EMPRESS

About me: Some things I enjoy are... playing the piano, making & sharing Spotify playlists, all sorts of crafting, traveling, finding new foodie places, taking photos, online shopping, falling into the YouTube black hole, gaming & playing League of Legends with my mentee & friends, spending nights in w/ mochi & Buzzfeed: Unsolved or a good anime (plus ultra iykyk👀), spending nights out of course, raving & going to fests, and so much more! Pretty much anything that involves spending time with my friends, family, & loved ones!!💕 uwu

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Why EMPRESS? I first came across EMPRESS because I was searching for a group of people to call home. For me, I was looking for a place where I could go when I needed people, where I could have a shoulder to cry on, an honest conversation, advice when I needed it, people to laugh with, people to bring me up when I fall down, people to be with me when I feel alone, and somewhere I feel comfortable. EMPRESS became the home I was looking for~! :3 I went through my first year of college making lots of friends from different organizations and meeting lots of people in tons of social circles. I definitely knew enough people, but I wanted something deeper, more inter-dependent, something I could put myself into 200%, and something more genuine. I’m the type of person that tends to feel lost quite easily, and I found myself getting pretty sad because I felt ‘floaty’ before EMPRESS -- like I was missing something that would make my undergrad years complete. I wanted to put my time into something that was not only meaningful in purpose, but that could bring me happiness & lifelong friendships simultaneously. With EMPRESS’ goal to bring a more accepting & unique niche to campus, I found the ‘something’ that I’m passionate about. And with EMPRESS, I found the ‘someone’(s) that I’m able to call home!

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Favorite EMPRESS memory? Ahhh there’s so many >3< !! I have a very specific one hehe. It was about a week before the spring semester of 2019 ended & I was having an absolutely horrible day. 4 - 5 of us were planning to get together at Karen’s place to prep for our trip to Shaky Beats the next week. I originally had other plans that night and wasn’t going to go to Karen's, but because I was feeling down I thought going and spending time with them was really what I needed. In the past, I would've just gone home and dealt with my sadness alone, maybe reaching out to the 1 or 2 really close people in my life, but this was the first time that I found myself being comfortable being vulnerable with EMPRESS. This time, when almost everything seeming like it wasn't going right, I remembered that I had EMPRESS by my side and that was one thing that never seemed to go wrong 💓 ! We didn’t do anything special that night honestly; we just made a lot of food (tteokbokki ganggg) and talked and hung out until like 4am, but just being with the people that I knew were constant and would be there for me was super important to me... so that has to be my favorite memory !! :3 From that point onwards, I've never been more comfortable around any group of people than I have been with EMPRESS.

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