Time to Review

This semester was a lot of things: crazy, fun, jam-packed, and full of amazing people and memories. There is no way I could document every single thing that happened that made this semester what it was, especially in one blog post, so here's a highlight reel of Spring '14.

1. Dancing on Broadway
It is hard to put into words what it feels like to dance in a real theatre on Broadway, with not only an amazing company of dancers but some of my best friends. I have always loved dancing, and while I'm not the best, I feel so good doing it. I really don't think I could have survived this semester without being able to retreat to the studio a few times a week and dance out all my feelings.

2. Working as a Pride Guide
I started out this semester with a job as a campus tour guide, or Pride Guide, leading tours for prospective students and working in the office of admissions. And I love it. This, along with being a French tutor, was my first real job and I had a blast! Having a fun job (with great perks like going to Gala) helped the semester fly by.

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3. Editing at The College Tourist
I'm so thankful for the opportunity to work on my editing skills this summer, as well as continuing to work for The College Tourist. I have gone from virtual intern to freelancer to editor in a matter of months! Make sure to follow my weekly roundups of our Global Writer's Network and watch out for a few posts from Korea!

4. Friends Forever
I have grown so close to my group of best friends this year, but this semester we grew even closer. Maybe it was all those late nights in the dance studio or late night pizza parties watching 'Frozen,' but there is no way I could have made it through this semester without the support of these crazy people!

5. Zeta Phi Eta
Probably the biggest event of the year for me was joining Zeta Phi Eta. I had never even heard of Zeta, a pre-professional co-ed fraternity for communications majors, but I am unbelievably thankful that I joined! I love being a part of the Travel Tree, and I can't wait to continue with my position as Merchandising Chair!

I know this is a pretty sappy post and I've used one too many exclamation points, but I really had an incredible semester. There are so many incredible things that happened, and while there were some downsides, as always, they were completely overshadowed by amazing people and amazing memories. I'm excited to see what the fall will bring!

Zeta Phi Eta- Beta Than You

"I'm in a fraternity."

"Don't you mean a sorority?"

If I had a dollar for every time someone asked me this I could pay off my dues! I am a member of Zeta Phi Eta, a pre-professional, co-ed fraternity for communications majors (there are several others for all kinds of majors). It gets a little confusing, especially when I post about it on Facebook, wear my letters, or tell potential students about it while giving tours of the school. And while it gets confusing, I absolutely love my fraternity.

Saturday was Big/Little Day, where we exchange gifts with our littles. They already know who their bigs are and what their pledge names are- they found out at initiation- but this was when we could all swap the crafts we have been working on for the past few weeks!

My lovely little, Geneva (we are the travel tree so I named her after the Swiss city) went all out and literally made me a crate full of gifts!

The reason I look so ridiculous in this picture is this: she found out I was her big by reading a quote, and I read the other half (cute, right??). We told the newbies they were going to read half the quote and their big would read the other half. Her slip of paper only had the first half of the quote on it, but she misunderstood and only read half of her paper, so the quote didn't really make sense but it ended up being cute! On the back of this painted owl (I'm obsessed with owls), she wrote the messed up quote!! I thought it was so, so sweet. 

I was like a little girl on Christmas morning going through all of my gifts! This is only a peek at some of the wonderful things she made/bought for me!

Outfit details: Shirt, Kennar. Chinos, Tommy Hilfiger. Shoes, Kenneth Cole Reaction. Necklace, vintage. Earrings, Betsey Johnson.

My twin and her little!

The new Gamma class!

(some of) my awesome Beta class. See, it's coed there's one of our boys!

I love my twin, I love my little, I love my big (even though she's gallivanting across Europe, Turkey, and Morocco this semester!), and I am in love with being in Zeta. It is one of the best decisions I have ever made, and I have made some incredible friends since last semester. Tonight we held our Spring Internship Panel, our first big organization since starting our chapter last semester, and it was a huge success! We had a great turnout and I am so proud of everyone!