As my senior year at Auburn University is quickly coming to a close, I reflect on my last three and a half years with a lot of great memories. With these great memories, I owe a great amount of credit to Auburn University's Greek system. Greek Life has played a large role in my life as an Auburn student, and I would not be who I am today without this campus organization. Auburn's Greek system gave me the opportunity to get involved on campus. It helped me adjust to the heavy load of schoolwork and studying, and it introduced me to a lifetime of friendships.
As a new freshman at Auburn, I was overwhelmed by the organizations, clubs and groups the University provided. I knew I wanted to get involved, but I didn't know which organization was right for me. After joining a sorority, everything just fell into place when it came to involvement. The sorority encouraged and offered me to meet with older sisters to listen to their experiences and advice for on campus organizations. My sisters prepped me for my interviews and encouraged me to go outside my comfort zone. With my sororities help, I was able to find my place in a great Auburn organization that interests me.
I don't think as an incoming freshman I really grasped the idea of how much harder Auburn classes were going to be compared to my previous high school classes. There was a heavier workload and even harder exams. I needed a big wake-up call and my Greek organization did just that. With mandatory study hours and having a lot of sisters in my classes, it helped me adjust and learn some necessary study practices that kept me above water. My sorority gave me a large reality check that college is not all play.
Above anything else, Auburn University's Greek organization allowed me to make long lasting friendships. Greek Life allowed me to meet some amazing people that have made a lasting impression on me and my experience at Auburn University. Not only did I meet people within my sorority, but also in other sororities and organizations. By branching out and being apart of a sisterhood, I was introduced to and met so many people I never would have met otherwise.
There's a saying that goes around every university that claims that you pay for friendship when you join a sorority. Members pay dues to keep up with chapter operations and philanthropy events. These dues do not, however, cover friendship. The members become close after attending mandatory meetings and events as freshmen. These friendships made will carry long into the real world when your Auburn experience comes to an end.
I owe a lot of my great Auburn memories to my decision to join a sorority. By joining, I have been able to get involved in other campus activities and organizations, I have learned the correct way to study and how to make the grades I need to succeed, and finally, I have made long lasting friendships that I will maintain years from now. I believe every Auburn student should consider being apart of such a great Auburn organization because of its great overall experience and legacy it leaves on your life.
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