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How to Set Up Roommate Group

Access The Housing Portal

All housing processes will take place from The Housing Portal. To access anything housing-related, complete the following steps:

  1. Log in to your myRedDragon.
  2. Select the “Student” tab.
  3. Under Residence Life and Housing select “Housing Process and Information.”

Form Your Roommate Group

For residents looking to participate in the Red Track, you will be required to choose a roommate to select a room with. If you do not know who you would like to live with, you will have an option to search for others (using the roommate search system) or you can opt for the White Track.

Please Note: RSP Applications are required to be Approved by Residence Life and Housing in order to form a group. We are working on getting this auto-approved, but, at the moment, we will be approving on weekdays twice daily. Please remember that all members of your group must have completed the RSP Application and be approved in order to form a group.

Access Roommate Options

Log in to your school’s resident portal using the URL provided by your housing department.

Navigate to Applications from the navigation bar.

image showing where to click the application button in the housing portal.

Select the application for which you’d like to create a roommate group.

image showing where to click the manage button in the housing portal.

Click Roommates to access the roommate group settings.

image showing where to click the roommates button in the housing portal.

Note: Roommate selection is only available during the roommate selection period defined by your school.

Create a Roommate Group

Click Create Roommate Group to form the group.

image showing where to click the create roommate group button in the housing portal.

Click Copy to generate and copy a unique invitation URL to send to your roommate group via email.

image showing where to click the copy button in the housing portal.

Manage Your Roommate Group

As roommates accept the invitation, they will appear on the Roommate Group Overview page. The group leader has access to specific management options, including assigning a new group leader or removing a member from the group.

Click See Roommate Group to manage group members.

image showing where to click the see roommate group button in the housing portal.

Click the three-dot button next to a group member to either make them the group leader or remove them from the group.

image showing where to click the remove from group button in the housing portal.

 

Click Delete Group to dissolve your group. Deleting the group will return all members to individual status.

image showing where to click the delete group button in the housing portal.

How to Join or Leave a Roommate Group, for Students

Have you received an invitation from another student, asking you to join their roommate group? This guide explains how to accept or decline the invitation and, if desired, how to leave an established roommate group later if you change your mind. Your student biography does not need to be made public to join or form a roommate group.

1. Log in to your Resident Portal using the URL provided by your school.

2. The roommate group invitation you received includes a unique URL sent by your group leader. Copy and paste the link into your web browser.

3. The invite page will display your group leader's name with options to either Accept Invite or Decline.

image showing an example roommate group invite in the housing portal.

4. Click Accept Invite to join the roommate group.

image showing where to click the accept invite button in the housing portal.

Note: You cannot accept the invite if you have outstanding documents or payments. Access your Application to fulfill any requirements, if necessary, in order to continue.

image showing an example roommate group invite in the housing portal when you can not accept.

Note: You can only be part of one roommate group at a time. If you already accepted another invitation, you'll be prompted to leave that group in order to join this new group. Or, if you are already an established group leader of another group, you will be prompted to Dissolve Your Group and Accept Invite. Dissolving your group will delete the group and all members will be returned to a single applicant status.

image showing an example roommate group invite in the housing portal when you're already a member of another group..

5. You will automatically return to your housing application to view your newly joined group after accepting the invite.

image showing an example roommate group in the housing portal.

6. If your housing plans change in the future, return to this page and click Leave Group to remove yourself.

image showing where to click the leave group button in the housing portal.

7. Click Confirm to finalize your removal. Your applicant status will return to single and you can create or join new roommate group.

image showing where to click the confirm button in the housing portal.

8. Your roommate group status will always be visible from the Roommates section of your active housing application.

Not in a Roommate Group

Example of when you are not in a roommate group in the housing portal.

In a Roommate Group

Example of when you are in a roommate group in the housing portal.

After clicking See Roommate Group

Example of when you are not in a roommate group in the housing portal.