I was updating the digital storage for my pictures from my time as a sorority girl—ten-plus years ago—and the reason I didn’t relate to the Bama Rush girls became clear: Greek life at my college was weird.
Read MoreWhen I was in college and told inquiring Actual Adults™ that I was majoring in journalism and philosophy, the response, without fail, was, "Oh." A pause. Then: "What are you planning on doing with that?" I always suspected the first, less appropriate question that came to mind was something like, "So how much pot DO you smoke?" (Answer: Less than you might have expectd, but still more than my mom would want to believe.
Read MoreI have body issues. Not the make yourself puke kind, or the only eat five almonds a day kind or the have to go to rehab kind—the normal kind. The living in a perpetual state of wanting to lose five-to-10 pounds kind, the "I couldn't wear that" kind, the counting calories kind.
Read MoreAlmost a year ago, I graduated from college. Now my Facebook and Twitter feeds are a-brimmin' with sentimental posts from this year's seniors. Before you guys get too depressed, though, I have some unsolicited reassurance and life advice to offer you. (Classic me!)
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