Upon my arrival to college, I asked many people to share any advice they had with me. The most frequent answer I received was to get involved in anything and everything.

So that was my plan: join the big organizations and make all of the friends. Since I was not planning to join Greek life until my sophomore year, I figured my new plan was fool-proof.

So I applied and applied and applied. I went to interview after interview. I figured I would get into at least one of the big organizations, so my first rejection was not as hard on me. It hurt especially worse after I thought I nailed my final interview for one of them, only to be dropped the last possible second.

I broke down. I felt like I couldn't win. I questioned why I couldn't manage to get into a single one. I felt very much alone.

I let myself have my period of sadness, and soon after, I got myself back up and joined some smaller organizations that have meant a lot to me, including Odyssey.

I was rejected from five organizations last semester, and it wasn't until recently that I discovered the value in waiting for the right thing to come along. I have gotten a lot of interview practice out of it, which is a plus. I am already planning to apply for three more organizations next semester, so we will see how that goes.

They really don't tell you how much constant rejection hurts. Although, It really is all about how you continue to try again.