<p>I just have a question about RAing. Suppose you are put into a bad situation: a dorm that is far away from other dorms where sophomores will live and you are living in a suite (I have a single) with 6 other people that you don't know. Now these almost all of these 6 people are all in a fraternity that parties/drinks/hazes the most out of all fraternities. How would you expect to deal with this? I just feel I have been put into a bad position, but don't want to judge them. Any thoughts?</p>
<p>hmmm frat boys....**** em. Come down harsh. Then after your first year of mandatory dorm housing is over (assuming you have to live in them for one year), get an apartment and never have to deal with community housing again.</p>
<p>Why are they even in the dorm if they are in a frat?</p>
<p>I agree, come down hard. Fun is fun, stupid is not. They are not paying (or getting scholarships) thousands of dollars a year to party. They are there to learn, and if they don't like it, and if they are interfering with other peoples' learning, boot them. Or get them in deep shi*.</p>
<p>Here the RA's have their own singles (there are no suites anyway) and I think it's strange that they would put the RA in a suite with other students. It's hard to do the job when you're living in the same suite as the people you are supposed to be responsible for. </p>
<p>I would probably try to be respectful and somewhat tolerant since you don't need to start making enemies in your own suite. I disagree with the idea of "coming down hard" since you will want to have more of a cooperative relationship. Still I don't think it's a good situation for the housing department to put you in.</p>
<p>Also I will add that if there are still regular singles open maybe you could try to get that instead of the RA job? I looked into being an RA but once I saw the work rules (such as being on call overnights and having to stay on campus during some vacations, etc.) I decided it's definitely not worth it especially if you can get a single anyway.</p>
<p>^Most people RA for the money. I mean at a lot of schools, RAs get paid a big chunk of cash.</p>
<p>Anyway, is it too late to contact housing and say that as an RA, you feel that rooming with other people would be a conflict of interests? I'm not in college, so I don't know what the standard policy on that is. I would think they would try to get you a single (non-suite) if you state it like that, though. I agree on being somewhat tolerant if you're stuck, but be upfront, too - just tell them straight off the bat that you're an RA, you've got a job and a paycheck, and that they can do whatever they want behind your back...but you gotta do what you gotta do if they talk about illegal stuff around you/party it up/whatever. If they don't seem thrilled, you can tell them you aren't thrilled with the situation either :P. As far as being far away from other sophomores, though...I imagine that's part of the job, having to sacrifice a bit of social life.</p>
<p>how 'bout you concentrate on not being a dick to these guys, then they'll respect you, and not want to make noise and throw huge parties.
There's one RA in my building that I can't effing stand, because he tries to write up my friends and I because he knows we're the most social in the building. Everyone hates him, and i'm about ready to break his face the next time he tries to pull this. So our parties are just smaller, involve soundproofing. Yet, when our RA on our floor is on duty, we chill, because he's a nice guy and we respect him for not being a total d-bag like the other guy.</p>
<p>Seems like you shouldn't have signed up to be an RA in the first place. Don't be an ass to your residents, everyone will hate you for it.</p>
<p>i agree with punkdudeus. If you respect them and don't try to write them up at every second, they'll respect you back.</p>