<p>This is a stupid but...... I am looking forward to second semester because it'll be a new opprotunity to make new friends, but I'm afraid people will already have their little "groups" and won't be interested (even though I go to a huge school). Is it easy to make friends second semester? I had trouble this semester..... (this was my old post <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=111688%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=111688</a>)</p>
<p>Join clubs or get a job. I'm going to try that myself next semester.</p>
<p>I think that every new class is an opportunity to make new friends. My best friend I didn't meet until sophmore year, and didn't really become close until winter quarter of sophmore year when we realized we were neighbors AND in ALL our classes together.
Several of my friends are people I recognized from previous classes but hadn't talked to before.. one way to break the ice is "Weren't you in my ____ class?" .. then you introduce yourselves and share stories about that class to get the conversation rolling.</p>
<p>I'm just worried because it seems like everyone already has one solid group of friends.....I just have friends here and there :-/</p>
<p>I don't have a group of friends, my friends are scattered out (or so I thought). I hang out with my friends more individually rather than as a group so I'm always surprised when I learn who knows who, it's more like a spider web. For instance, I met Tia through Sherman, and Tia introduced me to Matt, both Tia and Matt know Garratt from classes, and Garratt is my ex boyfriend from High School. Matt also knows Jason who knows Sherman and me. Jason was also on the bowling team with Larry and I did volunteer work with Larry in high school. So even though all these connections exist, Sherman, Larry, and Jason do not know Garratt and Larry does not know Tia, Matt or Sherman.</p>
<p>Nobody I know has a "group" as they did in high school, or at least not a group that lasted past freshman year.. it's all scattered, that's just how it is.</p>
<p>Second semester is like a whole new life. Many kids are looking just like you are for new friends with common interests. I see this when kids are ready to dump the pseudo friends they hung onto for first term......for fear of being alone. Now that they have a semester under their belt they are looking to make some real friends. I think you won't have much trouble.</p>
<p>Not sure it you are male or female, but if you are male, you could go through informal rush- you meet a lot of people and you don't have to join if you don't want to. I think they already had sorority rush at Purdue, but some houses may not have made quota and will participate in some type of informal rush.</p>
<p>I'm thinking of joining some more clubs next semester (my activities now mainly revolve around band), so I hope that helps..... I'm still worried though.... :-/</p>