Kindness is the sincere and voluntary use of one’s time, talent, and resources to better the lives of others, one’s own life, and the world through genuine acts of love, compassion, generosity, and service. We show kindness in many different ways, when we express care, consideration and concern for ourselves and those around us. People can show kindness in many different ways including a supportive smile, a comfortable embrace, heartfelt words of encouragement or compassionate acts of generosity. Kindness is as simple as helping people out if they need it or encouraging them to try something new. 

In Rice we show kindness by encouraging our teammates to participate and do their best, by cooperating and working together to get a solution and creating a safe and comforting environment. We welcome new students into our team and listen to all ideas with an open mind. We always show respect and love towards each other as a house family. Kindness is a key component to our house spirit.