Like many people, I have been coasting through college and meeting people that have quickly became some of my best friends. Most of us met through Greek life, where people assume we “pay for our friends," but the girls I met in my sorority will be with me forever regardless of whether or not we talk after graduation. Being a freshman, and one of the many new girls in our house, we all quickly realized that we met the people we knew we would get along with in our time together at college.
Two years later, after living in the same house with the forty-something of us (and our house mom) and getting as close as we could be, we all moved out of our cozy Delta Gamma home and into our annex houses, all within walking distance of each other.
As the year has gone on, more and more talk of my friends graduating and moving on with their lives was being brought up. A few more tears were coming through and more and more “Cheers to the dormer" toasts were made when we were all together. Our lives were quickly changing and whether we like it or not, we would all have to move on one day and begin our grown-up lives.
As hard as it is, it is going to happen whether or not we want it to.
1. Have as much fun as humanly possible. Go out on a Tuesday night, spend some extra money on a weekend trip and/or take an adventure. Time spent together is a time well spent and memories you will never forget!
2. Go to your sorority (or fraternity) functions and make the best of them. Go to formal and spend some money on a dress. Have fun! As for the other functions, trust me, I get it. No one wants to wake up early and drive two hours out for a brunch or mandatory attendance. Making the best of all the time you have left together will never be a regret in your life.
3. Forget the drama. Your time with your friends is short. It will come to an end. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but time flies and before you know it you will be on your way to your big girl (or guy) job. Forget the little things and screw the drama!
4.Be careless. Have fun! If you are with your friends, nothing bad should come of it. Forget what outsiders think because only you and your friends know how funny or silly something can be.
5. Always remember that they have the ability to come back. Your memories with your friends do not stop after you walk across the graduation stage. Like I have said, life will move on. More and more memories will come of your friendships and your friends are always going to be there no matter what.
