When I began to talk to upperclassmen, they kept saying over and over again, "It goes by so fast, you have no idea. Cherish your time as a freshman!" I had no idea just how right they were.

It feels like just last week was August 25, and I had just moved into my new home away from home. It can't have been more than two days ago that I ran home to my sisters in Kappa Delta. My friends, my teachers, and just my general life at college has been a million times more wonderful than I ever could have imagined. I have met people in these last five months that will be a part of life for the next five decades. My professors have pushed me to walk out the door a better, smarter, and kinder person than I walked in. I have gotten to watch the green leaves turn to yellow, to orange, to red, and then to fall off the trees for the first time. Time flies, faster than I ever imagined it could. In less than a week, I will be done with my first semester of college. I can barely wrap my mind around it.

And what a journey it has been.

One eigth of my time here can't already be over, right? I cannot wait for many more semesters of life with my people, but I don't want it to be over. Someone needs to stop this train.