Because we believe that students can and do learn from one another over 90% of
the students at Alma College live in College-owned or approved housing. The education
students acquire from the social and interpersonal experiences of residential
life plays a vital role in their total development as concerned, inquiring human
beings. Regardless of whether students live in a residence hall, small housing
unit, or a fraternity/sorority house, the College retains a common set of goals
-- goals which promote students' personal development and right to realize their
fullest potential.
The aims and purposes of the College's residency requirements complement the
stated mission of Alma College. Thus, the goals of the College's housing operation,
like those of the total College, focus on the individual, and his/her relationship
to the community in which he/she lives. To this end, the college wil attempt to achieve the following goals: