My joining of the fandom was by complete accident and slightly tragic. Back in October 2013, our oldest dog had to be put to sleep because he had cancerous growths in him--one was connected to his liver--so it was a pretty tough time for my family--I miss him even now after all this time. Anyway, when I woke up on a particular Sunday, I turned on the television to YTV, and the first Equestria Girls movie was on. Immediately, I was mesmerized by what I was seeing, and despite only seeing snippets, I was compelled to watch the rest of the movie online at any cost--I did so within a matter of hours.
From there, I decided to watch the first three seasons to get caught up, and it took me about a week to go through them all. I had plenty of free time on my hands thanks to being finally finished with university. I love MLP for what it has accomplished, but my heart will always be with Equestria Girls, as it was that which got me here.