What is Theme Housing?

Theme Housing is a program established to promote a direct link between residential, academic and extracurricular life for students at Wake Forest University. It is designed to provide students who have common educational endeavors or common extracurricular interests the opportunity to live together in campus housing. By focusing on a specific area of residential living, Theme Housing can profoundly impact the experiences of our students on campus. A Theme Housing program increases students' opportunities to pool resources and learn from each other and has proven to be an effective living/learning tool.

Criteria for a Theme House

• Each Theme is required to recruit a faculty/staff advisor to work with the Theme for the entire academic year.
• The group must create a purpose statement to outline the reasons for the Theme's existence.
• A goal statement must be submitted for the upcoming year. This statement must specify how the Theme will contribute to the Wake Forest community and the greater community of Winston-Salem.
• Each Theme will have a student leader (Theme Programming Assistant) who lives within the Theme to coordinate programming initiatives and complete program requirements with their faculty/staff advisor. It is the responsibility of each Theme to identify an individual who will serve in this capacity.

How are Decisions Made to Approve a Theme House?

• Decisions are based on the number of applications submitted, the thoroughness of the application, and the availability of housing space.
• The following locations have been identified as possible (but not the only) Theme Housing opportunities:

109-111 Rosedale	Accommodates 14 students
1109 Polo Road	Accommodates 7 students
1125 Polo Road	Accommodates 4 students
1145 Polo Road	Accommodates 13 students
1157 Polo Road	Accommodates 10 students
1210 Polo Road	Accommodates 10 students
Huffman Basement	Accommodates 16 students

Additional space may become available. Resident Advisers may be assigned to any house. There may also be some blocked housing space available for Themes in designated upper-class residence halls.

• For existing Themes, an assessment of the current year's progress, which includes feedback from faculty/staff advisors, will be considered.
• Existing Themes will be given priority on their location preference.

Please note that existing Themes are not guaranteed Theme status from one year to the next.

• All Themes must abide by Wake Forest University policies and Residence Life and Housing policy standards.

Requirements of the Theme Program Assistant

1. Provide one major program for the wider University community each semester.
2. Provide one program for theme residents and guests each month.
3. Provide one program each semester which involves the RL&H staff members in their area.
4. Submit detailed monthly reports to the Coordinator of Residence Education.
5. Meet monthly with the Coordinator of Residence Education and other Theme Program Assistants.

Compensation for the Theme Program Assistant

• Theme Program Assistants are paid for the academic year in two installments, once each semester.

Once the Theme Program decisions are made, Residence Life and Housing will contact the candidate interested in the Theme Program Assistantship to confirm appointment.

Information Sessions

Information Sessions will be held prior to the Fall Room Selection process. Actual dates and times of Information Sessions will be posted in January of each year.

Application Timeline

Submit a Theme Housing Application to Residence Life and Housing in Benson 101. Applications will be due in late January or early February. A specific Application Timeline including Application Deadlines, Interviews, Decision Notifications, Acceptance Letters and Room Assignment Deadlines will be posted in January. Groups who have received a Theme housing location must complete the process of assigning students, collecting and submitting a complete roster with the faculty/staff advisor's signature.

Please Note:
If any selected Theme house has not assigned 100% resident occupancy by the specified deadline, then that Theme may lose its designated location. Each member will then have to participate in the regular Fall Room Selection Process, and the Theme space will become part of the regular room selection process.

Current Themes

Theme	Description	Location	Assistant
Anthony Aston Players	A thespian organization which works to support the efforts of the Wake Forest University Theatre.	1145 Polo Road	Fall 2009 Kate Miners
Japan House	A group of students with an interest in Asian cultures and society.	1109 Polo Road	Fall 2009 Dalton Hoffine
T.R.E.E.	A community centered around tolerance, respect, education, and the on-campus environment.	Huffman Basement	Fall 2009 Kelly Bernhardt
P.R.E.T.T.Y House	Committed to living out ‘Pro Humanitate’ by working to mentor and assist local elementary aged girls in grades 3 through 6.	1115 Polo Road	Fall 2009 DeAndrea Newman
Technology Quarters	A group of students with an interest in technology and its role in our future. These students share a desire to learn about new developments and test emerging technology.	1157 Polo Road	Fall 2009 Jeannie McKinney
Wesley	A place of support and fellowship for people involved in the Wake Forest Wesley Foundation on campus, and the larger campus community. The Wesley Foundation is the United Methodist campus ministry.	109 - 111 Rosedale	Fall 2009 Genavee Brown
Wake Radio	Spreading awareness of Wake Radio on campus and in the community, and connecting students to the local music scene.	1125 Polo Road	Fall 2009 Lauren Falvo
B.R.O.	Providing a source of encouragement, academic enrichment, and positive socialization to youth from local Paisley Middle School.	1210 Polo Road	Fall 2009 Terrol Graham

Completed applications must be returned to Residence Life and Housing, Benson 101 by the posted deadlines, found on the What's New? section of the Residence Life and Housing Web Site.