The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, September 16, 2004, Image 12

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I very time someone stays in their room,
your humble Residence 1 lall Association
^president sheds a single tear. Every day
that a student doesn’t feel like going out and
meeting new friends, hundreds of opportunities
are missed. You only go to college once, and it
just doesn’t seem fair that so many people don’t
know how to get involved at Texas A&M, es
pecially when the answer isn’t far away.
It wasn’t but a few years ago that I arrived
at college thinking that I’d have lots of people
begging to be my friends, and that I’d go to a
different party every night. Obviously, that didn’t happen, and thus-
dreams of becoming Van Wilder vanished. 1 wanted to be involved
had the energy and ambition — 1 just lacked one thing: confidence.
After a few weeks of watching other people join organization
came to the realization that 1 either had to take a chance and meets®
people or tell my grandchildren about my wild times at college waid
ing TV and eating pizza. It was hard to do — making friends u:
strangers isn’t exactly my thing. But I had to do it, and eventually (kj
My Hall Council came knocking at my door—the one I kept closes
to people who advertised events for fear of having to actually nw
strangers. I finally decided to open it. I went to the meeting, bee®
the Aston Hall RHA delegate, and now I’m the president ofanorgar
zation representing about 8,000 people and 28 dorms on campus.
It wasn’t easy, but imagine where I’d be if I didn't takeachanc
that night. I consider myself to be fortunate, but I also feel forti
hundreds of students who haven’t found their niche yet. Theit;
hope, however.
The best advice I can ofTer is to take a chance, open your door a
get involved. Your Hall Council provides a great chance to meetm
people and make college worthw hile, and it’s all within your residai:
hall. You can get involved in as much or as little as you have timefcftice pres
it's not a huge commitment, it’s free, you can join anytime, and you’ vhat his
accepted no matter who you are. While some people I knew hatedK >ay child
ting dressed up and going to meetings off campus, I loved being
to just w alk downstairs and hang out with my friends.
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ferent atmosphere, everyone has a bond because they live togetk
— they’re friends and neighbors. The people you meet in yourhalh
the people w'ho arc going to stick wdth you. This bond is what RR
calls the spirit of Aggieland, and the most amazing part about itistki
it’s completely free and open to anyone who wants to experience it
Of course, there are also other benefits, like gaining experience a
having something to put on resumes and scholarship applications, fibortion’
having the ability to talk to the administration and intluence chansijhfrape o
on the greatest campus in America. The reason that 1 can look baTagents th
at the last few years and be proud of what I’ve done is because I tol Jack of c
a chance, got involved, and made my own opportunities. The gtAackfroi
thing is that anyone can do the exact same thing just by going to a/fewworld p<
Council or to an RHA meeting. I Reme,
If you have any doubts whatsoever as to how your social m p- k the party
fessional life will turn out in college, just talk to your Hall
or your RA. If you don’t know how to get in touch with them, send
me an e-mail (michaelpvargo@tamu.edu) or visit the RHA Wei
(http://rha.tamu.edu). We’ll be glad to help you enjoy your time ic
college, and show you the spirit of Aggieland.
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