Sewanee Greenhouse

At Sewanee, I felt like I belonged the second I found my core friend group. Once I found out what I wanted to study, then I felt as if Sewanee was truly my home. I think ever since I found clubs, took varied classes, made friends around campus—I haven’t had many moments when I didn’t feel a full sense of belonging. And I’m lucky in that respect.

I took a geology class my freshman year and instantly fell in love with that area of study. I really love that community, but it also led to me finding other areas on campus I really love. I’m really involved with the SOP (Sewanee Outing Program). I lead caving trips, hiking, and anything I can do to get outside. Then from there, I found the Greenhouse and started coming to events. I found other people who cared about the earth. It made me start to care more too. It’s a tight-knit house. We are a homebase for environmental education, but I’m also making sure to reach out to other people on campus so that our house is diverse. We can’t promote environmental awareness if we’re all natural resource majors. I love going up to random people and inviting them to the Greenhouse.