The house system at Graceland University I feel is very unique. And it's meant to really help students integrate in a variety of different ways. Now within this community, you're going to participate in intramural sports, you're going to have study parties, you're going to go to events on campus with your house, you're going to compete with your house and different university events. And so whenever a student is deciding to attend Graceland, they will be placed in a house and we diversify the houses. And so we truly believe that a student really comes alive when they can be themselves and express themselves and and we want them to be able to feel a sense of belonging in their house.
I myself got assigned to the Clawson house, where it's a bunch of guys just from all different age groups, all different places. And being assigned to that house was just, it was really a blessing because it helped me get to meet new people, you get to go to different activities, I get to hold more of a leadership role and be- help be that mentor somebody that the younger guys can look up to.
Graceland offers a lot of ways to get involved with the student government here on campus for each house. There are six representatives for different areas of student life, whether that'd be academics, intramurals fun events throughout campus, students can easily get involved and have their voice known throughout the government. Throughout the year, I find the Homecoming Week events to be the most exciting for me throughout the week. We do a lot of events that are house versus house based, and it creates a really strong sense of passion for your house for those that are new to campus.
I'm glad I took the risk because I was nervous about coming here. But with taking that risk, I got to meet people that became my family and people that I can always rely on and just being there for one another.
