Family doesn’t just mean those who are related to you. It can mean so much more than that. The Aggie family is one of a kind here in Logan. I tell people this all the time, but one of my all-time favorite things about being a student at Utah State University is that I see at least one person that I know on campus every single time without fail. I often see old neighbors/roommates and friends, people from my home town, old co-workers, and people I’ve come to know and become good friends with from class or whatever it may be. There’s just something so comforting and cool about being on a campus with so many people yet seeing familiar faces so frequently.
The feeling of camaraderie there is here on campus is incredible! With starting college, it can be a challenging time and somewhat scary experience going to a new place where you don’t know anyone. This isn’t to say that the number of students at USU isn’t a lot, just means that I don’t feel like a small fish in a big pond here. I am not just another student here on campus, but rather a member of the Aggie family. The Aggie family grows each semester and has endless room to grow.
Each year I’ve met new people in my classes, maybe at work (Let’s get ready to Crumbl), from mutual friends, roommates, and so much more. I’ve made some of my very best friends in the last few years from this. I truly love being in Logan and on campus seeing all my friends. However, the Aggie family isn’t restricted to just who is in Logan.
My dad is a member of the Aggie fam and the rest of my family has grown to be part of it too as they’ve become familiar with the school and attended sporting events. The Aggie fam stretches worldwide. Who knows, I may become someone who is on the other side of the world as an Aggie years from now.
It will be bittersweet not being on campus on a regular basis after I graduate college in December. Once an Aggie, always an Aggie.
