{"id":12950,"date":"2026-05-21T10:29:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T10:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/houseofstudent.com\/juice\/?p=12950"},"modified":"2026-05-21T10:29:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T10:29:15","slug":"how-to-build-university-friendships-that-last-beyond-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/houseofstudent.com\/juice\/student-success\/how-to-build-university-friendships-that-last-beyond-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Build University Friendships That Last Beyond Campus"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"12950\" class=\"elementor elementor-12950\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f740ae0 e-flex e-con-boxed qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1f740ae0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-463af09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"463af09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Freshers&#8217; Week is undeniably fun, but let&#8217;s be honest: some friendships seem to vanish faster than the freebies handed out, while others stick around long after the graduation selfie. If you&#8217;re aiming to turn a &#8220;flatmate&#8221; or &#8220;course mate&#8221; into a &#8220;friend for life,&#8221; here are six steps I wish someone had shared with me earlier.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f950fa8 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f950fa8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9153682 elementor-toc--minimized-on-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"9153682\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;exclude_headings_by_selector&quot;:[],&quot;no_headings_message&quot;:&quot;No headings were found on this page.&quot;,&quot;headings_by_tags&quot;:[&quot;h2&quot;,&quot;h3&quot;,&quot;h4&quot;,&quot;h5&quot;,&quot;h6&quot;],&quot;marker_view&quot;:&quot;numbers&quot;,&quot;minimize_box&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;minimized_on&quot;:&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;hierarchical_view&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;min_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"table-of-contents.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-toc__header-title\">\n\t\t\t\tTable of Contents\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--expand\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__9153682\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Open table of contents\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-down\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--collapse\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__9153682\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Close table of contents\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M240.971 130.524l194.343 194.343c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941l-22.667 22.667c-9.357 9.357-24.522 9.375-33.901.04L224 227.495 69.255 381.516c-9.379 9.335-24.544 9.317-33.901-.04l-22.667-22.667c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941L207.03 130.525c9.372-9.373 24.568-9.373 33.941-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-toc__9153682\" class=\"elementor-toc__body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M500 975V858C696 858 858 696 858 500S696 142 500 142 142 304 142 500H25C25 237 238 25 500 25S975 237 975 500 763 975 500 975Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74714c2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74714c2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>Start by connecting over your shared purpose<\/strong><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You didn&#8217;t come to university solely to nod at people during lectures \u2013 you came for something bigger, even if you weren&#8217;t entirely sure what that was. Use that shared drive: your course motivates you, a society appeals to you, or a particular hobby matters to you. When you connect with someone because you both genuinely enjoy the same thing \u2013 whether it&#8217;s film nights, mountain biking, or baking \u2013 the friendship has a stronger foundation to last.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of my closest university friends emerged from a seemingly unexciting interaction. We were in a lecture, half-asleep, when he leaned over to ask if I&#8217;d written down the homework because he&#8217;d zoned out. I showed him my notes, and somehow, that led to a chat after class about our life choices, our aspirations, everything. It wasn&#8217;t deep initially; it was just two confused students comparing timetables. But it steadily grew into a friendship that remains solid years later.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Try this: At a society meeting or seminar, ask, &#8220;What made you pick this?&#8221; or &#8220;What&#8217;s your favourite thing about this?&#8221; These genuine first-step conversations truly matter.<\/b><\/p><h2><strong>Create intentional micro-rituals you can both commit to<\/strong><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Avoid vague plans like &#8220;let&#8217;s hang out next week sometime.&#8221; Instead, aim for something specific. &#8220;Every Tuesday, we&#8217;ll have a pasta night,&#8221; or &#8220;On Sunday midday, we&#8217;ll go to Wollaton Park for a walk,&#8221; or &#8220;Let&#8217;s do some revision together with pizza at my place during half-term.&#8221; These small, planned moments build into little traditions, and traditions have a way of surviving cross-country moves, job changes, and the shift into life after university.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the first &#8220;rituals&#8221; I established was with someone from my course. Before a particular morning lecture, I casually asked if he wanted to grab a takeaway coffee on the way \u2013 nothing planned, just a quick detour. The next day, he asked me the same thing. And then we did it again the week after. Eventually, it became our little pre-lecture routine. Even on days when neither of us felt particularly talkative, we&#8217;d still walk to the caf\u00e9 together, order our usual drinks, and head to class. It sounds minor, but it became one of those consistent touchpoints that made university life feel familiar and grounded.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Try this: This week, pick one thing (e.g., a Wednesday late-afternoon coffee) and invite someone. If you both show up a couple of times in a row, it naturally starts to become a &#8220;thing.