The housing options a student chooses in college may have an impact on his or her success. Success can be defined in numerous ways; success can be found through social life, health, education, and extracurricular involvement. Many studies have investigated how various factors of housing style have an affect on college students. It has been found that certain housing styles encourage or discourage some aspects of success (Riker & Decoster, 2008). The varying styles of housing include two main options: on-campus or off-campus. The on-campus options include Greek houses or residence halls. Residence halls, or dorm style living, can fall under the categories of suite style or traditional, both of which can be either mixed gender or gender specific,
