by Johana Webber, Residence Life Manager

Getting to know one another in the unit:

• Where are you from?
• What is your family like?
• What is your major? What led you to choose that? What is your schedule like?
• What else are you involved in?
• Is this your first time living in residence, or have you lived elsewhere?
• Do you have household items you’d like to share with the unit?

Setting common expectations for all unit members:

• How will we rotate household chores?
• How will we define clean?
• How do we feel about common space inside the unit – how can it be used?
• What about storing personal items in common areas? Is anything off limits?
• What about noise – how loud is too loud?
• How do we feel about parties in the unit?
• Can we commit to locking doors?

Study habits:

• What time do you study?
• When and for how long do you usually study?

Alcohol:

• Is it ok to drink alcohol in our unit?

Sharing:

• What items are you comfortable sharing?  What would you prefer not to be borrowed or used?
• What costs will we share?  Do you prefer to be asked before someone borrows something?

Guests:

• How do you feel about having overnight guests?  How long is it OK for a guest to stay?