Sorority And Self-Analysis

My transition into high school was as easy as taking a breath. I had always found school quiet easy and I never had to put much effort into getting promising grades. Before high school I had my whole life figured out, or at least I thought I did. I had planned that I would attend a law school or major in English. After a while of being in high school I started to realize many things. My parents did not have the financial stability to send me to a law school, I was not as smart as all the other kids, little by little I began struggling with a negative mentality about myself and my future. I slowly let go of my dream of becoming a lawyer and decided to join the Health Careers Academy. Soon enough, I began to have a deep interest in the medical field but then again I continued to have the same question; how can I afford going to a medical school? I did not know much about college or what it took to get into college. I assumed I just had to have a pretty transcript and that was all it took. My self confidence began to lower as I saw how other students cruised through their high school years so effortlessly. I never wanted to ask for help because I did not want to seem “dumb”. I would bite my tongue and hold in all the unanswered questions I had. My junior year, I was having a very difficult time. I had a tight schedule which consisted of almost all AP or honors courses. I slowly began to give up because I did not believe that I could do it. I let my grades slip failing almost

A Zeta is a woman who is community conscious and action oriented, and as such, someone who is continuously thinking of innovative ways to better the community around her. As a finer woman of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc., I believe that I uphold these ideals. Ever since I was a young girl with no knowledge of what Zeta was, I have always possessed this insatiable need to help others. This need to help those around me only intensified as I went through my journey of life. When I learned about our amazing sorority, I not only, became instantly drawn to our founding principles, but also realized the opportunity to serve and reach out to others I would gain through the organization.

All around the world sororities are a subculture or “a segment of society’s population” on most college campuses (Macionis 64). These sororities have their own language, norms, beliefs, and values. Most college campuses have many charters or different sororities to choose from when a student wants to pledge a sorority. On the Saint Francis University campus, there are seven sororities that a female student can belong to. Each sorority has a different philanthropy which is a foundation that the sorority stands behind. For example Delta Phi Epsilon stands behind the Educational Foundation, this foundation helps women get the education that they deserve. Sororities are known for creating a bond between girls that last a life time.

I come from a low-income family with a household of eight people. I have my dad, my six siblings, and my mother passed away a few years ago. As a first-generation college student I felt so many emotions. I came from a high school that didn’t prepare me for college courses and that became a problem. What made it worse was that my dad didn’t go to college, so I couldn’t go to him for help. I was scared, depressed, unprepared, I was doing everything on my own. I also felt like I didn’t belong because I believed I wasn’t as smart as the other students or “rich” enough. When I first arrived at UC Davis, I was immediately intimidated. All of the other students seemed so educated and professional and I just compared myself to them without even getting to know them. Let me tell you, getting here wasn’t easy and I know it wasn’t easy for you either, so feel accomplished. You made it! Now that you’re in UC Davis, you will be expected to work hard. Times may get rough, but just remember that help is out there. Take advantage and don’t be afraid or ashamed to seek help.

Before I started at UCO, I completed courses at both Oklahoma City Community College and OSU-OKC. My very first semester of college was at OCCC where I was straight out of high school. I finished high school online, so starting over and going to class was a learning curve for me. I was very anxious and shy starting out. I remember the first day of class, it was Intro to Psychology, and before going into class I cried in my car for twenty minutes because I was so nervous. I thought college would be an extension of high school and that I didn’t want to go through again. Once I talked myself into going to class, the first hour I did not remember. However, I quickly realized that college is nothing

Yes, my first time actually dealing with people from all different backgrounds and beliefs was during college and the first time really experienced people who believed in different things and felt strongly about them was when I pledged a sorority and there were two girl who refused to wear pants and it became very frustrating for everyone and even me because I didn’t understand how people didn’t believe in wearing pants until after we had to get a life coach in to our organization to help us better understand each other and it helped us work better in groups to accomplish the sorority projects.

Some of our group members are not interested in joining a sorority, which gave ethnocentric bias. Since a few of us want nothing to do with this lifestyle, our ability to stay completely objective and not include our own personal views was challenging. Conversely, some of our group members were interested in joining SDT, which also lead to bias. Due to the different opinions on Greek life, we believe both biases were able to counteract each other and help us remain as objective as possible. Our informants were mostly from the same pledge class, meaning they pledged the same semester. This could have influenced our research due to a similarity in age, viewpoint, and experience in the sorority so far. Different observations would have been drawn

