# Residential Colleges
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LIFE AT RICE
# Residential Colleges
# A Part of Your Rice Identity
One of the biggest rites of passage for Rice Owls is finding out which residential college they will join. Once they have been assigned to a college, they become members of this community for the rest of their time at Rice.
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# How our Residential Colleges work
Unlike most other universities, Rice does not have any sororities, fraternities, honors or athlete dorms on campus. Instead, newly admitted students are randomly assigned to one of 11 residential colleges, which they will remain in throughout their undergraduate years. The incredible diversity of the Rice student body helps build community within each college, allowing a rich tapestry of traditions and culture to be formed.
Every residential college at Rice has a faculty magister assigned to it. The magister lives in a house adjacent to the college and helps students in managing an effective system of self-government. Magisters also cultivate a variety of cultural and intellectual interests in their students. Other faculty members or of the Rice community serve as associates for individual residential colleges.
The unique residential college experience enhances academic life at Rice and allows students to combine their usual studies with an array of social events, intramural sports, student plays, lecture series and innovative college-designed courses while also playing an active role in student government.
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# EXPLORE OUR 11 RESIDENTIAL COLLEGES
#### Baker College
#### Baker College
As one of the four original residential colleges on campus, Baker is filled with traditions, like Houston's longest running Shakespeare festival, "bakerShake," that gets passed on to all new Bakerites. And at Baker, Christmas comes not once, but twice a year.
[View Website](https://www.baker-college.com/) [Take a Tour](https://youtu.be/gMO7iG6L7kE)
#### Will Rice College
#### Will Rice College
With the mystical phoenix as its mascot, Will Ricers pride themselves on their competitive nature. Whether you’re challenging them in the game room or in intramural sports, Will Ricers will never turn you down! On Classy Thursdays, they even compete for best-dressed.
[View Website](https://willrice.rice.edu/pages/home.html) [Take a Tour](https://youtu.be/S-w79QdHkCA)
#### Hanszen College
#### Hanszen College
Hanszen is known as the “Family College,” a reflection of the close and caring relationships among its members. But Hanszenites also like to have fun during events like their own Mardi Gras, study breaks, or trips to Galveston.
[View Website](http://hanszen.rice.edu/) [Take a Tour](https://youtu.be/OeH6sogXW7k)
#### Wiess College
#### Wiess College
One of the original residential colleges, Wiess has some well-established traditions. Go Pumpkin Caroling at Halloween, sign up for Tabletop Theatre, celebrate Wiess Day, or hang out with your fellow Wiessmen at a Team Fun Friday Wiess.
[View Website](http://www.teamwiess.com//) [Take a Tour](https://youtu.be/niJLyuonnNQ)
#### Jones College
#### Jones College
Jonesians bring fun to their college by celebrating the birthday of their namesake, Mary Gibbs Jones, with an annual birthday bash. And every floor competes in the Floor Olympics to show off their athleticism and wits.
[View Website](http://jones.rice.edu/)[Take a Tour](https://youtu.be/O3mDG2O6sPw)
#### Brown College
#### Brown College
At Brown, the "Brownies" bond during the Brown Skate and hang out together during Fridays in the Quad. And during the holidays, each floor goes all out for the decorating contest.
[View Website](http://brown.rice.edu/) [Take a Tour](https://youtu.be/_jvUWtVocHQ)
#### Lovett College
#### Lovett College
Named after Rice's first president, Edgar Odell Lovett, this college's architecture lead many to compare it to a toaster. Within those sturdy walls, Lovetteers carry on traditions like hosting the fancy Casino Party and socializing on the 2nd Floor Sundeck.
[View Website](http://www.lovett.rice.edu) [Take a Tour](https://youtu.be/fRRYOTxurTo)
#### Sid Richardson College
#### Sid Richardson College
Though they are the smallest of all the residential colleges on campus, Sidizens take pride in their tower. Every Friday, you can find them spending time together in their Country Club (a grassy area near a volleyball court). It's the same day you'll hear Radio Free Sid - a weekly playlist blasted from the seventh floor balcony.
[View Website](https://sidrich.rice.edu/) [Take a Tour](https://youtu.be/jnkO47IcY30)
#### Martel College
#### Martel College
One of Martelians' favorite ways to honor their history is through Greek Week, a way to celebrate Martel and the Greek heritage of their founding father, Speros P. Martela. But they also celebrate Oktoberfest with a grillout in their Quad, and take advantage of Texas weather to host their spring Beach Party.
[View Website](http://www.martel.rice.edu/) [Take a Tour](https://youtu.be/eg3WX_H0FOQ)
#### McMurtry College
#### McMurtry College
As one of the newer colleges on campus, Murts are still establishing new traditions every year! Some traditions that they currently enjoy are: sipping tea or hot chocolate from Burt's Teahouse, hanging out on the sundeck admiring gorgeous views of Houston, and hosting McScottish Night, a celebration held annually in honor of their namesake's heritage.
[View Website](http://mcmurtry.rice.edu/) [Take a Tour](https://youtu.be/lYPWh0b_c7c)
#### Duncan College
#### Duncan College
Whether it’s making milkshakes for Thirsty Thursday or playing ping pong during Monday Night Lights, Duncaroos are all about fostering community. What's more, they love dunking each other in the their college's fountain, the DuncTank, on their birthdays.
[View Website](http://duncan.rice.edu/) [Take a Tour](https://youtu.be/YXL_1i99goo)
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