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"Households keeping the Faith; honoring the struggle."
- Rob Gallagher, Junior Communications Major

In 1974, as Franciscan University of Steubenville began a new direction as a Catholic college, newly appointed President Fr. Michael Scanlan, TOR developed a plan to help students grow in their faith while sharing their lives together at the University. The household system was created to help students find common ground upon which their faith and academic walk could be traveled. Since then, household life has grown to be the significant element in the communal and faith development aspect of the University.

Households are a Christ-centered group of three or more students of the same gender, who strive for healthy, balanced, interpersonal relationships while supporting and challenging each other to develop spiritually, emotionally, academically, and physically. Members of households are often at Mass or on the ball field together, sharing aspects of their life, and encouraging each other. Many household members agree that being part of a household is very similar to being part of a family--a “home away from home.”

Little Flower's Household - Links to Marian Hall where they are located.A household’s foundation is a written pledge that expresses the common commitment and spiritual identity of the household. The members of a household refer to this pledge as their household covenant. Each household is required to have an advisor who is a mature presence to the household. The advisor encourages the household to participate fully in the life of the campus as well as the Catholic Church.


How can students learn more about or become a member of a household?

  1. Take time to get adjusted to this campus. Meet the people who make up the households on your floor and hall and plan to attend some of their meetings to get a feel for how things run.

  2. Within the first few weeks of the semester there will be Household Information Meetings throughout all residence halls. Come to them and ask questions.

  3. If you are interested in a household, SPEAK UP! Let the student coordinator know that you are interested and/or want to be a member.


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