{"id":14155,"date":"2022-12-19T09:21:07","date_gmt":"2022-12-19T14:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/?p=14155"},"modified":"2023-12-12T13:26:40","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T18:26:40","slug":"sweatshirt-belonging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/sweatshirt-belonging\/","title":{"rendered":"When Is a Cornell Sweatshirt Not Just a Cornell Sweatshirt?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">As a first-generation college student, a bargain-rack item of Big Red swag felt like a talisman of belonging<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By <strong>Anh LyJordan \u201996<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-style-offset\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Last September, I returned to the Hill in my ongoing quest to start an alumni association for Cornellians who are first-generation college graduates. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was attending a Homecoming event to raise visibility and awareness of first-gen issues on campus, and to rally as many students and alumni as possible to our cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While I was packing for the trip, I realized that the only Cornell clothing item I owned was an old, worn-out sweatshirt from my college days. I remembered the circumstances that led to buying that old sweatshirt.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/LyJordan-head-shot-A-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"A photo of Ahn LyJordan\" class=\"wp-image-15003 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/LyJordan-head-shot-A-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/LyJordan-head-shot-A-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/LyJordan-head-shot-A-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/LyJordan-head-shot-A-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/LyJordan-head-shot-A-632x790.jpg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/LyJordan-head-shot-A-316x395.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/LyJordan-head-shot-A-280x350.jpg 280w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/LyJordan-head-shot-A-140x175.jpg 140w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/LyJordan-head-shot-A-70x87.jpg 70w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/LyJordan-head-shot-A-400x500.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/LyJordan-head-shot-A-200x250.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/LyJordan-head-shot-A-100x125.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/LyJordan-head-shot-A.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>It transported me back to fall 1992, when I was a freshman walking around campus\u2014feeling lost, out of place, and distinctly different than the rest of the confident students I saw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There were so many students who seemed like they knew what they were doing and acted as though they belonged there. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/computer-lab-operator-A.jpg\" alt=\"LyJordan in a computer lab as a student\" class=\"wp-image-15005\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/computer-lab-operator-A.jpg 512w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/computer-lab-operator-A-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/computer-lab-operator-A-304x171.jpg 304w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/computer-lab-operator-A-152x85.jpg 152w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/computer-lab-operator-A-296x166.jpg 296w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/computer-lab-operator-A-316x178.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/computer-lab-operator-A-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/computer-lab-operator-A-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/computer-lab-operator-A-100x56.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In a computer lab as an undergrad.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>I did not feel that way, but I definitely didn\u2019t want anyone to know that. I just wanted to blend into the sea of red on campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Much like the term \u201cfirst-generation\u201d college student, the \u201cimposter syndrome\u201d that I was experiencing was not yet part of everyday vernacular. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Though I didn\u2019t know the term, I knew how I might shake that feeling. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Though I didn\u2019t know the term \u2018imposter syndrome,\u2019 I knew how I might shake that feeling.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>I went on a mission to the bookstore in search of an invisibility cloak: a Cornell sweatshirt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I quickly realized that every sweatshirt was way too expensive, so I made a beeline to the clearance rack. I found a sweatshirt that only cost $20! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-style-offset\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/ILR-graduation-A.jpg\" alt=\"LyJordan at Cornell ILR commencement\" class=\"wp-image-15004 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/ILR-graduation-A.jpg 512w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/ILR-graduation-A-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/ILR-graduation-A-304x171.jpg 304w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/ILR-graduation-A-152x85.jpg 152w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/ILR-graduation-A-296x166.jpg 296w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/ILR-graduation-A-316x178.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/ILR-graduation-A-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/ILR-graduation-A-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/ILR-graduation-A-100x56.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><figcaption>Capped and gowned.<\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>It wasn\u2019t exactly my style, but it fulfilled two important criteria: it said \u201cCornell,\u201d and it was affordable. I bought it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nearly 30 years to the day from my arrival, I once again headed to the bookstore to get a new sweatshirt. This time, I picked out the one I liked best and bought it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I bought that full-priced sweatshirt without hesitancy, because I knew that I was paying for more than just an item of clothing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was paying for a symbol of my new identity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-style-offset\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>It felt so fitting that upon my return to campus to help students who\u2014just like me\u2014were uncertain that they fit in or even belonged, I had this tangible reminder of both who I was and who I have become.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This feeling is precisely what drives me to do the work I am doing on behalf of first-gen students. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I want them to remember that how they are feeling in the moment does not have to define who they will become.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I want to foster a community where they can feel like they belong\u2014regardless of how much they pay for their sweatshirt.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/at-homecoming-A-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"LyJordan staffing a booth at Homecoming\" class=\"wp-image-15006 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/at-homecoming-A-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/at-homecoming-A-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/at-homecoming-A-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/at-homecoming-A-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/at-homecoming-A-632x790.jpg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/at-homecoming-A-316x395.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/at-homecoming-A-280x350.jpg 280w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/at-homecoming-A-140x175.jpg 140w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/at-homecoming-A-70x87.jpg 70w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/at-homecoming-A-400x500.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/at-homecoming-A-200x250.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/at-homecoming-A-100x125.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/at-homecoming-A.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><figcaption>With a colleague at Homecoming \u201922.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>ILR alum <strong>Anh LyJordan \u201996<\/strong> is an advocate, mediator, and recovering trial attorney working at the North Carolina Equal Access to Justice Commission. The founder of <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acceleratetheclimb.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Accelerate the Climb<\/em><\/a><em> and the Collaborative of First-Gen Low-Income Alumni Networks (<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flipnational.org\/coflan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>COFLAN<\/em><\/a><em>), she lives in Raleigh, NC, with her partner, two teenage sons, and Labrador retriever. 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