HOUSES & EVENTS

Inspired by the British tradition of placing students in houses to foster community, camaraderie, and friendly competition, New College has established four houses into which students and faculty are sorted by lot—An Doras, Rowan, Trinity, and Sinai. These houses form the foundation for student life at NCF as each group coordinates student activities, parties, lunches and events. While a faculty member officially leads each house, students & house officers are primarily responsible for the planning and execution of the events, making the experience truly student-focused. In the spirit of Christian charity and discipleship, the houses are also a hub of service unto the whole body of the college.

Houses are a mix of students from different years, allowing for community to form between the college as a whole. Incoming students are sorted into houses by lot, allowing for equal men and women, by drawing the name of their house from the House Cup. Each year, the houses compete in a House Cup Competition, designed to foster healthy competition between the houses. The House Cup Competition features activities from a 5K to a poetry competition, allowing for students with different giftings to contribute.

The houses serve as communities in miniature within the college. Each year these houses hold events and look for means to serve fellow collegians as well as the community. We have several feasts throughout the year, including St. Augustine’s Day Feast, St. Catherine’s Day Feast, Yuletide Feast, St. Patrick’s Day Feast, Winter Ball, St. George’s Day Feast, and End of Year Feast. Feasts include delicious food, games, songs, poetry, toasts, and sometimes dancing! Outside of feast days the college and student houses enjoy camping trips, concerts, poetry competitions, dances, trivia nights, and competitions of all sorts. We also have a student choir and orchestral ensemble, which perform at local events and for our Prospective Weeks and Graduation service.