom the residents will share with the RA. The buildings practically mirror each other, so there is nothing that one building lacks which the other will not (with the exception of Wilder’s recreation room in the basement that other Jackson Court residents have easy access to thanks to the tunnels). Both have first-floor lobbies with study rooms, with identical shared kitchens for each residential floor of each building. Hallways are carpeted, with rooms of tile flooring.

What is unique about each of the Towers is the special interest groups provided by each. Anderson houses the Anime Interest Floor, the Computer Interest Floor, and Lilac Living, while Wilder has the Music Interest Floor and Greek Housing (specifically Delta Upsilon, Sigma Delta Tau, Chi Omega, Kappa Delta, and Kappa Alpha Theta).

O’Brien, in contrast to the Towers, focuses solely on double and single rooms, rather than any shared suites. Like the Towers, however, the building also has center-doubles. Given how new the building is, you can expect rooms in O’Brien to be carpeted and air conditioned, alongside a remarkably modern style of furniture, state-of-the-art amenities, and large windows that let in large amounts of natural light.

Special Interest Housing are floors of Residential Halls and houses that are dedicated to fostering common interests in the student body. SIH groups not only serve their members, but also the wider campus community by promoting their interests. 

The University’s SIH groups also include one Living Learning Community (LLC). LLCs provide an opportunity to share common residential and learning experiences and create intentional links between social, cultural, academic, and residential experiences based on disciplinary and interdisciplinary themes.

The Fraternity Quad is made up of nine houses, seven of which are Greek houses and four of which are active frats. They generally consist of singles and doubles, with a bathroom on every floor outfitted with two sinks, a shower, a stall, and a urinal. There are also some outreaches of the Greek housing in other areas on campus which manage members on that floor. A housing manager is designated for each organization.