Cooperative houses have between 24 and 53 members which share responsibilities such as cleaning and preparing meals to maintain a comfortable living environment. Members of the cooperative houses have between 3 and 5 hours of house duties a week. Members appreciate the house more because of the time spent in the upkeep of the house. Because the houses are small, there is a family type atmosphere in each house. House duties also give members living skills that will prove to be beneficial far beyond the students academic career.
Cooperatives help members to develop a balance of school work and social activities.
Cooperative houses consistently rank as having the highest average GPA over all other housing at Purdue.