Roommate Conflicts
What is a roommate contract?
What is the document that all the parties sign in agreeance on basic living habits.
What are quiet hours?
The time that all members of the building with maintain a respectful volume.
Taking out the trash is.
What is basic suite etiquette?
Choosing the right time and place to talk about an issue.
What is effective communication skills?
Splitting choirs evenly within the suite is an example of.
What is shared responsibility?
- Fairness
- Respect
This person can help resolve roommate or suitemate problems.
What is an Resident Success Assistant (RSA).
This should be given before guests enter the suite.
What is a proper notice?
Replacing items like toilet paper after using the last roll shows this.
What is consideration?
- Common sense
This technique helps you express your feelings without blaming others.
What are "I" statements?
Ignoring agreed upon rules within the suite.
What is accountability?
- lack of respect.
- Ignoring roommate contract.
Regularly checking in on your roommate help to maintain this.
What is a positive living environment?
This is necessary when both sides need to find a solution.
What is a compromise?
A dish washer is this.
What are men and women?
- If only answer is woman -300 points.
What is a communication technique that shows you are engaged in a conversation.
What is active listening?
One suitemate cleans everything, and the others do not.
What is shared responsibility?
This emotional skill helps you understand your roommate’s perspective.
What is empathy?
A roommate brings a pet home without discussing it first.
What are boundaries?
Treating other how you want to be treated is also known as this.
What is the golden rule?
This strategy involves both roommates working together to solve a problem.
What is collaborative communication?
A suitemate leaves food spills on the counter without cleaning them up.
What is ignoring personal responsibility in shared spaces?
Your roommate repeatably brings significant others to the dorm with little or no notice. The proper steps to resolve this issue are.
What are
- Communication.
- Reviewing roommate contract.
- Consulting RSA for assistance/advice.
You and your suitemates are fighting over the common area of the suite during the weekend's. These steps can be taken to solve this issue.
What are
- Communication.
- Scheduling events/gatherings.
- Consult RSA's for advice.
Your suitemates invite a bunch of friends over on the weekend to hangout. Your suitemate should.
What are
- Invitation.
- Communication.
- Clean up after themselves.
Your roommate is barely speaking to you or your suitemates. She/he is visible upset but will not speak to anyone. These are the following steps to help resolve the issue.
What are
-Attempt to reach out and set up a time to talk.
- Consult an RSA if situation does not work.
One of your suitemates keeps leaving dirty dishes in the sink, not taking out the trash, and leaving a mess everywhere. These are the following steps to help solve this issue.
What are
- Communication
- Creating/following a choir chart/responsibilities.
- Consult RSA if situation escalates.