Reasons Why You and Your Roommate(s) Are On the Same Wavelength

By now you’ve figured out if your roommate is the person you’re supposed to be rooming with, here are some reasons why you and your roommate get eachother.

• You know exactly when the other person is going to the bathroom and all the grimy details.
• When you and your roommate can freely talk about pooping you know it’s real.
• Your food needs and patterns are in sync, you usually want the same kind of food as the other at the right time; Chinese? Don’t mind if I do.
• You craft for your sorority on the ratchet floor of your room and make it into quality venting time.
• Venting Sessions happen on the regular, and you’re almost always on the exact same page.
• You know their relationships inside and out, you know when they’re having boyf probs.
• You have the same hatred for the same exact people.
• You love all the same TV shows; hello PLL date nights!
• One of you is messy and the other is a complete neat freak [Yes my roommate currently that’s you and I’m the hot mess]
• You have no problem bugging them when you forget your ID to get into the room or when you need food.
• You have an insane amount of pictures with each other to start a portfolio it’s actually disgusting.
• You’re 95% of each other’s snapchat stories.
• You share clothes.
• Your music moods change constantly one day is Country day the next day is Missy Elliot throwback day and you’re completely okay with it.
• You do your laundry together like an old couple; hey Kar can I borrow a dryer sheet?
• You support each other when it comes to eating junk food and they never let you eat it alone; go for it eat those stale doritos!
• You’re not grossed out by each other’s clothes laying over the entire bathroom floor.
• You text each other when you’re not together about how much you miss the other and they usually go something like…..I MISSSSSSHHHH YOUUUUUUU [insert whining emoji here]
• You text each other even when you’re in the same room but don’t find it weird.
• When you leave notes for each other and slip them under each other’s doors for when they wake up that are so extremely stupid but wonderful at the same time.
• There's always one of you who ends up being the instigator and trying to get the other one to go out even when they don't want to.
• You cannot wait to go back after time away from each other because you’ll be able to be partners in crime all over again.

Letter to the Incoming Freshman

               College is a whole lot more than I expected. I thought I was going to school for a degree but what a am receiving is a whole lot more! Freshman year I walked into a co-ed dorm with a car full of stuff. I met people who made a huge impact on me. I wouldn't trade living in a dorm room for anything because I had met so many people. I had a roommate who I didn't really know because we met online, I had a friend who I met at connections, and I had friends of friends. We had a group of people we would hangout with whenever we weren't in classes and it was great. That ended when one, two, three, four of them decided to drop out or transfer schools. It was the best and probably worst year having the highs and lows not so far apart. Those of us who stayed... well the three of us from the group remaining became distant, except for me and my roommate who are going on three years living together out of four.
                One of the best decisions I made my freshman year was going through Fall recruitment. I was beyond terrified but I walked into rooms of girls with open arms and I was so happy to find my home away from home. These are the girls I leaned on for the problems with friends, or a bad breakup with an ex boy friend. This is something I will never forget and always be apart of!
                Sophomore year of college I lived with 7 people including myself. This was one of the worst ideas I have made in college, because the amount of drama that came with living with some of my friends wasn't worth the friendships lost or broken. When you make a decision on who to live with the following year make sure you agree on stuff like when you go to bed, ideas on drinking or going out, and anything else that you know you value like shower time! When you have this many girls in an apartment, the hearsay it doesn't make for a great outcome. While we are all on speaking terms now one of my biggest regrets is not being as close to them or fully mending those wounds. 
                 Junior year I lived off campus in an apartment. I lived with my freshman roommate and a random girl. It wasn't half bad, we had our own place, kitchen, our own rooms, and our own bathroom! It went way better than any other year, I made new friends, I had a blast!
                 Senior year starts this Fall, my story hasn't been written yet. I am so excited to move in to an apartment off campus on Main Street with two of my sorority sisters. We may not have our own bathrooms or a gym right next door but we have each other and all the possibilities in the world. Lets see how this chapter ends, even though I never want it to!