Residential Life
Themed Communities
Themed Community Options
Themed Communities are the perfect way for you to meet new friends and form a sense of community with people who have similar needs and interests! By living in one of these communities, you'll have opportunities to connect with students with similar interests, and make the most of your residential and academic experience here at St. Cloud State University.
Community Options
Esports Living Community
The Esports Living Community is a perfect way for gamers of all platforms and experience levels to meet new friends who are interested in gaming, esports, and more. Mitchell Hall is home to the Esports Living Community and offers an impressive lounge that includes modern console and PC gaming equipment, lighting and furniture. Esports Living Community students can enjoy organized esports events and tournaments as well as special esports promotions and invitations.
Pride Living Community
The Pride Living Community is an all-gendered housing option located in Shoemaker Hall that allows same-gender roommates, opposite-gender roommates, and other gender-identity roommates.
The Pride Living Community is an affirming experience for residents who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, gender-queer, gender-variant and questioning. Allies are also welcome. The Pride Living Community is a joint effort of Residential Life and LGBT Resource Center.
Honors Living Community
The Honors Living community is not available during the 2025-26 academic year.
The Honors Living Community is designed to complement and support your academic work while also giving you opportunities to meet other honors students, be part of a dynamic and social community, and of course, have fun! The Honors Living Community is located in Lawrence Hall and it is comprised of students that participate in the SCSU Honors College.
Residents enjoy taking some of their classes with students they live with and engaging with faculty and staff through co-curricular programs and events. Living in the same residence hall with other honors students makes it easy to make friends, collaborate on projects, find someone to proof-read a paper, or simply watch a movie and relax.
Interested in a Themed Community?
Join the a Living Community by indicating interest on your Housing Application.
Contact Residential Life if you need any assistance or if you have already submitted a housing application and would like to move to one of the communities.
Contact Residential Life