During my freshman year, I joined Building Ourselves through Sisterhood and Service, a peer mentoring program for womxn of color on campus. Every year B.O.S.S. assigns upper-level mentors to first-year and sophomore womxn on campus. It is very much a get-as-much-as-you-put-in sort of organization. They provide brunches, movie nights and service opportunities for mentor-mentee pairs to bond, but still encourage them to get to know each other beyond scheduled events.
My mentor, Amanda Joy-Wright ‘20 (who remained my mentor both freshman and sophomore year), became a big sister on campus. She invited me to hang out with her friends when I was finding my footing on campus, introduced me to Chatty Cathy’s açaí bowls and was a shoulder to cry on through guy troubles.
Last year, I had a B.O.S.S. mentee who I love very dearly. She and I had CTB coffee dates and late night chats in her dorm. During the pandemic, it felt nice to have someone to support in the same way that Amanda helped me.
