Room Selection Process 2025-2026

Upper division housing applications will be processed the last week of February and emails will be sent out before March 1st to inform students about their status of hall and apartment/room type along with further instructions for the room selection process.

All applicants for upper division housing for the 2025-2026 year who do not receive an assignment will be placed on a waitlist and will be automatically moved to traditional hall housing. 

Traditional Hall housing applications will be processed during the last week of March. Information about the Room Selection Event will be shared during the first week of April.

Upper Division Housing Selection will occur in March. Students who are assigned to upper division housing will be notified via email on next steps for selecting apartments and/or individual rooms.

More information about the Traditional Hall Room Selection Event will be shared via email to students after the Traditional Hall housing deadline.

Once you have submitted your housing application, under the “Housing” menu tab, you will now be able to access “My Roommate Profile”. This page will allow you set up your roommate profile to search and request roommates.

1. The only required field on this page is to add your preferred name
   • This will be the name that other students will see when searching for roommates.
2. Optional field include:
   • Upload a Photo
   • An Elevator Pitch about Yourself: This can be similar to your tagline on your social media profile or a quick sentence about yourself.
     • Example: New to PLU and lover of dogs and traveling!
   • Care to Elaborate Section:
     • This can be a brief paragraph about yourself, your interests, extracurriculars, etc. If you’re not sure what to put here, looking at your roommate questionnaire answers might help!
3. Profile Fields: Look at the list of profile fields that students can search for you.
   • You will only be able to see the profile field name. To see what answers correspond with each field, look at your profile page (“My Profile”).
     • Basic Profile Fields: Name, Pronouns, Gender, Class Standing
     • Roommate Questionnaire: These answers are directly pulled from the answers you submitted when completing the Housing Application.
       • If you want to change any of the answers to your Roommate Questionnaire, you can do so by going to your profile at the bottom of the page.
4. Select Which Profile Fields You Want to Share
   • For each profile field, decided whether or not students will able to see your answers.
     • My Contacts vs. All Applicants
       • All Applicants will allow all students on eRezLife view that profile field.
       • My Contacts will allow students to see that profile field once you’ve added them as a contact to your contact list (instructions for how to do so below).
     • Please note that the fewer fields that are selected for “All Applicants” the fewer criteria students will be able to see about you to get to know you! 
5. Social Media Tags
   • For students who are comfortable doing so, you can add any of your usernames to your profile page.
   • For safety, other students will not be able to see these fields until you have approved them as a contact on your contact list.
6. Scroll to the top of the page and select the check box for “Turn On My Profile”
   • Your profile will not be viewable by others if you do not check this box!
7. Scroll to the bottom of the page and SAVE.

Searching for Roommates

Under the Housing tab, below your roommate profile, select “Roommate Search”

Students are able to search for students using 2 methods:

• Criteria Search
  • Each field provided corresponds to one of the multiple choice profile fields on a students profile.
    • Reminder that you must set your roommate profile permissions to “All Applicants” in order for you to appear in a search.
  • When clicking on a field, there will be a drop down menu for all the answer options for that question.
  • Students can select the answer(s) they prefer to have in a roommate
    • Examples include:
      • A roommate who wakes up… “with a lot of extra time to get ready before classes”
      • A roommate who plans to clean their room,,, “Frequently (daily)”
      • A roommate who was approved for the Community for Creative Expression
  • Students can search for one or multiple criteria
    • Our office advises only using no more than 3 filters at one time. It is unlikely that you will find a roommate who will match your preference to every criteria field and suggest selecting the 3 most important criteria. 
  • Once you’ve selected all your criteria, select the search button at the bottom.
  • Students whose roommate questionnaires match the criteria you submitted should appear below.
    • If no students appear, unfortunately this means that there are no students whose answers matched your criteria.
      • Reminder that not all students will choose to list every profile field for all students to see or may not have completed their roommate profile.
• Search Directly for Roommates
  • Students who already have a roommate in mind can search directly for one another using the search box at the top of the page.
    • Please note that the student you are searching for must also create their roommate profile.

Students can add one another to their Contact List by clicking “Send Contact Request.” If the student they request accepts their contact request, students will be able to see one another’s contact information (as listed on their roommate profile).

eRezLife does not have the ability to allow students to chat or send messages to one another through the housing software. Students can contact each via social media, texting, or email, as they are comfortable sharing on their eRezLife roommate profile.

Once you’ve found your requested roommate, you’re ready to form what is called a “Roommate Group”. Roommate Groups will allow our office to confirm mutual requests for students who’d like to room together. Without a mutual request, our office will not be able to match students together.

Create a Roommate Group and add your roommate:

1. Under the Housing menu, select “Roommate Groups”
2. Select “Create New Roommate Group”
   • Students should name their roommate group “Fall 2024 Requested Roommate” 
   • Students should be able to see their name with a green check mark
3. Students can add roommates to their roommate group using either of the following method
   • Add a Roommate using Their Email
     1. Under the Email field (there should be a number 2 next to a textbox),  input the requested student’s PLU email.
        • All eRezLife accounts are directly associated with students PLU emails
        • Your requested roommate must submit their housing application in order for you to be able to request them
   • Add a Roommate to a Roommate Group from your Contacts: If you’ve found someone via Roomeez search function, you can add them to your contact list and then add them to your roommate group
     1.  Go to your Contacts list under the Housing menu
        • The student must accept your Contact request in order for you to add them to a roommate group
        • Contact requests can be found under your “Contacts” page
     2. Select “Add to Roommate Group” for the student whom you’d like to room with
        • You must create your Roommate Group before you add them
     3. Select the Roommate Group you would like to add them to
     4. Select “Add
4. Confirm Your Roommate Group:
   • Students can create as many roommate groups as they’d like but can only commit to being a part of one roommate group at a time.
   • Students can view their Roommate Groups by going to the “Roommate Groups” screen under the Housing menu
     • Students should select “My Choice” for the Roommate Group they would like to prioritize being a part of and have a green check mark next to their name in that group
   • In order to make a mutual request, both students must have the same Roommate Group selected with green check marks next to both student’s names.