Sister college

In some countries, certain universities have a formal tradition of pairing their residential colleges or houses with one another. Colleges that are paired are referred to as sister colleges, and have an academic, ceremonial, and symbolic relation to each other.^[1]^[2]^[3] Some notable pairs include:

Harvard University and Yale University

University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, and University of Dublin

University of York and Durham University

Students belonging to one college can often find accommodation at their sister college should they be visiting the other University; this is especially relevant to Harvard and Yale students during the annual Game.

^ Maryalice Gill, Oriel breaks with sister college after accusations of “abuse”, The Oxford Student, 25 February 2010.
^ Exeter College graduates visit Cambridge Archived 2011-06-09 at the Wayback Machine, Exeter College, Oxford, UK.
^ About Darwin Archived 2010-04-02 at the Wayback Machine, Darwin College, Cambridge, UK.

[1] Maryalice Gill, Oriel breaks with sister college after accusations of “abuse”, The Oxford Student, 25 February 2010.

[2] Exeter College graduates visit Cambridge Archived 2011-06-09 at the Wayback Machine, Exeter College, Oxford, UK.

[3] About Darwin Archived 2010-04-02 at the Wayback Machine, Darwin College, Cambridge, UK.

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