Sorority Girl

I recently had a sorority meeting. I know most of my family and friends wonder why in the heck I, as a 28-year-old, still spend my time helping out with a college sorority. I mean, don't I know I graduated like eons ago? So here I am writing this and I'm gonna try to explain myself.

I hear a lot of people talking about what their passion in life is. I am absolutely certain that my passion in life is higher education. I am in awe of what higher education can do for people. I believe in higher education like I believe in nothing else in this world (things out of this world not included;)). I've seen so many people change their lives by going to college and I just can't think of a single better thing someone who doesn't like their place in life can do than go back and get a college degree.

When I decided to get my Master's Degree I knew I wanted to do something in the college arena. I choose to get a degree in Education, specifically in Higher Education Leadership, hoping to work in student affairs (the people who advise student organizations, run the residence halls, serve as judicial representatives, etc). While completing my degree I worked in the student activities office at Sac State. I discovered two things from this experience 1: I loved college and college students more than ever 2: Student affairs is a difficult field to work in. These professionals are required to work long hours for little pay in often extremely bureaucratic environments. Though at some point in my life I may choose to go back into this field, at this point in my life this isn't the place for me.

But, I still love college students. Sure, they can be arrogant, irresponsible and naive, but so can I and I'm 28! For the most part I love their views on the world. College students feel like their whole life is ahead of them. They can take on this world! There is nothing they cannot do! That confidence and trust in themselves and the world around them is so refreshing. When I work with the girls in the sorority, that attitude is contagious. I find myself thinking I too can take on the world! My life is totally ahead of me too! What a nice change from the adult world in which most people struggle to make ends meet and feel trapped in the lives they have created for themselves.

So you can see why I still work with the girls in the sorority. It helps that the sorority I advise is full of bright, intelligent, funny women. As much as I love college students, I really love the girls this sorority breeds. There is some drama, yes, and they do occasionally (or not so occasionally) do really stupid stuff, but some of the best people I know I've met because of Phi Sigma Sigma. I always laugh when I am with these girls. Like full on, belly laughs. The kind of laughter that sometimes ends in tears. They are getting younger and younger (I'm NOT getting older and older, that's for sure) but I learn from them every time I interact with them. I did recently step down as the chapter key advisor (even I am capable of getting burnt out) but I'm still in an advisor capacity with them. There will be a day when I no longer work with them, but I don't look forward to that day. I'll have to find some other unsuspecting college students to attach myself to.

In case you were wondering, my new career goal is to become a college professor. It's probably a 5 year goal as it will require more school for me, but I'll make it happen. I'm a lifer when it comes to college.

Loves to all (especially to my sorority girls:)).