Join Butler’s Admitted Student community
Connect with fellow admitted Bulldogs through Nearpeer—a free and private platform designed for admitted Butler students and parents.
Nearpeer will help you and your family meet fellow admitted Bulldogs with common interests. If you are looking for a future workout partner, study buddy, carpool co-pilot, or simply have questions about attending Butler University, Nearpeer can help!
Download the Nearpeer app from the Google Play or Apple Store. If you need assistance logging in, please email butler@nearpeer.net.
Getting Started
- Step 1: Head to nearpeer.net/butler.
- Step 2: Enter the personal email address you used on the Common App or your Butler University email address—whichever email address the app download invite was sent to.
(Parents—use the email address your student listed on their application!) - Step 3: You’ll receive an email with a verification link—click the link to begin creating an account.
- Step 4: Create a quick profile, and you’re in!
FAQs
- Once you’re logged into Nearpeer, click the My Groups tab at the bottom of your screen
- Click the plus sign at the bottom right and scroll through the groups available
- When you find a group you’d like to be added to, click Join
- Once you have added yourself to a group, you can then chat with other members of that group
- From your list of groups, click on the group you would like to send a message in
- At the top right, you will see a button that says Chat, which will open the group chat for that message
- Within a group chat, you can tag others by using the “@” symbol
Of course! Simply click on that student, parent, or staff member’s profile. At the top, you will see a red Connect button. From there, you can directly message that user. To see all direct messages, click on the Messaging tab at the bottom of your app.
If you need assistance logging in or have questions about the app or your account, please email butler@nearpeer.net.