Special Interest Housing has been developed by the Office of Campus Life and students to enhance the living-learning atmosphere in our residence halls. These options have been very popular with students, and reflect communities where students feel ownership and camaraderie with their fellow residents. Students living in special interest housing have the opportunity to share in experiences with students who enjoy similar interests and lifestyles.

Resident Assistants, Area Directors and Faculty/Staff members are a part of the special interest housing program to lend additional support to programs and needs that are unique to these communities. The Office of Campus Life is open to suggestions about expanding and improving our special interest housing program, and invite you to contact us with your thoughts.

Residential Living at Babson College is honored to provide designated living space for the seven recognized fraternities and sororities (four male and three female). These organizations are housed in Keith and Canfield Halls. The advisor for all greek communities is Jennifer Zamora, jzamora@babson.edu. For more infomation about greek life at Babson, visit the Student Activities and Leadership website.

Community Manager: David Hettena, dhettena1@babson.edu

Babson’s newest fraternity is comprised of around 30 men whose traditions and values are based largely on those of the Jewish faith. AEPi has maintained the integrity of their purpose by strengthening their ties to the Jewish community and serving as a link between high school and career, developing leadership for the Jewish community at a critical time in a young man’s life.

Community Manager: Benjamin Weinstein, bweinstein1@babson.edu

The largest national fraternity and also the largest on campus with nearly 50 members, SigEp builds balanced leaders for the world’s communities. SigEp’s pride themselves on being well balanced men and attract members from various school clubs and organizations as well as many athletic teams who wish to live their lives as gentlemen, scholars and athletes.

Community Manager: Michael Remy, mremy1@babson.edu

Having just celebrated their 20th anniversary at Babson College, TKE still follows their mission of aiding men in their mental, moral and social development for life. Through TKE’s membership development and educational programs, each TKE can achieve his personal best in all areas of college life, preparing him for success.

Community Manager: Raul Pellerano, rpellerano1@babson.edu

The oldest fraternity on campus has become famous for their many charitable causes, like their “couch-a-thon” for the Jimmy Fund. As one of the nation’s oldest fraternities, Theta Chi’s are very devoted to their long history and traditions as well as making sure that each member stands by their creed of “Helping Brothers Help Brothers”.

Community Manager: Christina Chao, cchao1@babson.edu

Chi Omega is the largest women's fraternal organization in the world. With 240,000 initiates and over 170 collegiate chapters, all ChiO’s are united as they stand by six purposes: friendship, high standards of personnel, sincere learning and creditable scholarship, participation in campus activities, career development, and community service.

Community Manager: Rachel Plummer, rplummer1@babson.edu

One of the oldest national sororities Kappa’s golden key, fleur-de-lis and coat of arms represent friendship rooted in a tradition of high standards. Kappa promotes, through its standards, a broad college experience including scholarship and intellectual development, cultural growth, leadership and philanthropy.

Community Manager: Lauren Palmer, lpalmer1@babson.edu

The oldest sorority on campus, Sigmas are al committed to the principles of Sigma Kappa which is to unite its members in a bond of sincere friendship for the development of character and the promotion of social, literary and intellectual culter while at the same time striving for high standards of achievement - scholastically, socially, and spiritually.

Babson College prides itself on its distinctive Living-Learning Communities. These communities are student-proposed and offered living spaces based upon a yearly re-application process. Each community has a faculty or staff advisor who assists the communities in their development. Additionally, student Community Managers are designated to serve as a liaison between their community and the Office of Campus Life.

Community Manager: Austin Conti, aconti1@babson.edu

Advisor: Janet Strimitis, jstrimitis@babson.edu

The e-tower is a community for student entrepreneurs at Babson College who are actively developing business plans and running companies. The purpose of the e-tower is to unite 21 student entrepreneurs and immerse them in an innovative, high-energy environment that promotes the creation, evolution, and implementation of business ideas. By merging the spirit of a community with the centralized office resources of a traditional business hatchery, we hope to create a platform for entrepreneurship that harnesses the pioneering spirit of the business leaders of tomorrow.

Community Manager: Jeremy Kent, jkent1@babson.edu

Advisor: Shelley Kaplan, skaplan1@babson.edu

The mission of the Green Tower is to dedicate our lives to a more sustainable way of living and doing business. The Green Tower tackles on-campus sustainability initiatives as a method of truly living what we preach. The Green Tower also aims to be a living incubator for social entrepreneurs and their startups by providing constant feedback, support and resources.

Community Manager: John Chartier, jchartier1@babson.edu

Advisor: Katie Roy, kroy@babson.edu

The Healthy-Living Tower (H-Tower) is a special-interest tower dedicated to the core ideals of healthy-living and community outreach. Our programs are focused on giving back to the Babson and local communities, and on developing and maintaining a healthy lifestyle in all aspects of everyday life. The H-Tower is a living environment dependent on community response and accountability, all while maintaining a substance-free lifestyle. Click here to watch a video of members of the Babson College community speak about their experiences with H-Tower during the 2008-2009 academic year or click here to watch a review of the tower's events during the year. Also, take some time to look at H-Tower's new blog!

"Being a catalyst for positive change, action, and responsibility is what we're all about. Come see how!"

Community Manager: Aleksandr Bondar, abondar1@babson.edu

Advisor: Diana Harrington, harringtond@babson.edu

The Babson Investment Tower is dedicated to building a community where students interested in finance and investing can gain valuable insights and experiences from one another. Through constant immersion in an atmosphere dedicated to the interests of its members, students living in the I-Tower help each other excel towards their path to a career centered on finance. Babson College has become a permier educational institution for entrepreneurship, and the I-Tower stays true to Roger Babson's passion for finance and investing. The goal of I-Tower is to foster an environment where students help each other on the course to success.

Community Manager: Rachel Lee, rlee2@babson.edu

Advisor: Stephen Deets, sdeets@babson.edu

The mission of the Liberal Arts Tower is to complement the business curriculum and supplement the liberal arts courses at Babson to help students become holistic. This is accomplished through providing a place to discuss, learn and participate in various disciplines.

Community Manager: Emmanuel Martinez, emartinez3@babson.edu

Advisor: Mary Pinard, pinard@babson.edu

Origins for Necessary Equality (ONE) aims to promote an environment where individuals from various origins can come together and share once in a lifetime experiences in a community that supports each member and the culture that he/she represents. The community as a whole can then embark on a journey together to create new memories through living and learning in an academic community while giving back to Babson through various events and programs. ONE recognizes the value of a helping hand, and is committed to furthering this reciprocal action through its commitment to community service.

Community Manager: Gretchen Reinhard, greinhard1@babson.edu

Advisor: Josh Stevenson, jstevenson@babson.edu

Women Giving Back has been an active organization on the Babson campus for six years.  The organization brings women together who are looking to help others and dedicate themselves to the community in their free time.  Women Giving Back participates in community service activities both on and off campus.  Priding themselves in extreme dedication serving the same two off campus group homes once a week as well a participating in many on campus service activities.  This organization is made up of intelligent, genuine, unassuming women who focus on providing service learning opportunities that are both impactful and memorable.