Hi. First of all, I want to wish you the best of luck and happiness in your journey. You seem like a young woman with a lot going for you.
However, I'd like to point this out, as I think it speaks volumes about the emotional place from which you come:
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Originally Posted by misscherrypie
Why does my University culture and belonging mean so much to me? Simply because I was raised without much of an identity and never had very many friends or close ties to bind with, even now. I've always wanted to belong to an organization.
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The sense of belonging is one of our most core and fundamental needs. We're social animals, and we need to have a group, a family, a pack, a tribe, whatever. We need that. I suspect that there are deeper issues in your past that have undermined your sense of belonging in the world, and that is why you crave so deeply a sense of identity and belonging, whether it be your university affiliation or Greek letters. We ALL have different hot buttons or "issues" that we face, but I think it's helpful to at least acknowledge the source of them in order to grow in spite of them.
Secondly... as a Bruin and native Californian, this whole thing hurts my soul:
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Originally Posted by misscherrypie
The Wolf Pack is more than just a sports team. Period. The closest school that has a similar (and probably older and more Nationally recognized) culture is probably USC (California).
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