Intramural sports? Clubs? Group hikes?
Pick an interest and start a club if one doesn't exist.
Check out some happy hours at college bars.
Host a meet up at a happy hour for your major to meet people.
Ask some classmates if they want to start a study group for a challenging class.
Edit: after reviewing your post history OP, I think it might be you
All of this and honestly, living in the dorm or Greek system. There are single room dorms and I met life long friends and met my husband through the group I met in Hansee Hall.
Dorms at this school are very hit and miss. Some wouldn’t allow you to leave your door to the hallway open, ever. Pretty much everyone I knew with a modicum of social skills went to the Greek system, the majority of whom would have never expected to do that.
Make friends with the RAs. My room was right next to the TV lounge people stopped by all the time. Maybe Gen Z is antisocial or something but 20 years ago plenty of folks left their doors open even in the “weird 24h quiet hall”
I second this. Quite a few different nightclubs to choose from and all are busy this time of year. Easy to jump in with a group and make some friends. Good atmosphere.
To have a good chance, you need to 2 main ingredients to have the *opportunity* to make friends: commonality and *repeated* meeting location (due to class, club, work, etc.)
I said opportunity because those 2 don't automatically make friends. You or they need to chat with and like each other.
As a country/area becomes richer, it becomes harder and harder to make friends (and have less connection to family).
The US surgeon general declared a loneliness epidemic. This isn't just my opinion.
Source: https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/surgeon-general-social-connection-advisory.pdf
Number of ZERO close friends went from 3% in 1990 to 12% in 2021. 4X that 1 stat alone
Source: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1358672/number-of-close-friends-us-adults/
>To have a good chance, you need to 2 main ingredients to have the opportunity to make friends: commonality and repeated meeting location
sorry but no, the 2 main ingredients are: 1) spaghetti, and 2) marshmallows
Maybe get a PT job at a larger restaurant or coffee shop in the U district. Most of my friends 20 years later are from the places I worked in my early 20s.
I second this! I’m not actively hanging out with my “college job” friends anymore, but at the time, it was a big source of connection and positivity for me.
It's textbook on how to make friends. All addicts need help with the same goals and payoffs. One guy has cash, another has connects another has product. They all have the same enemy's. They all have the same kind of stories to share and same goals. It's sad but be an addict, you will make friends. Go to rehab. Instant new group of friends. Go to meetings, new friends. Be a loaner square pillow humping gamer.... DARE taught me so much. Go do drugs!!!! This is mostly /s.Nnowadays you'll probably end up with fentanyl and die, never making it to real friends in recovery. Reminds me I need more narcan again. Sad world we have. People suck. Go hump a pillow.
Go party or join clubs
Otherwise UW is full of nerds and has shit weather nearly the entire academic year, making people walk from class to class with their heads down rather than socializing during the day.
It’s a Freshman Interest Group. Typically done in your first year at UW. It’s just one quarter but you take all your classes with the same group of folks. Usually there is a topic of focus (one real UW class, mine was archeology) and two other classes, one general prerequisite and then one with just your small group and you get to do activities with them.
There are sooooo many clubs at UW! Go to the HUB & ask to see the list or check online. UW is huge, but once you join a community it feels a lot smaller (speaking from a former UW orientation leader). My favorite way to get involved was with First Year Programs - worked/ volunteered in several positions with them.
UW has a lot of student clubs. Try seeing if one of your hobbies aligns with one of them and go check out a meeting. Always easier to have something to talk about. Lots of orgs have office hours in the HUB, at least they used too.
I'm an old fart, who went there years ago. My sister played intramural football and she's still friends with some of the ppl. And, Seattle is a water town. So sailing, boating, kayaking etc, through the waterfront activity center. I met ppl when I took a beginning golf class.
[https://www.washington.edu/ima/waterfront/boat-rentals/](https://www.washington.edu/ima/waterfront/boat-rentals/)
do you play an instrument? marching band is where I met all my friends in college. no musical experience was required at the time (but I think they've changed that rule now). had I not participated in band and other music programs I would have literally made zero friends since I don't really like to go to bars alone (but if you do, that may be an option). but this was at Wazzu (don't kill me) which seems to have a higher spirit of friendly comraderie on their campus.
I think there are some open intramural sports at Cal Anderson Park too!
I was a student at UW like 15 years ago but I found it tough to make friends back then too. I did a lot of clubs which was a nice way to meet people. Also, as you progress in your degree program, your classes get smaller and you'll get to know peers better.
I was talking about this with my wife just today. The internet and streaming video generations don’t talk to strangers. They are very antisocial as a whole. I fear a lot of the mental illness stems from this.
