In December of 2013 I got accepted into the best University known to mankind. Immediately, I started to get ideas about what my freshman year would look like. I imagined joining a sorority that would give me a ton of sisters and friends, becoming super close with my roommate, excelling in school, enjoying all that Auburn had to offer, continuing to grow in my faith, and FOOTBALL. 8 very short months later I sobbed as my mommy and daddy drove away and left me standing in the rain wondering what in the world I was suppose to do now. My first semester at Auburn was very much trail and error. I learned a lot about myself (I am not a morning person, I am not a night person, I don’t like coffee, I love random dance parties, Skittles keep me sane, I talked to my dog way to much when I lived at home.)
After one of the most emotionally and physically draining weeks of my life, I did join a sorority, and I am beyond thankful for the amazing sisters God has given me. My sisters have made my adjustment to Auburn so much easier than it would have been without them. Greek life isn’t for everyone but I am grateful that I gave it a shot and found where I belonged.
I also learned a lot about the Ashley’s of this world. Ashley…there is no other way to describe my roommate, she’s just Ashley. Whether she’s wearing jeans when everyone else is wearing shorts, taking horrible snap-chats of me, asking me questions about why people do things in the south (She’s a Cali girl), or complaining about the heat, she always has a smile on her face and a laugh that is contagious. Now don’t get me wrong, we have fought, there have been tears of both joy and sadness but I am honored to call her one of my best friends. (You kind of have to be friends with your roommate unless you want to live in misery for 9 months…Tara and I are living together, next year-pray for us).
One thing that Ashley and I learned that is necessary to surviving Freshman year are midnight dance parties… we turn on YouTube, crank it up and pull out the best dance moves we have, trust me you’ll feel a thousand times better. I had to find a way to relax because college is hard. Very, very hard. The classes are hard. The finding my place was hard. The missing my mom is hard. The wanting home cooked food is hard. It’s hard. But no matter how hard it was for me to find my niche I have loved Auburn since day one, I had days when all I did was cry but in the end I remember that God put me here for a reason. My first semester at Auburn taught me that I just have to be me and do what makes me happy. That’s the only way to survive.
Go out. Go to football games (seriously the some of the best memories you’ll make.) Try out for that club. Eat that cupcake. Dance to TSwift. Be you. Have fun. Enjoy it while it’s here.
Go out. Go to football games (seriously the some of the best memories you’ll make.) Try out for that club. Eat that cupcake. Dance to TSwift. Be you. Have fun. Enjoy it while it’s here.