Co-ops
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Antioch House
Antioch House is located at 620 NW 27th. Antioch is a Christian house with 58 residence. The house is a 10 minute walk from campus. The purpose of the Antioch House is to worship God by raising up men for Christ through: dependence on the word of God, developing a strong prayer life, unity in the faith through humility, and reaching the community for Christ.
Avery Lodge
Avery Lodge is a men's cooperative house at Oregon State University. They have the capacity for 55 members. Avery Lodge is located on campus at 9th and Madison.
Avery Lodge started as Campus Club in September of 1940. Campus Club was the only pre-World War II co-op to stay open during the war and at present is the longest continually operating cooperative at OSU. During the 1939-1940 school year, approximately 25 male students were living with Mrs. Blacker at 1759 "A" Street. When these arrangements were not continued the next year, the group decided to form a cooperative and moved to 1409 Monroe Street.
Azalea
The Azalea house is an all girls cooperative house. The house can accommodate 55 girls at a time. Azalea is affiliated with Oregon State University, therefore is technically non-denominational, although, a majority of the girls living at Azalea are practicing some form of religion. The girls have study rooms shared with 2-4, where most of the personal items are kept.
The house has a cook named Kevin, who is the best cook of all houses in the quad. He is friendly, and outgoing, but he gets upset if his kitchen isn't clean. He makes lunch and dinner Monday through Friday, and he makes plenty of food to last through the weekend.
Beaver Lodge
Beaver Lodge is an off-campus privately owned men's Co-Op which offers affordable student housing. They are a non-profit organization run by students and Alumni. The house is democratically run and all executive positions are voted for. Everyone does small chores and shares the cost of living, which brings down the cost of food, internet, and utilities. There are no university fees because they are not university owned. The cost to live in Beaver Lodge is about $1400 for Fall term, and gets cheaper each term. Each year the Beaver Lodge and their guests stay in a million dollar house for a three day weekend of fun in Sunriver.
For more information you can check out their official page. Beaver Lodge
Dixon Lodge
Dixon Lodge is a University owned cooperative. Because it is owned by Oregon State University it relies on the university of housing and dining services for repairs and occasional improvements, but all other matters are self governed by the current residents. Dixon has changed from a coed cooperative to an all female cooperative. Dixon was originally an all male fraternity, then became an all male cooperative, over time it changed to coed, and now is an all female cooperative. Dixon is located on the corner of Jefferson and 11th Street sharing a quad with Azalea, Avery Lodge, and Oxford.
Diakonos
Diakonos is a guys christian co-op. It is located on 14th and Jackson next to Beaver Lodge. It currently houses about 16 guys.
Oxford
House of Charis
House of Charis is located on 23rd next to the Harrison House off Harrison Ave. It is a christian girls house with 50 girls. It is owned by Calvary Chapel Corvallis.
Varsity House
Varsity House was built in 1909 and many fraternities and co-ops called the house home before it became Varsity House in 1964. Formal incorporation happened in 1967. Varsity House is a co-op of 49 Christian men attending Oregon State University. They are located near downtown Corvallis, Oregon, and are a ten minute walk from the OSU campus. Varsity House is owned and run by the residents of the house. They have an elected executive council that serves a term of one year. They meet weekly to discuss house issues. The house as a whole meets every two weeks to discuss any issues/events. Varsity House employs both a house cook and a house mom. Lunch and dinner are prepared by the house cook Monday through Friday, with leftovers and other food provided for the remaining meals. All of the chores are done by the residents of the house. Each resident is assigned a dish crew and work duty that fits their schedule. The total average time spent each week doing these tasks is about 2-3 hours. In addition to the weekly chores, a work day is set aside one Saturday each term for both repairs and cleaning not covered by the weekly jobs.
