Kappa Alpha Theta is the sorority house that I pledged as a freshman in 2016. It was my first impression and the start to what my college experience would be at OU.  This building and home means so much to me because it is my home away from home but also was my go-to place as a scared and overwhelmed freshman. This place has allowed me to be exactly who I am through all the highs and the lows. I will be vulnerable and share a part of why this house means so much more to me than just a pretty white house on Chautauqua Ave. My freshman year, my father was diagnosed with prostate cancer. Imagine being on a huge campus, trying to figure your life out, taking a full schedule and working 25 hours a week, and knowing that your dad has cancer and you aren’t able to be with him because I had to be here. That is when this place became so much more than a beautiful building, it became a place where all the girls in that house made me feel so loved and cared for during the most difficult time in my life. I am most thankful for that building and how it has made my college experience so sweet and special.