Setting up your Roommate Group

Roommate groups are used to pull people into a room, suite or apartment in both the Same Room Sign-up and Web Lottery processes.  You are able to set up roommate groups in MyHousing at any point until you select your space.  You may easily disband a group and form a new one, if needed, before you make your room selection.  Please remember that for a group to be fully matched roommate requests must be reciprocal.  This means that all members of the group must select and confirm each other's requests.

Things you need to know:

  1. Only student who paid their housing deposit by the deadline and completed their license agreement may be added to a roommate group.
  2. Roommate requests must be mutual.
  3. Students must confirm or decline a roommate request.
  4. When you view your roommate group, the system will tell you if your group is MATCHED or UNMATCHED.
  5. You will only see room options that work for your group size.
  6. If you are selecting an assignment in the same room sign-up process, your roommate group must be fully MATCHED prior to same room sign-up.
  7. If you are selecting a room in the lottery process, you may change your group at any time before you make your selection.  You should prepare for several different options!  For example:  If you have a matched group of 4 but there are no quads or 4 person suites available at your selection time, you will need to remove 2 people from your group in order to see rooms with 2 spaces available.  The 2 students you remove from your group will have to select spaces at their designated times.

Step by step instructions:

We recommend that you either open the room selection system in a different window or print out this page so that you can follow the directions while on the system.

  1. Log on to MyHousing by entering your Banner ID and pin number.  When prompted select to login to "MyHousing".
  2. To select a roommate, search for them via name or e-mail address.  Please note: If your desired roommate has not completed their license agreement, you will not be able to find them in the search or add them to your group.
  3. Your requested roommate(s) will have to confirm your request. Once all of your group's requests are confirmed, your group is matched and you will be able to select together in the same room sign-up process or by using your group's best lottery number.
  4. If your group is not matched, you will not be able to select to live together when your time is activated in the lottery process.  All members must request each other.  If there are no rooms, suites or apartments available that work for your group, you may disband your group and reconfigure based on available spaces. 
  5. If you are participating in the Same Room Sign-up process (either selecting your own room/suite/apartment or being pulled in by someone else), your selection must be made between April 9th and April 11th.  If you do not select during Same Room Sign-up you will receive an e-mail on Friday, April 12th with a specific time your account will be activated to make your selection. After this e-mail is sent, you will also be able to see your selection time on the MyHousing website.
  6. Log on as often as you like between March 19th and your scheduled selection time. Features available during this time:
    • Browse available rooms and view floor plans (see what is available)
    • View residence hall rates (residence hall costs for 2012-2013)
    • Set up your roommate group
    • Note: You may also find out about the individual residence halls by clicking on the different halls on the On Campus Housing page.

  7. For frequently asked questions about the Room Selection Process, click here.

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Last Modified: February 21, 2012