It only took one conversation to know where I belonged on Baylor campus. A one-hour meeting with girls asking me where they see God working in my life and how I want to grow in His work. One hour that I can never take for granted.

To say that last semester was hard is an understatement. Coming from a school where I knew everyone since our kindergarten days, I always had the same friends, same classmates, and the same familiar faces around me. College put me in a situation that was completely new to me, trying to make friends wherever I went.

The first few weeks proved to be very hard on me. I struggled to put myself out there, introducing myself to complete strangers, hoping they were searching for a new friend. I would sit in my room, eating whatever Penland was serving that night, just hoping to find a place where I would be accepted and loved.

It’s difficult to imagine where I would be without the love and support of the most down to earth and genuine girls I have ever met. It's even harder to describe to put into words how much of a blessing Kappa Chi Alpha has been in my life. I have found my home in girls who pour their hearts and souls into the work of God and into each other.

From our first rush mixer, I found my home. I didn’t even know more than three girls in the organization before I committed to rushing KXA. During the first week of classes this semester, we had rush week. Nervous feelings tumbled in my stomach, fearing that I would find the same difficulty of connecting with anyone from last semester. Instead, I found fellowship, faithfulness, and an energy that I had never seen before. They were so welcoming of me, not even knowing who I was. Day after day, I realized how fortunate I was to be joining an organization like KXA.

From freezing in the cold, listening to worship music at Common Grounds with a warm cup of Mexican hot chocolate, to sharing my testimony and tearing up in front of my future sisters, the rush events were something that I looked forward to each day in the midst of new and stressful classes. To the girls who welcomed me and the many I have met beyond then, I am so thankful for you, your grace, and your most wonderful welcome into KXA.

Now, after hours of new member dance rehearsals, weeks of attempting to memorize our goal and purpose, being showered in love and gifts from my big, and the most blessed day of initiation, I can officially say that I found my home in Kappa Chi Alpha. But to those who have felt what I battled against, the feeling of being lost in a crowd, not finding your place in a new home, you can and will find it. It may take time to discover where you belong, but being at Baylor means that you are surrounded by people who already want you to find your home.

I found a place where I am accepted for who I am. Whether you join KXA, a church ministry, or multicultural club, I pray that you find what I have found, because when you do, you will never want to let it go. Hold on to the people in that organization, and hold them close to your heart, because your time with them is not as long as you think.