tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482086120454663232.post6864696592182109811..comments2023-09-25T11:03:17.468-05:00Comments on The Modern Gal: Confessions of an ex-sorority galUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482086120454663232.post-43578961403750006862008-12-12T01:51:00.000-06:002008-12-12T01:51:00.000-06:00I'm having trouble making friends after college. ...I'm having trouble making friends after college. I never realized how easy it was when I was in college. I was so nervous and concerned about how people saw me but I was surrounded by potential friends.<BR/><BR/>Now I don't know where to start... it's hard.<BR/><BR/>Please post more about this. I'll bookmark you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482086120454663232.post-91885520542673634402008-12-04T17:17:00.000-06:002008-12-04T17:17:00.000-06:00How'd it go?How'd it go?KGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00967429997807762937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482086120454663232.post-54837962122772969932008-12-04T14:55:00.000-06:002008-12-04T14:55:00.000-06:00I feel you with the social anxiety. I do great one...I feel you with the social anxiety. I do great one on one, reasonably well with small groups but in a large group of people I don't feel much of a connection with, yeah, I'd rather head home.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14149777435132497067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482086120454663232.post-29072305706708460472008-12-04T12:11:00.000-06:002008-12-04T12:11:00.000-06:00Oh, and as long as you didn't sign up for the soro...Oh, and as long as you didn't sign up for the sorority girl/lower back tattoo package deal, we can still be friends.<BR/><BR/>I'm judging by your comment on my blog that you did not.Mickeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16980072484914437668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482086120454663232.post-68553601690307899342008-12-04T12:00:00.000-06:002008-12-04T12:00:00.000-06:00Just keep thinking: I'm probably awesomer than any...Just keep thinking: I'm probably awesomer than any of them. And since you are pretty awesome, there's a good chance you won't be lying to yourself.Mickeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16980072484914437668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482086120454663232.post-66651167496578700062008-12-04T11:18:00.000-06:002008-12-04T11:18:00.000-06:00Gasp! I am shocked and appalled!Just kidding. The ...Gasp! I am shocked and appalled!<BR/><BR/>Just kidding. The college I went to had no Greek life, and to be honest, that's one of the major reasons I went there. I enjoy mixed company and can think of few things worse than being in a room full of only women or only men.<BR/><BR/>Being in your profession helped me with shyness too. I'm still not exactly outgoing, but I have less trouble talking to strangers than I used to.Courtneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05940936362201799176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482086120454663232.post-35893445230155739362008-12-04T10:47:00.000-06:002008-12-04T10:47:00.000-06:00Althogh I never did the sorority thing (my college...Althogh I never did the sorority thing (my college didn't have them) I hear you on the social anxiety thing. It always shocks people when I tell them. I'm comfortable speaking in front of hundreds of people but put me at a party of 20 people I don't really know and I'll want to die.<BR/><BR/>That said I try to down a quick drink to loosen me up and then force myself some time to meet someone interesting if I don't meet someone I can have a conversation with in 20 minutes I generally tend to leave. There are very few times I've actually left but because I'd given it a chance I never felt guilty!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482086120454663232.post-70440634112436103002008-12-04T07:45:00.000-06:002008-12-04T07:45:00.000-06:00I find a little alcohol always helps the social an...I find a little alcohol always helps the social anxiety. But just a little, because too much makes you do stupid things.The Dutchess of Kickballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06895200514420928761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482086120454663232.post-38165428289757281732008-12-04T07:26:00.000-06:002008-12-04T07:26:00.000-06:00Neither college I attended even had sororities, so...Neither college I attended even had sororities, so it's a culture I just don't understand (but am kind of fascinated by in a weird way). <BR/><BR/>That said, I hope you have a good time. I totally understand that kind of anxiety. I'm over most of it too, but it still comes back in certain situations.Alliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16603700427096296937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482086120454663232.post-53772176761131504282008-12-03T23:02:00.000-06:002008-12-03T23:02:00.000-06:00i wouldn't fret too much, because at the very leas...i wouldn't fret too much, because at the very least, unlike the awkward online forums (which i've totally done here in dc but usually chickened out and didn't attend but i'm still on like FIVE different mailing lists), you have something in common and regardless how involved you were in a sorority, it always amazes me how all the sorority gals i've come across bond over the sorority - regardless whether they were the introvert who would rather stay in on a friday or the stereotypical sorostitute :) <BR/><BR/>You'll do great! have fun! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482086120454663232.post-48518299287233969902008-12-03T22:25:00.000-06:002008-12-03T22:25:00.000-06:00i would have never pegged you as a sorority girl!b...i would have never pegged you as a sorority girl!<BR/><BR/>but i'm glad you are going to the party, i think it sounds like fun. and if it stinks, you can always leave : )alexa @clevelandsaplumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17455541282046721762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482086120454663232.post-30638140109304289652008-12-03T21:44:00.000-06:002008-12-03T21:44:00.000-06:00I'm with fishingaround. And you know my backstory ...I'm with fishingaround. And you know my backstory with my sorority. But I feel less and less compelled to impress the "cool" people and instead make overtures with the people who really are cool. Like, you know, you.<BR/>So raise glass. Remember your pledge class time. And if it goes poorly, remember, you're fabulous just the way you are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482086120454663232.post-86895121652098915862008-12-03T21:19:00.000-06:002008-12-03T21:19:00.000-06:00I'm currently reading 'Girls on the Verge' about i...I'm currently reading 'Girls on the Verge' about initiations and sororities! <BR/><BR/>It's something that I thought of doing for about two minutes in college but thought it seemed like a hassle. <BR/><BR/>As you age, social anxiety definitely ceases. It's like who gives a *blip*. If only that attitude would have hit earlier...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482086120454663232.post-38342969691895491702008-12-03T21:03:00.000-06:002008-12-03T21:03:00.000-06:00I was exactly like you with my sorority. I'll be ...I was exactly like you with my sorority. I'll be very interested in how it goes for you. Good luck!The Tutugirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13415256236507647235noreply@blogger.com