What was most memorable about dorm life for you outside of studies?

Question

I lived in the dorms in the early 1990's, but everybody has a different experience. I'd love to hear about yours. Of course, the more you give the more likely I'll pick your answer ;)

Answer 1

Fall of 75.

I had gone out for a bike ride -- had a nice, long, lovely ride.

I was returning, in the parking lot, and a bunch of people ran up with water balloons and other containers of water, as though to get me.

I forget what I said, but they honored my wish not to be drenched (which I thought was very nice and sensitive of them).

Turns out, the whole dorm -- a lot of small buildings, not just one big building -- was in the middle of a Water Armageddon.

A couple people, messing around, started -- I don't know, splashing each other, or one turned a water fountain spurt on the other, or some little, silly thing.

They started a water fight, and more people joined, and more, and people got balloons, and buckets of water, and found hoses, and the entire dorm just WENT FOR IT.

It had gone on for a couple of hours when I showed up.

After parking my bike, I went into the area outside my dorm and it was a Water War Zone -- water all over the place, and people running around drenching each other.

It was beginning to wind down at that point.

But I've always remembered those people who first saw me, holding back.

When they realized I didn't know what was going on, and that I would have taken it personally, they actually stopped themselves and let me go by.

As I say, I was struck by it -- a very thoughtful and humane response.

Especially considering the whole place had gone completely mad.

Everyone had a great time.

I, of course, had missed it.

There's another memory.

There were a lot of really good skateboarders there.

One day, sitting at my desk studying, I looked out the window, and saw a pair of feet -- sticking toward the sky -- float by.

A hand-stander on his board.

It just looked really "HUH?" Almost cartoony.

Answer 2

I attend an all womens college and lived in the dorms for two years. Some of my best memories were riding one of the mattresses down the stairs as well as taping one to someone else's door, pissing off people in my hallway that I didn't like by playing music too loud, and pulling pranks outside school in the middle of the night (the third week i was there, my new friends and i put halloween eyes in a statue that look like it didn't have any, lol).

I didn't stay but two years at the school (we didn't agree with each other), but I made some excellent friends. :)

Answer 3

My most memorable is the morning after I spent my first night in the dorms, I got together with some friends, we found a cheap apartment to rent, and moved in that same evening. Dorms weren't for me, that's for sure.

Answer 4

drinking, biking, tripping, helping paint mural, goofing around way too much...loads of fun! even the crazy roommate was a blast. high school sucked but college was a fun. then again it took me 8 yrs to graduate!
oh, heres a fun time: 8 foot snow penis sculpture my friends and i made one late night (NMU) in the courtyard.

Answer 5

Being broke and have to find ways to get money.
I was away from home and parent were no help, so when my friends and i were all broke we would all go donate plasma and get money, put it all together and buy groceries for that week. lol.It Thought me to be self reliant and just have fun away from the house.

Answer 6

I enjoyed it, but the most memorable thing was my roommate setting the room on fire.