So here’s my situation: I spent this past year away from home traveling across the country before going to college. It was a great year and I got over homesickness pretty quickly. I just started this Monday at a small liberal arts school. I’ve found the transition here really difficult. I’m a social person and have made friends easily in the past, so I’m wondering why I don’t have anyone really to hang out with yet. I know its been less than a week, but I’ve just been feeling so lonely this whole time.
I share a suite in my residence hall. I have one roommate and two other people in singles and we all share a bathroom. My roommate and I get along just fine, but she’s much older than me and is really quiet and prefers to stay inside a lot. My other suitemates have not really ever talked to me, and I barely ever see them. I wondered why at first, but I learned that my dorm actually has no other freshmen in it. There’s not much going on in the hall as people leave their doors closed and I don’t really see them around. I don’t know why I was put in a dorm with no other freshmen, but I emailed the housing department to try and switch into a dorm with people my own age.
I talk to people in my classes a good bit and got a few people’s phone numbers. I just haven’t found anyone I really click with. The school I’m at apparently rarely throws parties, but there are a few clubs I’m interested in and have signed up for. I also plan on rushing a sorority, I’m just waiting for it all to start up. The only thing I’m really missing is just having someone to hang out with. I go out and about a lot, setting up my hammock on the main field usually, but it seems like no one is ever around. I think that once I find a place and group of people I click with, I’ll feel much better. I just don’t know what to do because I hate feeling like I have no one outside of class to hang out with and I’m afraid I’ll miss an opportunity to make friends while everyone else is. Thanks for reading.
If you look on the first page of this sub-forum, you will see a bunch of similar posts, almost all of which offer good advice. Please read through them. You have to give it time, you just got there. Meanwhile, smile at someone. If you see a couple of kids, or a kid, sitting on their own at lunch, ask if you can sit there too. Join activities. I promise in a couple of months you will start feeling better about things. Good luck.
It sounds like you are a social person, which will definitley help you find people you click with. 
I know it sounds obvious but the most people you talk to (even if its a short conversation) the most opportunities you will have to finding friends. I think you are off to a good start; exchanging phone numbers and considering a sorotity. Once the clubs start up I’m sure you will find someone you enjoy spending time with, but until then I would challenge you to strike up conversation with anyone you pass by. Maybe something as simple as a compliment or asking about what they do to meet new people. It never hurts to be honest and ask for advice from people who were probably in your shoes once! Unfortuanatley it sounds like people tend to keep to themselves, so you might have to put in a little more initial effort. Don’t worry if it takes some time, but if you really want to speed up the process, then put yourself out there! I hope this helped.