Dear MSU,
Being a Spartan is something that comes with great pride, love for Sparty and love for East Lansing. There's nothing better in this world than being a Spartan. Thank you, MSU for introducing me to my best friends freshman year, and thank you for all the memories I've made, and all the ones I look forward to. Thank you for making me step out of my comfort zone, learn about different perspectives, and doing so with such subtlety I didn't even realize. Thank you for Saturday game days, for the wild tailgates, beer, and friends who've become my family away from home. Thank you for being the best tailgating city in the country, College and NFL. Thank you for having your own ice cream. I mean, the Dairy Store is the best stress reliever on this planet. Thank you for having the most colorful, and green campus (in my humble opinion). Being a Spartan comes with an insurmountable enthusiasm.
Anywhere you go, you can find a fellow Spartan, say "go green" and hear "go white" back immediately. Thank you for the great bar scene, Los Tres, and lots of Insomnia Cookies. I depend on those more than you will ever realize. Thank you for making us into a community, one with endless coffee shops, bookstores, and loads of Spartan Pride. Thank you, MSU, for allowing there to be a place for everyone. A place, where no one can feel alone. A place where everyone has a purpose on campus.
MSU has become more than the school I go to. It's where I learn and grow. Where my second family is. It's become a place I can't imagine leaving, nor want to. A place where I have found who I am, and who I still aspire to be. Where the Red Cedar River has become my favorite study spot (right outside of Hannah, where you still get wi-fi). I've fallen in love with the ways the leaves turn colors in the fall, and the first snowfall is pure magic. I can't see myself anywhere else than right where I am, and that's because of you, MSU.
So, thank you MSU for introducing me to a world of fun, while still reminding me that my education is the most important thing. Thank you for the students who have their voices heard and won't let anyone become silenced. Thank you for making me feel more than a number. The campus is huge but still feels so inclusive. MSU you're my home. My heart bleeds green and white forever.
Go Green.
