I had some big swings up & down. Most do, I think. The reason for the swing varies I'm sure by chapter, campus, and person- but they're always there.
What helped me was taking a bit of a mental break from it. Still going, still experiencing, still partaking- but not being as involved or as dedicated. Studying abroad helped
I know it sounds strange to step back a little, but it works for some people. Then when you decide to step back into it, you are 100% committed and enjoying every moment.
The opposite side is to throw yourself in even harder. One of my biggest regrets is that I didn't really get to know some people in my pledge class until junior year- and they wound up being great sisters and great friends. They're some of the people I keep in touch with most now, 5 years later. I wish I had stepped out of my comfort zone and pushed harder to make it what I wanted.
And to be honest... GC helps a lot. For me at least! It is hard to be as involved as you want to be sometimes, especially when you aren't getting what you want. Connecting with your organization on a national level, learning more about the rest of the NPCs as well as NIC, NPHC, and all the other incredible orgs out there... it puts things into perspective, that you're a part of something great.
As an alumna, and I've had this conversation with many other alumnae from various orgs, something I don't understand is how we managed to make everything so dramatic! Hindsight is 20/20 of course, but so many things were really blown out of proportion when I look back on it. I wish we all hadn't blown so much of our energy on drama so we all could have enjoyed it more. I'm sure that goes for anyone in college, you just feel it more when you're surrounded by the same people for four years!
Good luck though... and take advantage of all outlets you have, including GC.
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Originally Posted by 33girl
Also this is the time of year when everyone's kind of sick of each other and the seniors especially are being pains in the rump.
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Isn't it funny that everyone is always ready for the seniors to go, regardless of how great they may be? The end of the year is that awkward change of power time, when the seniors don't really own anything but are still there with plenty of opinions. Although I may have missed them as individuals, I was always ready for the seniors to go... but I also know when I was a senior everyone else was ready for my class to graduate too
Okay ETA one more thing... my signature is especially poignant with your post. Just pretend it says AXO instead of Kappa... but it is so true.
And in the years after, with tears or with laughter, we'll always remember our dear Kappa days.
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