Pep rallies, step teams and Greek life.
A campus that is way too big you wil not even see the same person twice.
Have you ever watched movies like “Stomp the Yard” and “21 and Over” wishing that the college that you attend will be like that?
“I thought I was going to have fun in college but most of the time I am bored,” freshman Mecca Golden said.
In high school students imagine that when they go to college they are going to have so much freedom and plenty of time to have fun.
They cannot wait to move on campus and find out where the parties are.
Are your college expectations influenced by movies?
That sounds so nice to have something to do every weekend whether it is an activity a group put together or a party put together by the popular sororities and fraternities.
Expectation: A student cannot wait to get all dressed up this weekend and go party with her girls and go all around town
In reality she realized, “Oh wait, I have to finish three papers by Monday, that is what I get for procrastinating.”
Even though we as students want to enjoy our weekend that does not stop us from procrastinating and having to cram in work at the last minute.
All the extra work results in not having a very fun weekend.
“I do not fully enjoy going out knowing I have a lot of work to get done,” sophomore Jordan Floyd said.
Expectation: You move in your first day and walk into a really big double room and you get along with your roommate the first night.
At night you and your roommate walk around your building to meet new people and see what activities are happening.
Reality: You drive up to your new college, get lost, miss registration.
You have to move in yourself with maybe one other person helping.
The room you thought was big is actually small.
Your roommate took the best side and there are not enough outlets.
You go try to meet other people and see if something fun is going on but everybody is asleep after all the hard work of moving in.
Expectation: Everyone spreads the word when fun things are happening on campus, all you need is time and date and you are there.
Reality is, you have to actually look on the information board and posters hanging around to know what is going on.
The reality is you have to put more effort to bring more fun to your college if you are not satisfied.
You are not making a change by sitting around saying everything sucks and everything is boring.
Join a club and put out your ideas.
Give suggestions to the student government.
Use your resources and voice.
Penn State Main’s color run, pep rallys and parties have better outcomes because almost the whole school participates.
It makes a difference when students realize that they make the school, the school does not make them.
Unity week for Cabrini is coming up, so who will be coming out for the events?
April 8 will start off unity week with a march so how many students will participate?
There will be a week full of activities and fun.
If something is not fun then make it fun.
