Mine was a long time ago too. In 2017.
I wanted to find opportunities for writers and have a community of writers too, so I joined some Literature group back in the University. Not long after that a guy came to the group to tell us about how an opportunity to make rewards blogging.
It was Steemit. I joined and the rest, they say, is not history 🌚.
That is cool you found it through your local university. Nice...