In high school many teachers would nag about how college professors wouldn’t care and be helpful but boy where they wrong. Sometimes I wonder if they even went to college. Coming into college, I was quiet afraid that I would not have professors that cared for their students to succeed. I imagined them being mean, strict and stuck-up. To my surprise, all of my professors so far have been more than willing to assist me. They are a fountain of knowledge. Many have given me different types of contact information so if I’m ever struggling with an assignment I can get ahold of them one way or another. One professor even gave us his skype information. Talking to other students, I’ve learned that I’m not the only one who feels like this. They’ve shared with me their wonderful learning experiences that the professors have given them. Where they have great environments and professors who been really supportive. I feel like when professors and students have a good relationship, learning goes

Coming in as a freshman with enough college credits to make me sophomore, made me feel out of place. I did not experience the freshmen experience like most freshmen’s coming into college because I had previously taken college classes during high school. I have already felt what it was like to be in college classes for the first time when I took dual credit classes. Because of that, I never felt any excitement during my first day at TAMUCC. There was not anything I did not expect coming in as freshmen. For example, I have already experienced the demanding college schedule, the mountains of homework, assignments, and tests, and first day of school feeling. When I learned about the Habits of the Mind in my freshmen seminar class, I realized that I was missing a few of them. I felt like I was least developed in the habit of openness and

Time flies, the first term of my freshmen year is almost to the end. When I first got into college, I didn't know what to do as a college student. It was hard during the first two weeks of my freshmen year. Not to mention, It was right after a long summer's vacation. I was extremely lazy about everything and couldn't focus on school work. After almost failing my first mid-term, I realized I need to focus on studying. I began to get back on track and finished work before the deadline. As time passed, I could still remember when I first got into the Freshmen Inquiry class I was struggling and now my Freshmen Inquiry class is working on our last project of the term and our group is doing great. During Freshmen Inquiry class, I learned many things.

I walked in, My worst fear had come true I was the last person in the class! At first I didn’t like how I didn’t know anyone in the class but then I soon became really good friends with three of the people in the class. Coach Barbour greeted us by saying “Hi,How are you” this caught most of us off guard but i thought that it was really nice and I enjoyed being asked, teachers don’t ask how are you a lot these days. Coach Barbour gave us a lot of information that day and it was a little overwhelming and scary. I felt like this year was going to be very challenging, not only in academics but also socially. I wasn't sure if I would be able to adjust to this new surroundings and expectations of me. Coach Barbour did however, make me feel very

Do you remember as you sat in that Simi large class room filled with 28 other students the smell of paper in the air and the sound of your teachers saying “that this was just the stepping stone into your life, your career, and everything you wanted to be when you grew up?” Remember back to when you were in high school allowing your teachers voices to come back to you, remember how it once was; Remember they stressed the importance of grades and attendance, what is your drive for going to school every morning, how did you manage your time whilst on campus? Imagine yourself now an adult in your first year of college coping with the stress of daily life and school, reflecting upon all those

Throughout my lifetime I have listened to people reflect back on their college experiences and explain how college is supposed to be “the best experience of your life.” The summer after my senior year I use to try and imagine what my first semester was going to be like based on what I had heard people talk about in the past. After my first semester at NC State I realized that I couldn’t fully understand what college was like until I experienced it for myself. My first couple of weeks at Ohio State was rough and really tested my strength (mental and physical). I faced challenges and obstacles that I had never heard about in those past college experience conversations. All of a sudden there was no one to get me out of

Sitting in class for the first time, it was half of what I expected. I expected to sit by people I didn’t know, learn about old things in new lights, and writing a lot of papers. What I didn’t expect was me hating college. I am not as creative as some teaches would like, but that isn’t my personality, and I dint want it to be either. I fully expected college to try and morph me into a perfect little student that I knew I wasn’t. College so far to me hasn’t been fun and I will treat it like Wal-Mart. When I say that, I mean that I will get in and get out as fast as possible. If I pick up stuff along the way then alright, but if I don’t, then it won’t kill me.

My first day of my foundation of college success class I was a bit nervous and didn’t know what to expect. Everything happen so quick in the past few days. I was excepted the 3 days before the first day of class, I had to get almost every paper that has something to do with my personal info and health in order to attend school and also didn’t get get a chance to go college shopping. I was the last person to enroll for classes, my advisor told me I belice it was maditory for all freshmens to take a fcs class there first semester. My first day of classes the first thing I honestly thought about was im not in a school filled with friends im going to be sitting in a class filled with people I never met before so I was abit axious. I thought my professor was a bit crazy, she was very energetic hopping around class. As the weeks go by I started getting use to her teaching style she reminded me off my high school U.S history teacher Mr. Costello. Theres teaching style Is sot of similar. No matter whats the topic they’re teaching they know how to connect to their students and want their students to actually learn instead of the information going 1 ear out the other.