I was on academic probation for three semesters my sophomore year (12/2009-12/2010). I met with my academic advisor to create a plan of action. I also made an appeal to the dean explaining my situation. This moment in my academic career was due to an accumulation of events. A domestic violence situation occurred the summer before the start of my sophomore year. I was in the middle of that situation for an entire year. Due to the stress from that event I struggled with anxiety and depression. I also joined a sorority at the beginning of the fall 2009 semester (8/2009), which was before my grades declined. At the time, I thought that getting into an extracurricular activity would take my mind off of what was going on in my personal life. All
