Justin Was My Safe Space from CeCe Brown

I am a current first year at Santa Clara. I wanted to reach out to tell you a story about Justin that you probably don’t know.  I visited Santa Clara last year as a senior in high school in April and my older friends decided to take me to Sig Pi to experience a frat party for the first time.  The first boy I met there was Justin.  Honestly I have to say that I had quite a bit to drink so it was a little overwhelming to see all of these college guys and I was freaked out.  After I met Justin for some reason we ended up holding hands and I felt completely safe.  He had no intention of taking advantage of a drunk high school senior and I have the highest respect for him because of it.  The next day he reached out to me also over Instagram to make sure I made it home safe. The message from Justin read:

“Hey I lost you last night but I just wanted to make sure you got back to your parents safely.  Hopefully you’ll make the right decision and I’ll see you in the fall at Santa Clara.”

I had never experienced that kind of thoughtfulness before. He also told me that he hoped I committed to Santa Clara.  Within the next hour I put down my deposit to come here (I also must admit I had a little crush on him).  I saw him this fall at a party and asked if he remembered who I was and he said, “of course I do!!”.