Many times when talking to people, they discuss their family, classmates, friends, and then multiple best friends. Now, it is good to have close friends, but to have 20 best friends is not a necessity to me. When I tell people about my “best friend," I am talking about Devon.  

Devon and I - left and right in the photo above, respectively - have known each other since freshman year. We may not seem like the most conventional duo, but it works for us. We are completely different but yet so much alike. How it works, I’m not sure, but here is why:  

• We are in two different sororities. I cannot stress how great this is! Sure it is ideal to be in the same organization as your best friend, but now we each have something to call our own. She knows that I will always support her and her sorority and vice versa.  
• We have different majors. I am a writing and linguistics major and she is doing something in the medical/nursing field. We will never have to compete for jobs because we are in very different career fields. 
• We are extremely close in age. I am only six days older than Devon. It’s comforting to know that no matter where our lives take us we will always be able to figure out our annual trip for our special birthday week.  
• We chose to not live together. I was always told never live with your best friend because you will not stay best friends. This could not be truer for Devon and I. Although we love each other very much, we value our friendship and would not want to risk that. So instead, we live two minutes apart.  

Having Devon in my life has always brought me joy and entertainment. We celebrate together with Sonic cherry limeades, sing along to Disney songs on car rides, and are there for each other when we are at our wits end and debating about dropping out of school. 

My advice to anyone in college: make a friend and make that friend count. Devon and I will probably be sitting on rocking chairs when we are old enough to live in a retirement home wreaking havoc on young children. Let’s face it, we are two peas in a pod, but we are our own person. She is Devon, and I am Trisha. And we will be stuck together forever, whether she likes it or not!