The Indiana Residence Hall Organization helps to facilitate communication of ideas between schools around the state. Using business meetings, informational materials, and an annual conference, IRHO fosters relationships and the exchange of information. IRHO is a resource for schools looking to create new and exciting programming on their campuses and remains a constant support group for the member schools. Residence Hall Organizations throughout the state can find a common ground within our organization to help improve many aspects of student life on college and university campuses. The group focuses on providing quality programming and activities for resident students in order to make their college experience a positive one.

While IRHO is an organization with a great deal to provide to schools throughout the state, it is also focused on providing leadership opportunities for individuals. Through the implementation of programming and activities throughout the state and nation, the Indiana Residence Hall Organization fosters relationships with other schools and individuals looking to improve resident student life. This common bond is what makes our organization so outstanding.

• Facilitate communication between Indiana colleges and universities
• Recognize outstanding students and organization accomplishments
• Serve as a resource and a reference
• Develop positive leadership skills

IRHO serves as a central point for education, networking, recognizing, and fostering leadership , programming, resources, and assisting campus-housing organizations on member campuses. IRHO integrates ideas and shares information of mutual interest through various communications links, such as interaction with member colleges and universities, annual conference, and newsletters, in order to create and improve upon individual campus housing organizations. IRHO provide a starting point for student leaders to become more involved. Also, IRHO serves as the united voice of residents occupying college and university housing of member schools.

Students comprising the membership of our organization are of different abilities, races, ethnicities, sexual orientations, religions, ages, genders, personal beliefs, and political affiliations. As such, IRHO is a truly representative body of a multicultural population and is committed to promoting an atmosphere conducive to welcoming and celebrating individual differences and lifestyles. We accept the responsibility to act aggressively and proactively toward educating our membership. We strongly encourage schools to build conference delegations representative and inclusive of the diversity of the people of their individual campuses. Ultimately, we strive for an understanding, appreciation, and celebration of diversity.

Membership in IRHO consists of all college and university housing institutions with a campus housing population, which chooses to affiliate and to pay the yearly dues at IRHOC. The membership entitles each campus housing organization in good standing to have one voting representative position in IRHO, the Hoosier Communications Coordinator. The HCCs from all member schools in good standing shall make up the voting assembly.