Humans of Hofstra: Maia Buchman

“I grew up in San Diego, California; moved to the Bay Area when I was 10. I actually knew about Hofstra because my older brother, who is two years older than me, went here. I was like, ‘Oh there's no way I'm going to Hofstra, my brother’s there,’ but when I started applying, I thought I might as well because of the free applications. I applied, I got in and when I visited the school, I just knew this [was] where I was supposed to be. It was just an over whelming feeling that this school was for me. I really liked the campus and how people were approaching me, helping me. I initially came in as a psych[ology] major and I talked to this guy, Nadeem, who was super welcoming, and he took me under his wing. He told me about all the cool programs here. I felt so comfortable here and it is super far away from home; but my brother is here, and New York is super cool, so, you know, I was like, ‘Okay, Hofstra.’ I’m a community health major; I want to be a nurse. I joined Alpha Phi last semester [which is] super fun and I’m really glad I joined. I met so many new girls. I socialize with the rest of the sororities and the other fraternities, so just solely joining it I met so many new people, and that’s the main reason I wanted to join. I had no idea how many people I would actually meet. I thought I would stay close with just my sorority, but it’s all of Greek life that I know, which is really crazy. I enjoy all the events everyone holds, and it’s just a nice community to be a part of. I’m not currently involved in anything else, but I’m trying to get involved in InterVarsity Christian Fellowship and maybe club volleyball. I’m just feeling it out right now. I am a junior, so I know what’s around, I just need to put myself out there.”