<p>I'm finishing up my freshman year of college, and while I can say that I've had a great year, one thing has kept bugging me. I was assigned a random roommate at the beginning of the year, and we both got along great first semester. But at the beginning of second semester, he decided to join a frat. Ever since then, he pretty much spends all his time hanging out at the frat house, so we didn't really hang out much second semester. Now that the summer is approaching, I'm beginning to wonder if I can still consider him my friend. We get along great as roommates, but the fact that he never bothers to hang out with me and our old friend circle puts that into question. Before I knew he was going to join the frat, we had agreed to room together along with another friend of ours next year (I had the lowest lottery number). Honestly, I feel like he's just using me for the housing, which makes me feel like a fool. What should I do? I can't really kick him out seeing how the university ran out of housing.</p>
<p>Since he no longer hangs out with you or your friend circle, he is no longer your friend. However, that doesn’t mean he can’t be your roommate. Roommates who aren’t friends and don’t even do anything at all together occur after college, too, due to convenience and finances.
Also, you have shown one reason fraternities can be bad.</p>
<p>You dais that you get along great. I think if you have a roomate that you get along with you, are really lucky and should not change anything. There are so many other possibilities, such as the roomie from hell, someone really messy, someone that never leaves your shared space, i could go on and on. Does it matter that you don’t hang out outside of being in the same housing situation?</p>
<p>Personally i think that a roommate that is gone a lot is a blessing. You will have your other friend to hang out with (that you will be living with) and i am sure you have other friends as well. If you all 3 were together all the time you might get sick of each other.</p>
<p>I would leave things the way they are, except try not to think badly about him. Maybe he is just busy. As long as you guys are civil to each other, you really should consider yourselves lucky. Ask some of your other friends at school about their roomies, i bet they will tell you some horror stories.</p>