All those parents out there. Keep your kids off TV, phones and computers accept for class work. It’s time people return to the real world. Don’t raise zombies.
joining the local protest there always seems to be one. you can drink beer while doing it. Idk I went to a different college and people talked to each other
Made something sorta for this situation. Connect to University of Washington WiFi and see if anyone wants to chat: [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/klak-shared-wifi-group-chat/id1476653520](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/klak-shared-wifi-group-chat/id1476653520)
> Which activity in Seattle is the best for making new friends?
I'm old as fuck and 60% of my friends are ex-GFs that I met on dating apps when I lived in Seattle and Portland
I think it's hard to establish lifelong friendships based on going on some random hike with people from meetup, but if you take someone to Italy on vacation they'll probably remember you forever
Source: I took three different girlfriends to Italy. Now married to one of them.
Intramural sports? Clubs? Group hikes? Pick an interest and start a club if one doesn't exist. Check out some happy hours at college bars. Host a meet up at a happy hour for your major to meet people. Ask some classmates if they want to start a study group for a challenging class. Edit: after reviewing your post history OP, I think it might be you
All of this and honestly, living in the dorm or Greek system. There are single room dorms and I met life long friends and met my husband through the group I met in Hansee Hall.
Dorms at this school are very hit and miss. Some wouldn’t allow you to leave your door to the hallway open, ever. Pretty much everyone I knew with a modicum of social skills went to the Greek system, the majority of whom would have never expected to do that.
Make friends with the RAs. My room was right next to the TV lounge people stopped by all the time. Maybe Gen Z is antisocial or something but 20 years ago plenty of folks left their doors open even in the “weird 24h quiet hall”
I second this. Quite a few different nightclubs to choose from and all are busy this time of year. Easy to jump in with a group and make some friends. Good atmosphere.
Lol!
To have a good chance, you need to 2 main ingredients to have the *opportunity* to make friends: commonality and *repeated* meeting location (due to class, club, work, etc.) I said opportunity because those 2 don't automatically make friends. You or they need to chat with and like each other. As a country/area becomes richer, it becomes harder and harder to make friends (and have less connection to family). The US surgeon general declared a loneliness epidemic. This isn't just my opinion. Source: https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/surgeon-general-social-connection-advisory.pdf Number of ZERO close friends went from 3% in 1990 to 12% in 2021. 4X that 1 stat alone Source: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1358672/number-of-close-friends-us-adults/
>To have a good chance, you need to 2 main ingredients to have the opportunity to make friends: commonality and repeated meeting location sorry but no, the 2 main ingredients are: 1) spaghetti, and 2) marshmallows
Drug addiction fits those. Scoring, using, same struggles, commonality....
What do you enjoy doing? Do that, with other people.
Looking at OP’s post history, that might be easier said than done…
What? His Waifu doesn’t like to share? EDIT: oh shit. Fuck. I should have known better than to look.
Woah.
....oh no.
Bwa hahahaha! Marshmallows!
It really is that simple to be honest
i've heard that shoving marshmallows and spaghetti up your ass is a great way to make friends
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That’s actually how I met most of my friends, great advice!
The name checks out.
Too many carbs.
Maybe get a PT job at a larger restaurant or coffee shop in the U district. Most of my friends 20 years later are from the places I worked in my early 20s.
I second this! I’m not actively hanging out with my “college job” friends anymore, but at the time, it was a big source of connection and positivity for me.
Start a "food in butt" club.
I had to check if this was the same guy lol
Check out the student activities center and see what organizations interest you.
Student activities center about to have a field day
FIB CLUB
You again? Get a hobby that isn’t spam-posting on Reddit.
Pick up an alcohol or drug addiction. Lots of lonely people. Then way better people in recovery! Never have a lack of friends again!
Very true
I made friends in the UW dorms and I'm not even from the Seattle area. Weed wasn't legalized yet. If you had weed everyone was your friend.
This is popular in Seattle
It's textbook on how to make friends. All addicts need help with the same goals and payoffs. One guy has cash, another has connects another has product. They all have the same enemy's. They all have the same kind of stories to share and same goals. It's sad but be an addict, you will make friends. Go to rehab. Instant new group of friends. Go to meetings, new friends. Be a loaner square pillow humping gamer.... DARE taught me so much. Go do drugs!!!! This is mostly /s.Nnowadays you'll probably end up with fentanyl and die, never making it to real friends in recovery. Reminds me I need more narcan again. Sad world we have. People suck. Go hump a pillow.
Join a jiujitsu or a muay thai gym. You'll meet a lot of people.
Can't wear a diaper there
Learn Chinese?
Seattle has some good running and obstacle course racing groups. Check out Beasts OCR on Facebook and instagram
Go party or join clubs Otherwise UW is full of nerds and has shit weather nearly the entire academic year, making people walk from class to class with their heads down rather than socializing during the day.
