The place where I met most of my friends was in the Alcohol Awareness class I was forced to go to after being caught by the RA's with beer in my dorm room. It was a Sat. morning that they made us do this class which to me sounded pretty lame, but we ended up playing 'alcohol jeopardy' which we won because we had a serious pot-head in our group and unlike the other pot-heads, he wasn't stoned in class and could answer drug questions correctly. After class a bunch of us got together and that night went out. I'm no longer friends with any of them, but I am together with people that I met through them. And that's all you need...make connections with people, get to know their friends..cuz sometimes their friends are cooler than they are...haha...sorry personal experience popping out....but yeah...you are probably a little homesick...A small, smelly ugly dormroom can really make you wish for your old room back home...but just remember to get out...go watch a game with people from your floor.....RA's jobs pretty much run around with either busting people for noise, drugs, and alcohol or trying to organize group events...I know, cuz I dated one a couple years ago...they thrive on group stuff so don't be affraid to go up and ask one about stuff to do...just look at all their tacky colorful signs they hang up everwhere...blah! You can recognize them a mile away because they have abnormally large grins on their faces when they aren't pissed...And...I'm rambling, sorry...if you ever do get busted like I did, just remember there is payback. My girlfriends and I attacked the Head Resident's car with a Costco size pack of toilet paper and a garden hose that was nearby. So...college can be fun. I go to Chico State in Ca. where every Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights are fucking crazy!
I love college...I hope you at least see some of the enjoyment that I do out of living away from the parents.