Hello! 1) What houses have the strongest communities? 2) Can bipoc freshmen join bipoc housing? Are the bipoc houses still accepting members? Thank you!
Hi there! Currently Smith offers 2 affinity houses for students of color! One being a house for students of color in general, and the other being for just Black students. Before, during its pilot, it did not allow first years to live in the housing, but I believe the rules have since changed. While I do believe that affinity housing prioritize upperclassmen because space is limited, usually other Smith houses save rooms for incoming first years to chose from. Additionally, applying for affinity housing is different than choosing traditional housing, but worry not it’s not too complicated :)
Hope this has helped! - Aneliz ‘23
