[1][2][3] IRHA is a residence hall association (RHA) and is the exclusive such organization for University of Florida undergraduates (except for undergraduates who are married/parents living in the five graduate/family villages, who are represented by Mayors' Council, the graduate student equivalent organization to IRHA).

[1][4] IRHA is one of the largest student organizations on campus and, historically, one of the most influential on university policy.

[5][6][7] IRHA's headquarters are provided by the university's housing department and are located on campus at Rawlings Hall.

[15] Hall Councils were nominally considered a direct part of student government during this time frame.

[16][non-primary source needed] The President's Council had replaced the Men's Residence Hall Association in 1962.

[36][additional citation(s) needed] IRHA has supported efforts to prevent sexual assault on the university's campus.

[41] In 1990, IRHA additionally voted to support rule changes limiting alcohol in residence halls.

[4] Including this occasion, until at least the mid-1990s, certain rules regarding resident safety and housing operations were put up to votes of the IRHA general body.

In 1986, IRHA led the University of Florida's branch of a widely publicized statewide campaign to limit drunk driving and excessive alcohol consumption over the winter break of the academic year.

[49][50][51][52] In 2006, IRHA and the housing department sponsored a campus-wide challenge to limit the waste of energy and bettering the eco-friendliness of residence hall buildings and campus facilities.

[57][non-primary source needed] The executive board is made up of the top leadership of the organization and is elected for the next academic year by the members of the general body.

[57][non-primary source needed] The current executive board for the 2024-2025 school year[58] is as follows: A staff member of the housing department (usually a residence director) is tasked with being the staff advisor of the organization and a graduate student is tasked with being the graduate advisor of the organization.

As of Fall 2023, there are 12 AGs representing individual collections of undergraduate residence halls on campus:[1] Area Governments occasionally merge or change names.