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Ramblings

I don’t really know what to say, but I feel like I should post…despite the fact that absolutely nobody reads this!

I need to start writing more. I need to return to the seemingly articulate person I once was, and not just some ditzy sorority girl. Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely love my sorority, to death. I love how it’s given me so many opportunities to grow and the friendships it has given me. And while I am so, so proud to be an AOPi, I don’t want my sorority to be the only thing that defines me. Yes, it is and will continue to be a huge part of my life. However, I think I have mentioned before that being a sorority girl doesn’t always carry the positive connotation I would like to think it does. People associate “sorority” with words like “dumb”, “partier”, “shallow”, etc. I want to prove those people wrong more than anything, but it goes without saying that it’s not easy to change minds. By showing people that I am an intelligent, level-headed, profound (for lack of a better word), I hope to be able to shed that negative stereotype. There are so many great people in Greek life, but there are also so many great people who aren’t Greeks either, and I just want to be friends with all sorts of people!

 

Okay, this is going nowhere fast and I’m not making a whole lot of sense. I should probably shut up.

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An eventful past couple of days

I’m in Memphis, and I have been since Saturday night. We were going to split the trip up and stop in Nashville and drive the rest of the way yesterday, but at the last minute we decided to truck on through. We (me, my mom and my sister V) took my car down and I drove from Columbus to Louisville and then Jackson to Memphis. It was nice to get more experience on the interstate because I’m used to mainly city streets with stoplights and everything.

When we got in we ate at Corky’s with my aunt, uncle, and cousin A. Afterwards I felt sick, like I’ve been feeling so often since I came home from school. I’ve had almost a constant headache and a lot of what I eat gives me indigestion…so, I don’t know what’s wrong. My mom says it’s just me getting used to eating food that isn’t dining hall food and not having a set schedule anymore. I went along with it for the first few days, but I’m wondering if it should really be taking this long for me to adjust.

Yesterday we went out to the barn where A keeps her horse and we got to watch her ride. Then we went to a place called Newk’s for lunch and then a kind of outdoorsy place called Kinnucan’s. I saw a ton of stuff in there that I wanted, but I didn’t get anything. I’m hoping we’ll go back before the week is over. A’s friend J  came over shortly after we came back and we hung out with her and played Guitar Hero and such. My aunt made dinner with stuff my mom and I picked up from the grocery store. After watching No Reservations with A and V, I fell asleep and didn’t wake up until about 10:30 this morning when my mom called. She, V and I had lunch over at my grandma’s place and then A came over and we all went across town to Rhodes, where my mom went to college. Right after I took a picture in front of the AOPi house there, we ran into some AOPis who showed us around their apartment and some other parts of the campus. The library was impressive compared to my school’s, but the football stadium and student center were just mediocre. After a quick trip to Old Navy and Starbuck’s, we headed home and I’ve just been hanging out ever since. My mom wants to go to the zoo tomorrow but we’re not sure if we’re up for standing outside in the humidity all day. Shopping instead? I wouldn’t put up a fight!

Sorry this was so long…I really should stop apologizing, though…I really don’t think anybody reads this. If you do, say hi!

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A bittersweet weekend

This weekend was AMAZING. By far the best weekend of the quarter, if not the year!

Friday, I spent some time laying out on the green with Lindsay, Susie and Jenny. We then went up to the house for a little bit to join Katie, Kaleigh and Erin in the sun. Erin’s boyfriend called and we went over to his house to play cornhole and lay out even more. It was just a great time with some of my best friends from the sorority. Then later that night Amanda, Lindsay, Jenny and I went to Sig Ep and saw pretty much everyone we knew there! Cassie dropped her phone in the toilet and can’t get a new one until she goes home in 10 days. She’s not happy.

Yesterday was the highlight, but also the saddest part of my weekend. It was Senior Sendoff for my sorority. We had the secret senior reveal. I was so happy to see Molly liked the gifts Mandy and I got her, and she got us some great stuff as well! Then we had lunch and the saddest part was when the littles read their letters to the bigs. Lots of tears were shed, and I thought about what I’m going to do next year because both my grandbig Julie and big Erin are graduating. I started to write the letter in my head, but it brought tears to my own eyes to even think about it. I just know that I’m going to sob next year. Then came the time for wills. I wasn’t expecting to get anything willed to me because I’m only close with a few seniors. But Lindsey surprised me by willing me a Clay Aiken shirt (I’m not a Clay fan but Lindsey says it suits me anyway), a clarinet music holder (we both played clarinet in high school) and a broken Superman alarm clock (I don’t know). Later that afternoon we all went over to an apartment some of the seniors share and I wore my Clay shirt and brought along a hula hoop that was part of the gifts that Molly got me. I had so much fun! My cornhole skills weren’t as sharp as they were Friday, but Amanda and I still did okay. I got to spend a lot of time with Lindsey and Molly, so that was great. I cannot even express how glad I am that I am part of such a great sorority. Alpha Omicron Pi has become my family, just as I was told it would become. I could not ask for a better group of friends. I am so excited to live in the house for the next two years and to grow as a person because of it. I know Greek life often has a bad connotation, but joining a sorority was honestly the best decision I have made in college, and I won’t be surprised if I still feel that way in 2011, when I am a senior. I don’t even know what else to say; I don’t feel like there are any other words to describe how much AOPi means to me.

Amanda and I left around 8:30 to go to Jimmy John’s for food and we ran into Claire along the way. After eating I came home and crashed and woke up around midnight and watched some TV with Cassie and Terry. Fell back asleep around 3 and woke up this morning at 11 to go to brunch with Erin, Audra, Julie and Becca. We went to the diner, as usual. We didn’t stay for long because we all had things to do but it was still a good time. I came back and did laundry and made notecards for econ and philosophy. Exams are coming up so quickly and I really want/need to do well. Then Cassie and I set up the grill outside on the patio. Terry brought over burgers and pasta salad and we had a little cookout. Amanda, Katie, Michelle, Krista and Mallory joined us for a little bit. Amanda and I went up to talk to Megan for a little bit since we haven’t seen her much lately. She’s studying abroad in Denmark next quarter, so we’re not going to see her for a long time.

Whew. That was a lot. I was just really excited that I had such a great weekend.

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