harvard university and yale university in the usa, and oxford university, cambridge university and dublin university in britain & ireland, have a tradition of pairing their respective residential colleges or houses with one another.maryalice gill, oriel breaks with sister college after accusations of âabuseâ, the oxford student, 25 february 2010.exeter college graduates visit cambridge, exeter college, oxford, uk.about darwin, darwin college, cambridge, uk. colleges that are paired are referred to as sister colleges, and have a ceremonial and symbolic relationship to one another. students at 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. == see also== * harvard-yale sister colleges * list of oxbridge sister colleges *seven sisters (colleges), a group of american women's colleges == references ==  
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