Inter-Residence Hall Council of New York University

Each year the IRHC provides programmatic and community service opportunities that are designed to enhance the residential experience. Some of our annual traditions are listed below. For more information on IRHC programs and events please visit our calendar by clicking here

IRHC Co-Presents “Welcome Week”
Jumping straight into classes is no way to start off the school year! So . . . every year IRHC hosts and sponsors a series of events designed to make sure you start the academic year off in style. These events include the Bed Bath & Beyond Extravaganza, Casino Night, Service Saturday, F.Y.R.E. & Ice, and the Gould Plaza Labor Day Picnic. Welcome week provides all residents with the opportunity to meet new people and HAVE FUN! All residents are welcome!

Bed, Bath, and Beyond Extravaganza
IRHC and Bed Bath and Beyond host an annual back-to-school shopping event! Enjoy great music from an amazing DJ, cool giveaways, and a chance to dance with our mascot Housie! Don’t miss your chance to win fantastic prizes, so make sure you enter your name in the Bed Bath Extravaganza raffle drawing! NYU students receive a discount and complimentary next day shipping when they show their NYU ID to the cashier!

Casino Night
Enjoy free food, great music, and meet new people as the IRHC brings Las Vegas to New York! Craps, Blackjack, Roulette and Texas Hold ‘Em. IRHC has got it all! Admission is free! Earn poker chips to win the awesome prizes to be raffled off at the end of the night!

Service Saturday
Each year the Inter-Residence Hall Council makes sure that NYU kicks the year off right! Join the IRHC in a variety of service projects ranging from making care packages to sandwiches for local shelters and soup kitchens. Make a difference in your new home—the city that never sleeps—all while making friends, having fun, and getting a chance to win some fun raffle prizes!

FYRE & Ice
Enjoy HOT entertainment and COOL refreshments at IRHC’s annual ice cream social, presented by IRHC and the Department of Residential Education. The DJ will be spinning all night as you and your friends indulge your sweet tooth. Don’t forget to enter the FYRE & ICE raffle to win fantastic prizes!

Gould Plaza Labor Day Picnic
IRHC’s annual Labor Day picnic is a favorite NYU tradition! Enjoy free food, handy giveaways, and live entertainment featuring NYU’s and NYC's finest!

Fall Events

IRHC sponsors a series of events throughout the semester to make sure that you will never forget your Fall in NYC. Some traditional Fall IRHC events include TORCH Day, and the Ultra Violet Live Preliminaries.

TORCH Day
Join student leaders from all of NYU’s residence halls in IRHC’s annual student leadership conference. TORCH Day is NYU’s spin off of regional and national student leadership conferences. So get your hall councils together for some learning and friendly competition!!!

Ultra Violet Live Preliminaries
Each Fall NYU’s hall councils host an Ultra-Violet Live Preliminary. The winner from each hall will go on to compete for the Grand Prize! Support your hall in their quest for UVL bragging rights!

Spring Events

Spring into NYC with the Inter-Residence Hall Council! The IRHC hosts and sponsors several spring events that are sure to turn up the heat! Some traditional Spring IRHC events include Ultra Violet Live, Elegance on the Water, and Relay for Life.

Ultra Violet Live
Celebrate the immense talent exists at NYU with this fabulous IRHC tradition! Every year IRHC brings you the most gifted students from NYU in this all out talent showcase! Contestants from each residence hall will compete an amazing GRAND PRIZE! Come support your friends, meet new people, catch a glimpse at future celebrities (not to mention the celebrity judges!) and show your NYU pride!

Elegance on the Water
Sail away from classes, professors, homework, essays, finals, and more. Enjoy an adored IRHC tradition and enjoy a semi-formal cruise on one of NYC’s finest vessels!

Relay for Life
Join your peers in a 24-hour ‘race’ around Coles to raise money for the American Cancer Association. This annual IRHC community service event unites NYU students, faculty, and staff.