Most people try to avoid RA’s as much as possible, especially when they are from other towers. However, sometimes they come strolling along doing rounds at the worst possible second.
Students share their horror stories with RA encounters, whether it is their fault or the RA’s.
“So I’m coming out of the shower with a towel on and my RA was right outside. I was in complete shock. He told me I wasn’t allowed to be there and I replied that I was on the right floor. We both looked around to double check and he realized he was on the wrong floor and ran away. ”
-Amber Hanna
Amber Hanna.
“My friend came out of the room I was in with a stack or red cups and the RA got a glimpse of beer from a 30 rack everywhere and a handle on the desk. The worst part is, I wasn’t drinking, I went in to help them clean.”
-Kiersten McDonald
“My RA and I are in the same fraternity……”
-Jeff Warshauer
“I was behind the door when the RA’s were writing up the people in the room I was in. I wasn’t going to come out until they saw me…they did. But I was more than willing to give them my ID card and did not get in any extra trouble.
-Ryan Payne
Kevin Ghores is a Seirra Madre RA and said he’s had his fair share of awkward encounters.
“I was doing rounds and had to go to the bathroom of Tower 0. The girls in there were taking a shower and freaked out because they didn’t think that I was an RA.”
-Ghores
What is perhaps even more awkward are encounters with your roommates-who you have to see everyday. Whether these moments are a daily occurrence, or a one-time thing, students have shared their stories with Dormlife101.
Ryan Payne
“I also recently found out one of my roommates is extremely uncomfortable with nakedness. I’m going to make sure to change in front of him from now on.”
-Ryan Payne
My roommate puts lathers lotion on daily after he gathers on the shower. It lasts forever and sounds disgusting.
-Dave Bortz
My roommate was hooking up with a girl in the shower and an RA walked in. Luckily he didn’t get in trouble.
-Joe Tucker
I woke up in the middle of the night with a girl laying next to me in my bed. I couldn’t see her face so I asked my roommate who it was. She told me it was one of the girls from our tower so I fell back asleep. When I woke up I realized that I had no idea who she was. We sleep with our doors locked now.
-Rebecca Johnson
My roommate snores and always wakes me up in the middle of the night. I took a video of it and show my friends. She also borrowed a shirt without asking and texted me a picture of it. It ripped.”
-Olivia Di Chiara
An awkward moment would have to be when my roommate’s girlfriend and I got in a huge fight and she slammed the door and it hit me in the face…she wasn’t allowed back for awhile.
-Matt Herman
“I’ hear my roommates having sex almost every night,”
-Jaclyn Strom
“Same.”
Sarah Morris
Let’s sum up what we’ve heard today. If you aren’t drinking, don’t be in a room with alcohol, be respectful of your roommates sleeping patterns, and of how your guests affect them, always ask before you borrow things, and if you don’t want random strangers sleeping with you, lock your doors.
Dorm Life 101 