A Greek IV Story from Delta Zeta at SDSU:
Spring semester of last year, my freshman year, I joined Delta Zeta. I began to hang out with people that were involved in drugs and alcohol. I started to smoke pot and drink, blacking out frequently. From there, it all went downhill. I started doing ecstasy and cocaine a lot and got involved in some pretty heavy stuff. Before this, I was a virgin but I started sleeping with a 24 year old guy who also happened to be providing me with the majority of my drugs. I have always considered myself to be a Christian. I never doubted that God existed during this time in my life, I wasn’t angry at him; rather I just didn’t see his presence in my life. I rarely prayed or thought of Him and I was living my life on my own accord.
My drug and sexual habits progressed for a while until I got a kidney infection. Because of my illness, I slowed down and stopped doing hard drugs and sleeping with random guys. My infection was definitely a painful blessing in disguise from the Lord. However, I continued to smoke weed and abuse alcohol. The whole spring semester, I was immensely depressed. I would have days were it literally felt like there was a hole in my chest. It physically hurt and I would feel a sense of longing for something but I had no idea what I was longing for or how to find it. About a month after my illness, early one Tuesday morning, my best friend attempted suicide by jumping out the top floor window of the Cuic dorms. A friend and I restrained him and I called the police and they calmed him down and escorted him away. I was a complete emotional mess. I think that was the first day in a long time that I actually prayed. The next day, Wednesday, I was told about Greek IV and decided to go. In retrospect, I believe that God knew I couldn’t have gotten through the situation without him. I grew to love Greek IV and continued to come and now I’m a leader!
I didn’t have one defining moment that made me come to God. With the knowledge I gained from Greek IV and the conversations I had with people about God, I began to feel his presence more in my life. I met with another Greek IV leader a few times and she helped me to see God’s fingerprints in my life. Another big thing that changed is I started talking about God a lot more. Anytime I had worries or anxiety, I would go on late night drives with my Greek IV friends and God would always be the main topic of these talks. I learned a lot about myself and the Lord during those drives. I went from going weeks without having a thought about God to thinking about Him and praying on a daily basis. My life has transformed and I am so completely happy in my faith now. I am currently looking into starting a House Ministry within Delta Zeta. I know there are women in my sorority who have questions about God but don’t know where to go. I want them to feel as though they have a place where they can share their doubts, concerns, and questions without feeling judged or hypocritical. I don’t have all the answers and I’m not perfect. But I am growing and learning in my faith every day and I am so excited for what God has planned for me!
 |
The Greek IV story was shared by Kristina Crosetto Author Website: http:// Author Email: Contact Author Author Bio: Kristina is a campus staff with Greek InterVarsity at San Diego State University. More Stories by Kristina Crosetto |
Print This Story
This post is tagged Depression, lives transformed, Sorority
