Residential Life Groups

There have been a small variety of different groups on campus that deal with issues about residential life. Following are those groups and the functions that they have served.

• Girls' Council - The Girls' Council began in February of 1935. The purpose of this council of girls from the dormitories was to establish rules that the girls needed to follow, then to enforce those rules and make sure that they were followed by fellow residents. The Girls' Council was later renamed the Women's House Government.

• Boys' Council - Also established in 1935, the Boys' Council was a group of male residents that set and enforced rules that were deemed necessary for all to follow in order to establish and maintain a high quality for residential life students. The Boys' Council was later renamed the Men's House Government.

• Resident Assistants - The emergence of Resident Assistants (RA's) was first seen in 1975. A Resident Assistant is a student who resides in the dormitory and who is there to enforce the rules that residents must follow. The establishment of RA's was necessary, and was a good step toward governing the behavior of students that reside in the dormitories. The position of Resident Assistant continues to this day.

• Resident Director - A Resident Director (RD) is one who oversees the work of the Resident Assistants (RA's) in the residence halls. The purpose of the RD is to make sure that the Resident Assistants are doing their jobs. In addition, the RD aides the RA's in situations where further assistance is required. The position of RD also came along in 1975 when RA's were established, and the position still remains today.

• Interdorm Disciplinary Committee - The Interdorm Disciplinary Committee was established in 1975, with the purpose of providing sanctions to residential students who had broken the established dormitory rules. This committe has been renamed into what exists now, the Conduct Code Committee. The difference between the Interdorm Disciplinary Committee and the Conduct Code Committee is that the Conduct Code not only deals with residential life rule violations, but also with other violations of the rules of the University.

• Residence Hall Association - The Residence Hall Association (RHA) is a group that focuses on issues related to residential life. The RHA also sponsors some various student activities throughout the school year.

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