the IRHA executive team walk down a brick path of campus smiling and talking to one another.

Inter-Residence Hall Association

The Inter-Residence Hall Association (IRHA) Is a student organization at the University of Florida that represents all students living on campus. IRHA serves to ensure that all students living in residence halls feel welcome, safe, secure, and part of the UF community. The main pillars of IRHA are Community Building, Advocacy, and Member Development. IRHA seeks to support these pillars through campus-wide events and activities, advocating for residence hall improvements, facilitating residence hall Area Governments and special interest directorships, and representing residents to UF Housing and Residence Life and others.

General body meetings are held Mondays at 5:15 p.m. in the Reitz Senate Chambers during the Fall and Spring semesters. Anyone with an interest in IRHA and the housing community is invited to attend. You can learn more about IRHA and our events by following us on Facebook and Instagram!

Events

As a part of our mission to improve the lives of residents at in the halls.  IRHA and our Area Governments host many events throughout the year. The best way to find out about upcoming events is through our Instagram @UFIRHA. 


Area Governments

Area Governments are facilitated by IRHA and serve to advocate and improve the experiences of the residents in their area through events and area improvement initiatives. Area Government executive board positions are an opportunity for students to represent their peers, gain leadership skills, and implement social activities and area improvements to enrich the residential experience. Area government applications are typically opened to all on-campus residents once a year at the start of the Fall semester. 

Area Governments include:

  • Beaty Towers Area Government (BTAG)
  • Broward-Rawlings Area Government (BRAG)
  • Graham Area Council (GAC)
  • Hume Area Council (HAC)
  • Infinity Council (INC)
  • Jennings Area Government (JAG)
  • Lakeside Area Residential Council (LARC)
  • Murphree Area Council (MAC)
  • Springs-Keys Council on Residential Experience (SKCORE)
  • Tolbert Area Council (TAC)
  • Yulee Area Council (YAC)
  • Village Area Council (VAC)

Directorships & Committees

IRHA facilitates a number of special interest directorships and committees to address the internal and external needs of the organization and community. Director applications open at the end of every Spring semester. If you have a question or would like to get in touch with a specific director please contact IRHAPresident@ufsa.ufl.edu.

Directorships & Committees include:

  • Environmental Concerns
  • Social Justice
  • Health & Wellness
  • Historian
  • Homecoming
  • Intramurals
  • Internal Development
  • Legacy & Alumni Relations
  • Receptions
  • Recognition

Outreach and Collaboration

Other organizations looking to collaborate with IRHA can reach out to our president and secretary. Some types of collaboration in the past have included, co-sponsoring events, tabling at our campus-wide events, guest speaker presentations at our weekly general body meetings, etc.

For residents assistants, IRHA also has a catalog of useful equipment available to be checked out for events. Some of our most popular equipment includes popcorn machines,  a snow-cone machine, and more! To request equipment please contact the IRHA Business Manager at IRHABusinessManager@ufsa.ufl.edu.

IRHA Executive Board

2022-2023

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Kara Sammetinger

She/Her
President
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Remy Ronkin

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Vice President
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Jacob Fink

Any Pronouns
Auditor
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Julia Haley

She/Her
Parliamentarian
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Chris Georgas

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Operations Manager
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Kaylee Kedroski

She/Her
Communications Coordinator- NCC