Being Sociable

Being a sociable person in college is kind of hard to do especially if you don't know anybody. For me, it was hard because even if people didn't know a lot of people, they still knew some students that went to their high school. I came from New York and knew no one so i felt lonely. I felt like in order to be sociable i had to open up and not act like i didn't want to talk to anyone. I would say hello to everyone that I met as well as engage in conversations. Even though that worked a little i still felt like i wasn't being sociable enough. I said to myself " why is it so hard for me...I had a lot of friends in high school and i was always the one talking". But now i felt like the outcast. In Hanna's groups they posted an article about how to be sociable. The article “The Top 8 Ways to Build a Social Life in College" gives you examples on how to be sociable. All of these ways can be helpful but it depends on the type of person you are. I joined two clubs and I still feel like i don't know anybody in the clubs that well. Now I have a few friends but I’m happy with that because i learned from high school when you have a lot of friends and your constantly hanging out or with them , you start to slack on your work amount. I feel that next semester when I join a sorority i will have more friends that i can do more stuff with besides the friends I have now. Plus I know that when you have a lot of friends you always have to worry about who to trust and who not to and I find that I don’t have time to do all that so I stick to a few friends.