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Despite my newfound interest in going through recruitment sophomore year, it never panned out. Over that summer I began dating an older guy (a super-senior to my freshman) who was vehemently anti-Greek and I let his beliefs influence me far too much over that summer. I never became anti-Greek myself, but I recognized that if I were to join a sorority, it would be a huge strain on our relationship, something I wasn’t willing to do at that point. Also, by second semester I had decided to transfer. UMass was going through some budgetary woes at that time, with programs being cut left and right, including public safety, which was especially troubling considering there had been a series of sexual assaults in the dorm next to mine. Let’s just say it’s rather unsettling to not be able to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night by yourself since that was the rapists’ reported M.O. (Sidenote, I understand that UMass is MUCH safer now & I would not have any qualms about sending my future daughters there). After giving it some serious thought, I decided it was time to look into continuing my education elsewhere.
I’m heading home, the next update will be tomorrow.
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QFA
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