Room 15 is your bi-weekly advice column, answering anonymous students problems since 2017. Type out your dilemma to features@thedepauw.com, hit send, and we’ll take it from there and keep it hush, hush.
Dear Room 15,
How do I get people to remember my name? I don’t know if it’s because I look like everyone else or if I just have a lame personality.
Sincerely, “I feel like I’ve met you before”
Dear “Who are you again?,”
I’m not advocating for you to change who you are, but maybe you should try stepping out of your comfort zone and being a little more outgoing, spontaneous, and therefore memorable. Honestly, people might not remember your name because it’s the third week of school and there’s a lot of new faces to remember! The people who are worth being friends with will remember your name and love you for who you are. But, if you personally feel like you resemble every other frat-boy Chad or sorority sister Nancy on campus, maybe mix up your look. You could try changing up your haircut, wearing something besides your Greek letters, Birkenstocks, and leggings. Go for an edgy look, be daring and bold! If I saw someone wearing something funky or crazy, I’d be sure to remember their name. Try having a personal ‘quirk’ that people will remember you by. Maybe don’t wear any shoes and walk around barefoot; maybe bring back the mullet, or designer trucker hats! The options are truly endless! But honestly, thinking back on my time at college, it might just be best for you to lay low and not be remembered.
Stay low,
Room 15
Dear Room 15,
So, Chad and I have been hooking up for a couple months now and I want to take the relationship to the next level, but I don’t know if he wants the same thing. How to take it from the friend zone to the end zone?
Sincerely, “Never scored a touchdown”
Dear Wants-to-be-tied-down-to-Frat-Boy-Chad,
Truly, if you and Chad are meant to be, then it will happen eventually. However, I can’t help but wonder if Chad maybe only sees you as a hook-up and not as someone in the “end-zone.” Be careful and try to analyze your situation without any bias to determine if he actually sees you as anything more than a hook-up. But I could be wrong, maybe he’s just shy. If this is the case, just straight up ask him if he wants to go out on a date with you. Dates are the first step towards an actual end-zone relationship. If someone doesn’t make that first step to initiate the conversation, then it will just keep cycling around in your head whether he’s interested in taking that next step, with you or someone else. The best way to get an answer is to just ask.
Stay straightforward and don’t be extra,
Room 15