"When thinking back to my first year at UCLA, I am reminded of the amazing people I have met, the exciting adventures I have embarked on, and the countless memories I will carry with me forever. The friendships I have made through ADPi are ones I envision having well beyond graduation"
Hi Everyone!
My name is Paige Runyan and I am a rising sophomore majoring in communication! I am from Riverside, California, which is about an hour and a half away from UCLA (without traffic!). Though I am not too far from home, I still remember the overwhelming excitement and anxiety that I felt when I started my first week at UCLA.
I was eagerly searching for a community, a home-away-from-home, a place where I could be myself and meet others who love the same things I do. And I knew I had found that place when I joined Alpha Delta Pi!
The first time I talked to my Big Sister, Gabby, I recognized that ADPi was the sorority for me. I met Gabby during the third day of recruitment, and I instantly clicked with her. We joked about the types of books we read when we were younger and we quickly discovered that we have watched all of the same TV shows, even the smaller shows that most of my friends hadn’t heard of before! I knew Gabby and I would be friends, and after our conversation, I remember hoping that we would see each other again. Little did I know that Gabby would soon become my big sister in Alpha Delta Pi and beyond that, one of my closest friends.
ADPi was everything I hoped to find at UCLA and more. I have found some of my closest friends and I treasure all of the memories I have with these women, such as baking birthday cakes in the ADPi kitchen, going to yoga classes in Westwood together, seeing an early screening of Challengers, going to a concert with my Big at the Troubadour, and finding people who would spend hours in the Grove Barnes & Noble with me. When thinking back to my first year at UCLA, I am reminded of the amazing people I have met, the exciting adventures I have embarked on, and the countless memories I will carry with me forever. The friendships I have made through ADPi are ones I envision having well beyond graduation. I am so grateful for Alpha Delta Pi, and I am looking forward to next year!
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