Her Campus Logo Her Campus Logo
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Rutgers chapter.

Sometimes you get lucky and end up with the best roommate ever. After a difficult day of work, lectures, and chasing after buses, they’re there to welcome you back into the comfort of your makeshift abode and listen to all your woes. In those moments, you realize you’re quite lucky to have such an amazing roommate who is, odds are, down to clown whenever and however. Here’s a collection of activities that are simply the best when done by roommates!

1. Decorating Together

Making deco for the dorm together is not only a great way to bond but also a productive way to cozy up the room you two share. Pinterest is great for inspo.

 

2. Restaurant Hopping

There’s no better way to bond with your roommate than go out on a dinner date. New Brunswick offers a lot of great restuarants for the two of you to immerse yourself in the different varieties of cuisine.

 

3. Movie Marathon

Perfect for lazy days, movie marathons provide great bonding and cuddling time. Just don’t forget to order some food so you don’t need to leave your cozy fortress.

 

4. Dining Hall Infiltration

Perfect way to use your meal swipes, raiding the dining hall with your roommate is a great way to get some grub and enjoy a study break! Catch up on each other’s day while enjoying some delicious food at the dining hall.

 

5. Studying Together

Roommates can be the best (or worst) people to study with. In the best scenarios, you’re totally not distracting each other and feeding off of those hard core study vibes you both emit.

 

6. Getting Ready Together

It’s fun getting ready together with your roommate. Not only do you get to have another opinion on your outfit, hair, and makeup but you can also borrow each other’s things!

 

7. Grocery Shopping

You guys share a living space, inevitably you share food. Grocery shopping can be lots of fun and ensure that the food you get is enjoyed by both parties.

 

8. Swiping Through Tinder

What’s more fun than helping your roomie find a potential date? Or possibly avoid a disatrous date? Swiping through Tinder on a chill, cozy night is guaranteed to provide you both with lots of giggles and interesting stories!

 

9. Napping Together

Naps are literally the best. You don’t need to go out and party for some solid bonding time, just wrap yourselves up in blankets and take a quick 15 minute nap together before returning to a long day of lectures.

 

10. Cleaning

Chores can be a drag, get your roomie on board and have fun cleaning! Blast some music, grab the broom, and sweep away!

Keoni Nguyen is a former undergrad student at Rutgers University and the former Co-Campus Correspondent of Her Campus Rutgers (2018-2019).
Hannah Javed

Rutgers '19

Senior Editor at Her Campus Rutgers with a love for salads, pizza and bright lights.