What I describe in this story is similar to the worst that I experienced, and I almost quit right then and there. The desire to fit in and to find your "place" within a community is a strong motivator. Once initiated, you gain almost instant acceptance, a heady feeling for someone who had always felt like an outsider looking in.
I do sometimes imagine what it would have been like to go to a large, urban university where certainly there would have been other options and social outlets, but I think I would have been completely lost and certainly not the person I am today.
I would love to hear about other people's experiences, good and bad.
My college experience was in the late 70's. There weren't any other options. I came from extreme physical and emotional abuse, by my father. I wasn't going to willingly subject myself to more of it.
Midway through 'Pledge Week' I resigned. It wasn't worth it.
What I describe in this story is similar to the worst that I experienced, and I almost quit right then and there. The desire to fit in and to find your "place" within a community is a strong motivator. Once initiated, you gain almost instant acceptance, a heady feeling for someone who had always felt like an outsider looking in.
I do sometimes imagine what it would have been like to go to a large, urban university where certainly there would have been other options and social outlets, but I think I would have been completely lost and certainly not the person I am today.
I would love to hear about other people's experiences, good and bad.
My college experience was in the late 70's. There weren't any other options. I came from extreme physical and emotional abuse, by my father. I wasn't going to willingly subject myself to more of it.