Roommate Groups

• Only freshman (new applicants) can live with other freshman.
• Non-first year (transfer) and returning students may live together in eligible spaces, but are NOT eligible to live in first year communities or with first year students.
• You can only be a member of one group.
• Once you create or join a group, you will not be able to join any other group, but you can still add members to your group.
• Once a potential roommate is added to a group, that person will no longer be able to join another group.
• Any groups of one (1) will automatically be deleted after 24 hours.
• There is a maximum of 5 members per roommate group, however, not all rooms/suites will accommodate all 5 people.
  • Wallace Residence Center: Only 4 people maximum can be in a roommate group.
  • Theophilus Tower: Only 2 people maximum can be in a roommate group.
  • Living Learning Communities (LLC): Depending on the suite, 2-5 people may be in roommate group.
  • McConnell: Not eligible with roommate groups.
  • North Campus Communities (NCC): Only 2 people maximum can be in a roommate group.
• You cannot have a multi-gender roommate group. All members must be the same gender.
• Group Leaders
  • Only the Group Leader has the ability to approve other members to join the group.
  • Group Leaders must assign each member in the group to a bed, however, all group members will have the ability to assign beds during room selection if the group leader is unavailable to do so.
  • You can leave a group at any time unless you are the Group Leader.
  • The role of Group Leader may be assigned to anyone else in the roommate group at any time before the priority application deadline.

On this step you will be able to create a group of potential roommates. If you have already been added to a group, you will see those details below. If you know your friend’s V Number you can start creating a group by clicking “Search for Roommates by V Number”. If you do not have an intended roommate, you may search for any potential roommates by clicking "Suggest Roommates" or "Search for Roommates by Profiles". As more members are added to the group you will be able to see all the group members on this page.

If a student does not appear in the search:

• Make sure you are entering the correct Vandal Number (V#).
• Check with your friend(s) that they have started the housing application.
• Your friend(s) may already be in another group.
• They may have opted into a specialized community.
• Your friend may not be the same student classification or gender as you.
• Your friend may have cancelled their housing application.

If you would like to join an existing group, you may do so by using the roommate search feature and add yourself to an existing group. If the group is already full you will not be able to add yourself and will receive an error. All requests to join a group MUST be approved by the Group Leader within 5 days.

You can leave a group at any time, unless you are the Group Leader, by clicking “Leave Roommate Group” on the Roommates Page. The option to leave will appear once you are part of a group. If you are the Group Leader and would like to leave the group, you may assign the Group Leader role to another member of the group and then leave.

You will receive a notification whenever there has been a change to your roommate group.

When the time comes to select a room, anyone in the group may assign other members of the group to a bed space. If you are the Group Leader you will be required to assign yourself and your roommate(s) to a bed space. You will only be able to assign your roommate group to the same room/suite in an eligible building. You will not be able to assign rooms or suites outside of the one selected through the Roommate Group process. Technology does not always work perfectly, and there is a chance that group members may not be accurately assigned to the same room. It is advised that students be in contact with group members and that requests to join groups are confirmed.

If you have any questions about the roommate group process, feel free to contact us at housing@uidaho.edu or 208-885-6571.

ALL STUDENTS MUST STILL SIGN THE LICENSE AGREEMENT AND CHOOSE A MEAL PLAN IN ORDER TO HAVE THEIR APPLICATION MARKED AS COMPLETE. STUDENTS WHO DO NOT COMPLETE THEIR HOUSING APPLICATION WILL HAVE THEIR ROOM ASSIGNMENT CANCELLED.