&#8221;<\/b><\/p><h2><strong>Invest in low-pressure, consistent connection<\/strong><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You don&#8217;t need grand gestures to build strong bonds. Some of the most valuable friendships I have now began with a simple message like: &#8220;Want to grab chips after this?&#8221; or &#8220;I&#8217;m heading to the library, want to join me?&#8221; These small invitations signal that you&#8217;re thinking of them and you care. Equally important is being okay with imperfection: sometimes &#8220;Yes, I&#8217;ll come&#8221; means you might show up a bit late or in your comfiest hoodie. That&#8217;s perfectly fine.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I had a consistent study buddy for all four years of university because I once asked him &#8220;library?&#8221; on a whim. We ended up studying together for three hours, and after that, it just became natural to sit together whenever we bumped into each other. He&#8217;s one of my best friends today, and we still keep in touch regularly.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Try this: Send a &#8220;non-urgent&#8221; message just to check in. It&#8217;s not about demanding plans, but simply: &#8220;Hey \u2013 you okay?&#8221; It&#8217;s a simple gesture that means a lot.<\/b><\/p><h2><strong>Embrace shared challenges as the foundation for shared stories<\/strong><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you navigate something difficult, awkward, or filled with uncertain hustle together, you remember it. Surviving that 9 am Tuesday lecture, tackling the first massive assignment, or adjusting to living in halls off campus \u2013 these are all shared experiences that can glue friendships together in ways that a single night out sometimes can&#8217;t.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of my most cherished friendship moments came from volunteering at a university open day. Everything seemed to go wrong, we were ridiculously tired, but we still look back on that day like some sort of heroic group mission we accomplished together.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Try this: Suggest a mini-mission. Study together for an upcoming exam, train for a campus 5k race, or volunteer for a university event. That shared &#8220;we did this&#8221; feeling builds a powerful connection.<\/b><\/p><h2><strong>Be present in the &#8220;in-between&#8221; spaces<\/strong><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s not just about scheduled society meetings or big nights out; the in-between spaces are where genuine connections often spark. Think about the coffee queue at the campus caf\u00e9, the benches outside the library, or the common room in your halls. These are the places where casual chats can naturally unfold.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I became friends with someone simply because we were both waiting in line for coffee. We started chatting about a lecture we&#8217;d both missed, and somehow that conversation evolved into us making a point to meet there regularly.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Try this: The next time you find yourself in these common spaces, make a point of sitting near someone, saying hello, or asking, &#8220;What are you up to after this?&#8221; Small steps truly count.<\/b><\/p><h2><strong>Accept that things will change, but always stay open<\/strong><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Friendships naturally evolve. You won&#8217;t always live down the corridor from each other, you might not share lectures, and you may even intern in different cities. The friendships that endure are the ones that adapt. A key part of this adaptation is staying open: open to new plans, open to catching up despite distance, and open to different forms of connection. When we graduated, the only thing that kept one of my close groups going initially was sending random memes in our old course group chat. It sounds trivial, but it kept the door open until we eventually planned an actual reunion weekend.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Try this: Even if you graduate but your friend stays on campus (or vice-versa), send a &#8220;we should catch up&#8221; message. Even better, create a group chat for all your friends so someone is always chatting, and everyone stays updated on each other&#8217;s lives. Aim for a monthly check-in message, and don&#8217;t hesitate to send memes daily! It&#8217;s a fantastic way to keep the conversation alive.<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">University friendships don&#8217;t always start perfectly, and they certainly don&#8217;t always make the highlight reel. But if you invest in your shared purpose, build small, familiar rituals, utilize the spaces you&#8217;re already in, connect through shared challenges, and remain open to change, you&#8217;ll give yourself a fighting chance of having friends who still know your go-to takeaway order and your worst hangover story, long after you&#8217;ve left the library behind.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Got a friendship hack that&#8217;s worked for you? Share it with us below!<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15ace607 e-flex e-con-boxed qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"15ace607\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fe1289b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4fe1289b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b99f72b elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"3b99f72b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;expanded&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-9990\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" open>\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-9990\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><h3 class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> How do university friendships usually begin? <\/h3><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-9990\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bd601b0 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4bd601b0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c1c9341 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c1c9341\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Many university friendships start through shared experiences like lectures, societies, study sessions, or casual conversations in common spaces such as caf\u00e9s or libraries.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-9991\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-9991\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><h3 class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What are \u201cmicro-rituals\u201d in friendships, and why are they important? 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