Identity, culture, faith, and politics inspire a constellation of vibrant communities that make up Yale’s complex and diverse student body.
Some say Yale is a place of reinvention. Others say the undergraduate experience here is about becoming more of who you already are. Many students find the most personal routes on this journey through Yale’s cultural houses, faith communities, the Women’s Center, political groups, and sexual identity organizations. Check out Yale’s Diversity Viewbook for more.
Cultural Houses
Yale’s Afro-American Cultural Center, Asian American Cultural Center, La Casa Cultural, Middle Eastern and North African Cultural Community, and Native American Cultural Center nourish a sense of cultural identity and educate people in the larger community. They are also home base for dozens of affiliated organizations from fraternities and sororities to dance companies, publications, and social action and political groups.
Religious life
Spiritual life at Yale is rich and varied with students who practice more than 30 religious traditions. You will find multiple services a day, centers for specific faiths, affiliated social and service clubs, publications, dozens of organizations within faiths, faith-conscious kitchens, as well as films, dances, politics, parties, art shows, and concerts sponsored by various faith groups. Learn More
LGBTQ resources
The Yale LGBTQ Center offers outreach and education on issues of sexual orientation and gender identity for the whole University community. The center works to maintain a coalition of LGBTQ cultural, allied, and other partner organizations across the university campus and within the community.
Political life
Every political viewpoint can be found (and debated) at Yale. Many students join groups that focus on a single set of issues. Others join partisan groups, serve in Yale’s student government, or become involved in local New Haven politics. Learn More