Alumni Comments

Victoria Sievert

Being a senior in high school and looking into colleges I knew I wanted to play soccer. So when Coach Mac showed interest in me I looked into Greenville . I wasn't a very religious person so that aspect of the school made me nervous. When I didn't make the high school team my senior year and played for my club coaches men's team, Coach Mac still wanted me to come and play for him. I liked his coaching style and what he saw for the women's program here at Greenville College , so I made the decision to come to GC.

The summer before I was to show up at GC for camp week I made a lot of bad decisions. I was dating a guy that was not a good guy and hanging out with the wrong kind of people. The decisions hurt the relationship that I had with my family, I didn't get along with my mom at all anymore and my dad's and my relationship was strained. When I came to GC in the fall I was a mess, I had a huge chip on my shoulder and an attitude, not toward anyone at GC but in general. My emotions were out of control with anger spilled over into soccer and school. In my mind I came to GC not to get an education at this point but to play soccer. Soccer wasn't how I thought it was going to go either, I always got really down on myself with everything I did, and I cried a lot. I would get to angry at myself that I would cry, I would cry at practice and I would cry at games, I would even go to Coach Mac office and cry there. It was a rough first year.

Through friend, Coach Mac, and my now fiancée, I got on the right track. When my teammate found out how bad I did in school, there was always someone there asking me if I was going to class and if I was doing my homework and studying, they even offered to help. Coach Mac and Josh (now my fiancée) helped me to work things out with my parents, especially with my mom . Now my mom and I have a great relationship and my dad' and my relationship went back to the way it use to be. My faith grew and developed here also. I have a relationship with God now and I know I have Him there in every aspect of life.

At Greenville College people don't let you fall and when you do there is always someone here to pick you up and help you on your way. They help you through the hard times. If I had gone to any other college I would not be where I am today. I would have dropped out and working somewhere were I would not be happy. Instead I am graduating in May and getting married in August. If it weren't for GC my life would be completely different.