▁nine ▁residence ▁h alls ▁on ▁campus . ▁Most ▁first - year s ▁live ▁in ▁T ink er ▁and ▁Rand olph ▁in ▁doubles . ▁Soph om ores ▁and ▁juni ors ▁generally ▁live ▁in ▁West ▁or ▁in ▁singles ▁in ▁T ink er ▁and ▁Rand olph , ▁and ▁primarily ▁sen iors ▁( with ▁a ▁few ▁exceptions ) ▁live ▁in ▁Main , ▁or ▁the ▁university ▁apart ments ▁across ▁the ▁street ▁from ▁campus . ▁H ous ing ▁choices ▁are ▁determined ▁by ▁a ▁lot tery ▁number ▁given ▁after ▁the ▁housing ▁depos it ▁is ▁paid ▁in ▁the ▁spring ; ▁the ▁lot tery ▁numbers ▁are ▁assigned ▁randomly ▁from ▁within ▁a ▁pres et ▁range ▁determined ▁by ▁class ▁year . ▁ ▁All ▁under grad u ates ▁are ▁required ▁to ▁live ▁on ▁campus . ▁The ▁exceptions ▁to ▁this ▁rule ▁are ▁Hor izon ▁( non trad itional ) ▁students , ▁married ▁students ▁or ▁those ▁with ▁children , ▁those ▁over ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 3 , ▁or ▁those ▁whose ▁official ▁residence ▁with ▁parents ▁or ▁guard ians ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁Ro ano ke ▁Valley ▁area . ▁ ▁All ▁residence ▁h alls , ▁houses , ▁and ▁apart ments ▁are ▁smoke - free . ▁ ▁Special ty ▁housing ▁H oll ins ▁does ▁not ▁have ▁sor or ities ; ▁instead , ▁under grad u ates ▁can ▁choose ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁" special ty ▁housing ." ▁ ▁Each ▁house ▁or ▁hall ▁with ▁this ▁design ation ▁oper ates ▁as ▁an ▁independent ▁community ▁within ▁H oll ins ▁and ▁has ▁compet itive ▁ad mission . ▁ ▁Organ ization ▁and ▁Interest - Rel ated