Gender Inclusive Housing

Location: West Housing Area

Ally House provides an open, safe, and inclusive living environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and ally students. This living environment is a collaboration between the Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity  and the Sexuality and Gender Studies minor that is offered by the College of Liberal Arts. Ally House fosters a community dedicated to knowledge and understanding of sexuality and gender issues. Student programs and academic opportunities support these goals.

Ally House is a close-knit community that offer residents two communal bathrooms. At the beginning of each academic year, the Ally House residents will determine as a group how the bathrooms are designated, such as one bathroom is male, other one is female, or both bathrooms can be non-gender. 

Upper-class students may request Open Housing, which is where students are assigned to a room with no regard to roommate(s) gender, in any of the housing options offered on campus. For housing options that include more than 1 roommate (such as a triple-occupancy room, suite, or apartment), the students must have a complete group of friends to fill the space. The University will not randomly assign a student to a space with other students who requested Open Housing.

Students interested in Open Housing should follow these steps:

1. All students in the group must have accepted a HFS Contract for the same type of housing option

2. Each student will need to review and submit the Open Housing Agreement online form

3. The Housing Assignment Office will contact the group to discuss room options and to confirm placement

4. Students understand that the group is responsible for filling the entire unit on their own, as the Housing Assignment Office does not provide open housing roommate matching. 

The recommended submittal deadline date to request Open Housing for the 2025-2026 academic year is April 1 - the same deadline as contract preference modifications. Requests for Open Housing may be submitted after this suggested date, however, space available will become increasingly limited as room assignments are processed.