Rush at UCSC

[justamom]

Corina, I too am so sorry for the obstacles you are facing. BrownEyedGirl, I agree with everything you said, everything.
The most important, is to sit down and talk with your friends and tell them what you have said here, but try not to say something that would make them feel guilty.

It could be that your friends are a little insecure about wearing letters at his point in your efforts. Be gentle with them and understand they have feelings they may be unable to express.

Have the four of you sat down as FRIENDS, and talked about ideas to meet others in a more casual way? You may want to devote some time to getting out there and meeting as many new people as possible. You can find the most interesting peple at work outs, on the rec fields, the plays. Your roles at this stage are more like ambassadors for your vision. It is a slow process,
but you are tackling the problems in a very mature and dedicated way. I may very well be wrong, but I feel the missing ingrediant (for where you are now) is getting others interested. People won't come to you yet, you must go to them.

Why not have each of you bring one NEW person (i know you could find two) to a fun campus event or meet for a movie. Just hang out and sprinkle in the conversation what you all are doing. Just be sure yo make friends first-no hard sell. Just an idea that you can keep building on.