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 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

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 the Office of Residence Life and Housing policy standards.

Requirements of the Theme Program Assistant

1. Involvement with the particular theme.
2. Maintain a minimum cumulative G.P.A. of 2.0.
3. Full-time student status (12-18 credit hours).
4. Good standing with the University throughout the assistantship, including no outstanding Judicial incidents during application.

Position Responsibilities of the Theme Program Assistant

1. Provide at least two programs per month for residents and other students.
2. Meet with Theme Program Assistants and Theme Housing Coordinator at least once per month.
3. Meet with Theme Housing Coordinator for individual meetings once a month.
4. Live in the theme house/blocked housing area.
5. Recruit other students to theme housing and assist in coordination of housing assignments with the faculty/staff advisor and the Office of Residence Life and Housing.
6. Uphold all University policies and regulations.

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, the Office of 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 the Office of Residence Life and Housing in Benson 101. Applicatons 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 serving the Wake Forest University Theatre.	1145 Polo Road	Spring 2008 Rebecca Cannon
Environmental House	A group emphasizing environmentally friendly living and learning.	1109 Polo Road	Spring 2008 Cassie Freund
Anthropology House	A group emphasizing awareness of different world views and cultures.	1210 Polo Road	Spring 2008 Daniel Zulandt
TREE	A community centered around tolerance, respect, education, and environment.	Huffman Basement	Spring 2008 Kelly Berhardt
International House	An internationally-focused group of students dedicated to multicultralism.	1115 Polo Road	Spring 2008 Timothy Kawira
Technology Quarters	A technology focused group of students staying on top of and sharing new information	1157 Polo Road	Spring 2008 Jeannie McKinney
Lacrosse House	A group emphasizing academic and physical wellness by expanding the presence of Lacrosse on WFU's campus.	1125 Polo Road	Spring 2008 Gabriel Park
Wesley	The United Methodist student group.	109 - 111 Rosedale	Spring 2008 Jillian Bjerke

Click here to open the Theme Housing Application

PDF document. Completed appli

cations must be returned to the Office of 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.