Signing up for housing with a roommate or group at Binghamton
Forming a housing group is a required step for students who plan to live with roommates at ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ. Whether you’re pairing with one person or coordinating a larger group, the process requires clear communication, planning, and timely action in the housing portal. This page outlines how to create or join a group, key deadlines, group size options, and what to expect during room selection so you and your group can navigate the process with confidence.
How to form a housing group
If you are signing up with a roommate or as part of a group, you will need to form or accept an invitation to join a group in the housing portal before the room selection period begins. To form a housing group at ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ:
- All members of the group must have registered by logging into the housing portal and agreeing to the University Housing Agreement.
- There must be a chosen GROUP LEADER. The group leader will create a group in the housing portal and invite others to join. The group leader will also be responsible for housing everyone in the group.
- ALL GROUP MEMBERS must accept the invitation to join the group before room selection begins. If you form a group and then change your plans, the group leader can delete the group. Individuals can also leave the group at any time.
Once you form or join a group, you will no longer be visible to other students searching for roommates in the portal.
The group leader can be changed at any time prior to room selection. For room selection, you will want to make the person with the earliest time slot the group leader.
Remember, forming a group does not guarantee you will find vacant space that will match your group size during room selection.
If you opt to sign up as part of a group, make sure your group is communicating with each other and that everyone is in agreement about your housing plan. Most importantly, have backup plans ready in the event your group needs to split up or consider another area during room selection. Remember, you are not actually in a group until that group has been formed in the portal.
Group sizes
At ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ, students may form a housing group of 2-6 people only.
If a group does not fill a space (flat/suite), the remaining vacancies will be available for selection by other students.
Regardless of group sizes, students are not permitted to contact others to request someone move or not select a particular space. Students who engage in this behavior will be reassigned to a different space and are not guaranteed to be reassigned with their roommate/group or within their preferred community.