Community Found Through Chi O
When I came to Mississippi State, I had my close high school friends come with me, for which I was so excited, but I was nervous we would not be as close after sorority recruitment. To this day they are still some of my closest friends, but I have also met new and lifelong friends through Chi Omega that make me honestly wonder how I managed life before meeting them.
College friendships are different than other friendships because you somehow manage to know everything about these new people within a matter of weeks. It honestly still feels so surreal to me the kind of intentional friendships I have formed with girls whom I have only known for a few short years. Thanks to Chi Omega, I have met friends with whom I genuinely want to spend every minute because they are somehow so goofy and funny with me while remaining intentional and loyal. These friends I have met are so diverse, yet we all share the same values. Each and every friendship I have formed through Chi O is so authentic. I know every friend in Chi Omega will keep me accountable by always pushing me to be my best self. Relationships like these are so new to me that I am constantly overwhelmed with joy. It really is the little things that makes college friends so unique. From Cookout runs at midnight to Refuge rides at sunset, the memories I’ve made with these girls will last a lifetime, and I trust wholeheartedly that these people I have met in college will always have my back. Without a doubt, I know that the people I have met in college and in Chi Omega will be my lifelong friends.
As sappy and cliché as I sound, every word is honestly just so true. I hope every girl that is scared to break away from their high school circle will read this and feel excitement and hopeful for the next four years. Don’t be scared to venture out and meet new people in college because it is one of the best things that can happen. I promise that you will not lose those close friendships you had in high school, but you will find new and different kinds of friendships that are so meaningful.
