School Day Memory: My Second Day of College
Posted in Once I Was a Kansas Girl and tagged with Christianity, College, Jesus Christ, School on November 22, 2008To read the first part of this story, check out my first day of college.
The next morning, I woke up just a couple hours after my roommate had come home. I was shocked by how late she stayed out. 5 AM…really? What in the world do you do until 5 AM? I wasn’t sure I wanted to know.
I got to work finishing putting together my things and going to the bookstore to buy my books for my classes. I enjoyed looking through the books for the semester, but after that I didn’t have much to do.
For lunch, I went to the cafeteria alone. I wasn’t the only one there alone, but I didn’t reach out to anybody. I pretended like I needed no friends and was perfectly content being there by myself, but inside I was humiliated and aching for a friend. Even in new situations like this I never had a problem making new friends, but here it seemed like everyone else knew people. After all, most OU students come from Oklahoma or north Texas, and they come there with their high school friends.
That afternoon as I sat in my room with my roommate, each of us on our computers, two upperclassmen knocked on our door. We invited them in, and they told us about a pizza party that was to be held that night. It was on the other side of campus, and all we had to do to get there was to meet downstairs beforehand and we could walk over with them. My roommate and I both said we would go, and they left. I found out later that those ladies never thought I would come, but thought my roommate would (the opposite happened).
When the appointed hour came, I went downstairs incredibly excited to have a chance to meet new people. I knew that there would be friendly people there, because I had already met some. Not only were the two girls who came by my room there, but so were the friendly upperclassmen that helped me move in the day before. They were all a part of the Baptist Student Union, and they made it a part of their goal to connect with the freshmen and make them feel at home.
So we walked across campus, being shown where the important buildings were, and finally made it to our destination. After pizza, we went out bowling which was also a lot of fun. I was excited to finally be in a group of people that I was comfortable with and that were truly interested in getting to know me and helping me get my bearings on that big college campus.
That day several friendships began that still last. Not only were those upperclassman girls to become mentors to me, but I met my future roommate and best friend, Dana, at the Baptist Student Union sometime in those early weeks. The Baptist Student Union was also where I learned how to grow in my faith in Christ, helping to mold me into who I am today.
Other School Day Memories:
Kindergarten and 1st Grade: Kisses and Skunks
2nd and 3rd grade: Spitwads
3rd grade: Laundry Chutes and Floppy Disks
4th grade: Watching Whales
5th grade: Bad Grammar
7th Grade: Teacher Review
8th Grade: 100 Marble Pick Up
9th Grade: Science Nerd
10th Grade: Playing in the Rain
11th Grade: Pink
12th Grade: Sleepovers on a School Night
College Freshman Year: My First Day of College
College Junior Year: Kidnapping and Frozen Custard
College Senior Year: Why Procrastination Might Not Be My Thing
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I’m thankful for all those friends I met at the BSU and what they all mean to me. God’s used them more than they’ll probably ever know.
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November 22nd, 2008 at 8:00 am
That is so wonderful! It is so interesting how people meet one another and end up becoming the best of friends. The first time I met Meagan my best friend, I thought she was the biggest brat. We were ice skating and she complained the WHOLE time. But I continued to help her and she got pretty okay with it. We had met through some mutual friends and continued to all hang out as a group and somehow we became the very very very best of friends. I wouldnt trade her for anything! I miss her so much! I’d move all the way back to Utah just so I could hang out with her again!
November 22nd, 2008 at 11:25 am
What a wonderful memory! I remember my first days in college. Interestingly enough (or maybe not – probably a God thing), I met two very good Christian friends. These girls, man…they just radiated a glow of Jesus Christ. I’m sure you know what I’m talking about – you’ve seen it, no doubt. Or maybe you HAVE it…which is just awesome.
November 22nd, 2008 at 12:23 pm
What a wonderful memory. College days are really special.
November 22nd, 2008 at 5:30 pm
Thanks for the “rest of the story”. I wasn’t a Christian when I moved into my dorm at Central Michigan University in 1978, but the first people I met on campus were (I was drawn to them because they weren’t drunk). That was the end of August. On September 5, 1978, one of those people introduced me to Jesus Christ.
November 22nd, 2008 at 9:39 pm
28 to Nothin’…. until this Red Raider touch down. Waiting to see if they get the extra point….. waiting… penalty dead ball… waiting…. OK 28 -7. Hubby says OU is TOUGH (and of course he is looking at who Bama may have to play for the National champ. if we manage to beat Florida in the SEC playoff).
The nachos are good – great idea for game food – and I haven’t had Dr. Pepper (diet) in a while. But I bought it today and have thoroughly enjoyed it with my nachos!
I am SO glad that OU is doing well for you!
Continue having a great weekend!
November 24th, 2008 at 5:16 pm
I wish I had some good influences my first days of college…