Storm: hey, i'm a senior, i remember what freshman year was like. it seriously sucks, that whole "hey, I'm on my own, i know NO one" feeling. At least you have your boyfriend... I moved by myself, into the dorms and my roommate the school placed me with neglected to show up, so... I was by myself. Alone, lonely, and uber-depressed. THANKFULLY, my neighbor was involved in the christian group on campus, and was one of those uber-friendly people, and invited me in to watch a movie. I had all that extra space, so I offered up my room. Something similar had happened to juan (except the roommate part), and he ended up in my room, watchin stigmata w/ me and like 8 random christians. We owe Amy and Andrew soooo much for introducing us, accidental as it was.
moral: being alone sucks. get involved in something. I'm athiest, but participating in the christian group for a semester brought me in contact with SOOo many friendly people that i'd do it again if I were in a strange place. Plus, hey, learning new things about other cultures is good, right?
Other stuff to try: there's most likely a club associated with your major. for CS it's ACM, for engineers its ASME, SWE, and like a million others (that's Associated Students of Mechanical Engineering and Student Women Engineers, btw
) There's likely something similar for your chosen discipline, and that's a great way to meet people who can, for one, help you with your homework!!
Then, there's always sports... not my thing, but I'm sure there's some rec leagues for football, softball, and soccer at the least, where you are. look around. every college campus I've ever been on has been plastered with flyers and notices about all the fun stuff to do. If you don't take advantage of that, you're really missing out. Good luck, and if you need an ear, feel free to message me
So, anyway, what classes are you taking? what's your major? what school are you going to? Maybe one of us goes there/graduated and can point you in the direction of some good stuff to do/stuff to avoid!