Classification: Senior
Major: Double major in Psychology and Criminology, minoring in Behavioral Healthcare
Other Involvements: Active Minds USF
Number of Semesters Involved: 7 semesters
What TWLOHA means to me: It means hope is always at your doorstep. TWLOHA is a type of recovery and this UChapter is my second home. I've been coming to TWLOHA-USF meetings since stumbling upon it my first semester and I have been with the UChapter since. I've made some of my first friendships here when I was completely scared and alone at the university. We all shared the same fears and had the same issues; so to me, TWLOHA means family. I live and breathe TWLOHA and am happy that being a part of this organization. I hope that maybe one day, I can show someone TWLOHA and bring them into the UChapter to have the same experience because I don't want anyone to feel alone with their issues and with themselves.
Classification: Senior
Major: Mass communications (public relations concentration) and a minor in creative writing
Other Involvements: Her Campus USF, Creative Writers’ Club, Alpha Omicron Pi sorority, Sigma Tau Delta
Number of Semesters: Five
What TWLOHA USF means to me: I joined To Write Love On Her Arms USF because it was the first organization on campus that I recognized and whose values I respected. I was a transfer student who only knew two people and those two people were set in their own university lives and they didn’t really have time to include me. I had to find my own way. I found my three best friends in TWLOHA USF. One is my roommate/co-president, the other is our treasurer/brother-from-another-mother, and our past treasurer, who’s been the mother figure I needed while in college. In TWLOHA USF, I found a safe place to speak my mind, even when my opinions taste like sand in my mouth. I found a safe place to open up about my own mental health issues and the courage to seek treatment. And, as co-president, I found a platform where I can help other people and the tools to do so.