If you missed me, I am here to stay. Despite rumors of my hiding out in a small cabin the woods of Colorado
(not really, that isn't a rumor I just want to sound cool), I would like to report that I have been in Oxford, MS trying to get my life together.
(aka go to school)
Although I wish I was wearing scarves in Carmel, or donning my Hunter Rain Boots in London, I really have just been here at Ole Miss. Sorry I took a two month hiatus to dedicate to so many things that I have been trying to do this semester. Here is a brief description:
School: I have luckily gotten close to spending my semesters in classes that only pertain to my major! Sadly this means that I don't benefit from the buffer classes of my freshman year. Between Socrates for Public Policy Ethics, and memorizing the different Gandhis for Decolonization in Literature, it has been far from a cake walk, more like a walk in a zero gravity room.
Rush: It is finally over! Even though I had the time of my life shaking hands and rapping about DG, I am very grateful that Bid Day has come and gone. Although the week of rush was hard enough, my desire to be helpful
(and involved) had be crafting and cleaning and organizing in the weeks leading up to rush week. I am so self sacrificing right? Well not nearly as much as my good friend Molly who took a trip to the hospital in her attempts to make the DG House rush ready! While moving a campaign sign from the front lawn,
(for more on the campaign, look below)she was pinned against a flood light, and suffered a gnarly second degree burn on the majority of her calf. All I have to say is, "for the love of Delta Gamma." Rush week was a mix of emotions, excitement, anxiety, stress, fun, and sadness. It was an opportunity to bond with my sisters, and make new friends, and also a source of anxiety and sometimes frustration. But as I stood in the middle of Sorority Row waiting on our 123 new members I could not help but be proud, that all of the hard work resulted in 123 beautiful, smart girls, who were beyond happy to be running down the hill to the big white house.
The Campaign: No I am not referring to the slightly humorous and mildly successful comedy starring Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis. (for that see
here) I am of course referring to the labor of love that was the Miss Ole Miss campaign for Margaret Ann Morgan, a good friend and role model of mine. Lucky me to have been on her campaign staff and the DG coordinator
(she is our sister), as a mere sophomore. True to myself, I was a bundle of eagerness and energy as we prepared for open campaigning. Becoming good friends with the rest of the campaign team
(John and Brittani), and a sort of personal assistant to Margaret Ann
(hereafter referred to as MAM). Duties ranged from scheduling to video brainstorming to hair teasing and tye dying. It was a time for me to learn so many new things and take on responsibility as well as to be a leader amongst my sisters, which of course is exciting. Balancing this with school and the rush week preparations I began to lose my mind, and if not that I certainly lost sleep. I quickly adopted the motto of, "No Sleep till Bid Day," up until the wee hours of the night doing homework after a photo shoot and recruitment practice and a movie with my friends. (They matter too!)Thank Goodness I don't have a boyfriend right
(as if), Id never have time for him! Campaign day was a blast, and a roller coaster of emotions.
(I had to wear a dress the entire day) But I could not be more grateful or proud of the ladies of DG who supported the campaign and lead us to an outstanding victory. HOOP YEAH DATS RIGHT (immortal words ofLaSarah) I then proceeded to have an emotional/mental breakdown and sleep for days. Then suffer the worst day of my life, and then be reminded what wonderful friends I have.
Life: Wow, amidst all of this you can imagine the last month and a half has been crazy. I don't know how I would have done it with out my friends, even the ones I didn't know I had. Sometimes it is so heart warming to see how the people you consider simply acquaintances are there for you in your times of need. I have laughed more thus far in the semester than I thought to be humanly possible. I got to take a private plane home to Texas! (SO LUCKY). I dressed up for the Kentucky Derby Date Party, and got sorted into Ravenclaw by an Ole Miss sorting hat. It has been crazy, but I know that some of these memories will be the ones I will remember when I am coloring my hair and shopping at Talbots. More importantly I achieved a life time goal of receiving over 70 likes on a profile picture.
I am so happy to be back in action! Keep your eyes pealed for more humuorous posts and anecdotes from the life of Karl.
xoxo,
ACE
