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I was one of the snobs until the beg. of my senior year. And no, i'm not talking A lister, I'm talking like C lister that treats everone else like she felt she was being treated. I was such a follower, my "Friends" told me that we shouldn't be nice to anyone because no one was nice to us. And I actually bought that crap up until I went to Germany for the summer. I was part of a HS summer abroad program through IU and I went and met all kinds of different "levels" of popularity and I loved each and everyone. I talked with them and learned they felt as mistreated by my group as I was lead to believe they treated us. So when I came back, I wasn't intimidated by the different levels and started being a floater. I was a floater for a couple of months and then I settled comfortably into the B list. I was best girl friend to all the guys (I was on stage crew), first chair clarinet in band and orchestra, make-shift drummer for pepband, on stage in drama, student government, Asst Editor for yearbook and one of the most successful class skippers in my HS history :-D *Hey, i busted balls for 3 years, i deserved it!* I hung out with Jocks, Drama kids, Newspaper staff, Cheerleaders, Band members, the oddballs...everyone. And needless to say, my old friends called me a conformist, self-absorbed and a popularity seeker. They said i was fake, I was a B***H and I didn't deserve to have any friends. So I guess I kind of lied earlier, I didn't hang out with them much, but I realized they did nothing but bring people down that came into contact with them. I don't regret HS at all, because having the experiences I've had really has helped shape me into the person I am today and without that having happened, I don't know if I would like the person I would be.
Greek Love and Mine,
Mandie
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