Spring Break
Graduation brings out emotions and memories
Issue date: 5/4/07 Section: Opinion
It's so weird that I'm graduating from college in two weeks. I know you hear every senior say it, but you can't recognize the feeling until you've experienced it. Lately, I've been feeling really emotional, like I could cry at any second. I'll walk by Dallas Hall and get a lump in my throat. Dallas Hall at night is the prettiest sight on campus. Or I'll see a friend that is moving away after graduation and a sad smile will appear on my face as I think about fun memories and the fact that I might not see them again. My time at SMU has shaped me into the soon-to-be professional I am now.
It's remarkable how much one person can change in just four short years. If you would have told me in high school about the people I would meet and the things I would accomplish at SMU, I would have laughed in your face.
Freshman year, the only thing I worried about was what theme party I was going to that night. I joined a sorority and made tons of friends. Sophomore year, I grew up a little bit when I went through some rough family situations. I lived in the Panhellenic House, which created bonds with a couple of girls I never thought I'd be friends with. They helped me get through the tough times. Junior year, I got an apartment with a random girl from my pledge class. That random girl turned out to be one of the most incredible women I've ever met. Now she's engaged, and I'm a bridesmaid in her wedding. If I hadn't lived with her, she and I would never have become so close. Now, here it is my senior year, which has been the best year in my entire life. Never can I recall feeling so truly happy. I have the most fantastic roommate and best friend in the world and an incredible boyfriend, both of whom bring constant joy to my life.
As a senior, my main worry is about starting my job and how my life is going to change post-graduation. I won't be able to lie out by the pool for hours on a sunny day. I'll be behind a desk in a skyscraper downtown, recruiting for a law firm.
It's remarkable how much one person can change in just four short years. If you would have told me in high school about the people I would meet and the things I would accomplish at SMU, I would have laughed in your face.
Freshman year, the only thing I worried about was what theme party I was going to that night. I joined a sorority and made tons of friends. Sophomore year, I grew up a little bit when I went through some rough family situations. I lived in the Panhellenic House, which created bonds with a couple of girls I never thought I'd be friends with. They helped me get through the tough times. Junior year, I got an apartment with a random girl from my pledge class. That random girl turned out to be one of the most incredible women I've ever met. Now she's engaged, and I'm a bridesmaid in her wedding. If I hadn't lived with her, she and I would never have become so close. Now, here it is my senior year, which has been the best year in my entire life. Never can I recall feeling so truly happy. I have the most fantastic roommate and best friend in the world and an incredible boyfriend, both of whom bring constant joy to my life.
As a senior, my main worry is about starting my job and how my life is going to change post-graduation. I won't be able to lie out by the pool for hours on a sunny day. I'll be behind a desk in a skyscraper downtown, recruiting for a law firm.
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