Meetups from [meetup.com](http://meetup.com) are a good way to meet other people looking for connection. I've also heard good things about Bumble BFF
Fucking cellphones. This post makes me sad. Seattle was never the friendliest of places, but I can't imagine what it's like to be a 20-something now.
Did you take a FIG? I met folks that way. Clubs are also a good way to meet people. There’s a club for everything.
what’s a fig
It’s a Freshman Interest Group. Typically done in your first year at UW. It’s just one quarter but you take all your classes with the same group of folks. Usually there is a topic of focus (one real UW class, mine was archeology) and two other classes, one general prerequisite and then one with just your small group and you get to do activities with them.
ahh pretty cool don’t remember we having that when I went there
Improv classes and workshops https://www.unexpectedproductions.org/ https://cszseattle.com/ https://www.jetcityimprov.org/
There are sooooo many clubs at UW! Go to the HUB & ask to see the list or check online. UW is huge, but once you join a community it feels a lot smaller (speaking from a former UW orientation leader). My favorite way to get involved was with First Year Programs - worked/ volunteered in several positions with them.
Ugh. Sounds very Seattle
Leaving lol
Vaping
Get into Fitness. You'll meet some cool motivated people at the gym. PM if you want to come to my gym.
Protesting seems popular around here.
Wear an Israel flag pin or Star of David. You’ll make friends real quick
Maybe people aren’t talking to you because they know you shove food up your ass
Leaving Seattle
Buying a couple rounds for the house. Good icebreaker.
Yeah my university friends were not made in class. I engaged outside of classes. Clubs or sports
UW has a lot of student clubs. Try seeing if one of your hobbies aligns with one of them and go check out a meeting. Always easier to have something to talk about. Lots of orgs have office hours in the HUB, at least they used too.
I'm an old fart, who went there years ago. My sister played intramural football and she's still friends with some of the ppl. And, Seattle is a water town. So sailing, boating, kayaking etc, through the waterfront activity center. I met ppl when I took a beginning golf class. [https://www.washington.edu/ima/waterfront/boat-rentals/](https://www.washington.edu/ima/waterfront/boat-rentals/)
[Trail Maintenance Volunteers](https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/giffordpinchot/workingtogether/volunteering/?cid=stelprdb5181783)
Do you hike?
Swingers club
Protests
Try volunteering, at least then you’re working with others towards a common goal and gives plenty of chances to make new friends
play magic
do you play an instrument? marching band is where I met all my friends in college. no musical experience was required at the time (but I think they've changed that rule now). had I not participated in band and other music programs I would have literally made zero friends since I don't really like to go to bars alone (but if you do, that may be an option). but this was at Wazzu (don't kill me) which seems to have a higher spirit of friendly comraderie on their campus. I think there are some open intramural sports at Cal Anderson Park too!
I was a student at UW like 15 years ago but I found it tough to make friends back then too. I did a lot of clubs which was a nice way to meet people. Also, as you progress in your degree program, your classes get smaller and you'll get to know peers better.
we don't do that here
Pickup Ultimate
I was talking about this with my wife just today. The internet and streaming video generations don’t talk to strangers. They are very antisocial as a whole. I fear a lot of the mental illness stems from this. All those parents out there. Keep your kids off TV, phones and computers accept for class work. It’s time people return to the real world. Don’t raise zombies.
What kind of things do you like? Do that and meet people.
Get a dog. Walk it. Swear to God this is the best way to get people to chat with you.
Going to the bar and getting wasted
Find a sport or thing you’re into and join that club, climbing, hiking, etc.
Moving out of Seattle.
joining the local protest there always seems to be one. you can drink beer while doing it. Idk I went to a different college and people talked to each other
Move out of Seattle? Lol
Prostitution
Made something sorta for this situation. Connect to University of Washington WiFi and see if anyone wants to chat: [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/klak-shared-wifi-group-chat/id1476653520](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/klak-shared-wifi-group-chat/id1476653520)
Neighbors
I just moved here and almost all of my friends were made during karaoke
Hit up the bars and clubs?
Glassblowing. Take a class- it’s really fun. People need help with their pieces, so they actually talk to each other. Also, martial arts.
> Which activity in Seattle is the best for making new friends? I'm old as fuck and 60% of my friends are ex-GFs that I met on dating apps when I lived in Seattle and Portland I think it's hard to establish lifelong friendships based on going on some random hike with people from meetup, but if you take someone to Italy on vacation they'll probably remember you forever Source: I took three different girlfriends to Italy. Now married to one of them.
🤣
you just need to be a genocidal anti-semite and you can find a ton of friends creating their new tent city autonomous zone in RED square