The Dartmouth College Board of Trustees recommended yesterday a set of sweeping changes in all areas of student life, from the school's Greek system to its lack of on-campus housing and even its unusual academic calendar.

The proposals are intended to create a greater sense of campus community and diminish the school's focus on fraternities and sororities.

In an attempt to create greater student choice and continuity for college students, the board is calling for the formation of housing clusters in which people of similar interests can live together.

The goal is to create "clusters of communities under an overarching principle of one community," said Laurel R. Stavis, the director of public affairs at Dartmouth.

The board also authorized the construction of new residences to accommodate 500 more students over the next five years, as well as the renovation of new and existing dining locations.

"I like the idea of one centralized dining location," said Heather B. Huffman, a Dartmouth senior who is a member of Delta Delta Delta.

The board also recommends requiring all fraternities and sororities to meet the standards of the college in order to receive continued recognition.

Other major recommendations include continuing to forbid the formation of single-sex organizations, instituting building code requirements and removing tap systems, mass refrigeration systems and permanent bars.