When I first started college I did not know anybody, which is exactly how I planned it. I wanted to go to a new school, meet new people, and create new memories. It was all very exciting until it really sunk in. Will I enjoy being in a place I know no one? Will my introverted self actually make friends? Am I going to have a good college experience? The nerves kicked in and the college stress started before I even left home.
Freshman move-in day happened, and soon my parents left me in a place where I knew no one and for the first time in my life I was on my own. Orientation Weekend started and I will always be grateful we ended up in the same orientation group. We clicked immediately and I knew that college wouldn't be so bad because I had at least one person to help me get through the next four years.
It seems like just yesterday we were wandering all over campus to find our buildings so we wouldn't look lost on the first day of classes. We ate every meal together and talked about everything; from stories about our high school friends, to which boys on campus we thought were cute, to our hopes and fears about sorority recruitment. You quickly became someone I could trust and I knew I could go to you for anything. As the year went on we joined different sororities, met new people, and got involved in different things on campus. The busier we got, the harder it was to remain as close as we were those first few weeks of school. We still spent time together when we could. Your friends became my friends, and my friends became yours. We made a lot of memories that first semester. We may have drifted apart some, but I am glad I can still consider you one of my best friends in college.
And now, we are seniors! It's hard to believe that we have less than a year left in this place. Thank you for being my first friend on this campus. Thank you for eating all of your meals with me when we didn't have anyone else to sit with. Thank you for awkwardly going to all of the back to school events with me. Thank you for being the first person I had heart to hearts with. Thank you for even going to the fair that one time before we realized we were broke college kids and couldn't afford to ride any of the rides. Your friendship will be one that I will always treasure. I don't think I would have survived my first year of college without you. I will always be thankful for you and your friendship.
