Travel day!

Today I traveled from Augusta, GA to Charlotte, to Fayeteville, NC!!! I sat in row 1 during my first flight and the seats faced the back of the plane. It was kind of crazy! I felt like I was on a rollercoaster during the taking off and landing.

My first flight was running a bit late which allowed me to get into Charlotte 15 minutes prior to my connecting flights departure time. Luckily they were at the same section just a different number so I didn't miss my flight although they were waiting on me:( During my connecting flight I also had to walk from the plane to the airport and it was FREEZING. It was a chili 68 degrees in Charlotte and guess what? I was wearing my little yellow dress. Maybe now that summer is ending, I should start checking the weather forecasts of where I'm headed!!

I'm getting nervous about my visits in Pennsylvania because I'm worried it is going to be freezing. I don't do well in the cold and hope that I'm not miserable! hah

That's my day thus far!

Tonight is Methodists greek info night and recruitment begins tomorrow!!!

I love ADPi recruitment!!!!!!
hah, 5 days until I'm home!!

Is it bad that i don't want to leave?

So this was the best visit ever! I know I've said it a billion times, but I have fallen in love with them. Today was one of the best days ever for me. It was bid day, and all of the alphas looked so excited! They made quota which was 13... and it was a long week and their first formal recruitment.

My favorite part of the day was after the alpha ceremony. I have been asking for positives of the day, every day, all week long! Tonight we went around the cirlce and everyone gave a positive of the week or the day. It was an amazing moment because people shared how they've grown closer with each other, how they've enjoyed this last week, how they love the alphas, their diamonds, etc.... Idk. Laura, the RVP expressed her appreciation to the girls for working so hard, Maggie spoke about the importance of keeping it going and her appreciation, and i was just so sad to have to leave these girls. I tried to tell them how proud I was of them.. and was a giant mess of tears. Marcy was crying.. it just was awful!

The girls have been so sweet to me, telling me how much they appreciated me, and how much I've helped. They said I should miss my flight, that the Chapter would pay for me to stay and chip in for food. It was just really sweet the way they accepted me into their Chapter. I literally didn't feel like an outsider this week. I was one of them. I feel like I've been a part of the Chapter for years.. and I've been here for 10 days.

The bond of sisterhood in Alpha Delta Pi is something truly undeniable and remarkable. It's something a lot of people don't truly get and I feel so fortunate to be apart of this amazing organization. Our motto, "We live for each other" is something that truly does define my experience on the road.

PREF day!!

Today was pref day for Zeta zeta! I am so proud of them!! I feel like I'm part of the Chapter and I'm super excited to see who walks through our doors tomorrow afternoon! I am anxious and nervous .....AHHHHH!!!!!!!!! lol

Anyway, I really do feel at home here. Everyone keeps telling me that I should stay and that Monday will be a sad day. I completely agree. It's going to be hard for me to leave them. I started thinking about it tonight and I could feel myself getting more upset than I thought so of course I just made myself go run around and do a million things to preoccupy myself. There are girls in this Chapter that i have just fallen in love with. :(

ANYWAY!!!!

This week has been crazy and long hours just like recruitment at Epsilon Lambda! It has been such an experience helping these girls do it for the very first time! I have gained a lot from my experience here and am trying to look forward to my journey ahead.

I will always cherish the sisters at zeta zeta and the love they have shown me. I still have tomorrow so my time is not over yet!! I am excited about bid day and will let you all know how it turned out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AHHHHHHH!! It's 230 am btw, and Mrs. Matthews (member of Grand Council) is picking me up at 9. PeRfeCt!!!!!

Round 2!!!

Today was skit day!! They did a wizard of oz skit and it was precious!! There's no place like ADPI!!!!!! The girls did a great job!! They had two parties (full parties) and it was just awesome! I have grown to love these girls. This experience reminds me of exactly why I wanted to take this job!
These girls are awesome and are working so hard to be the best Chapter possible! They have been so sweet to me and I'm going to miss them. Ive been working with them for like a week and a half... Monday will be a sad day. Luckily I'm going back to Methodist so I will be greeted with happy familiar faces! After Methodist I'm going home and then to bucknell which will be a nice transition I think.

One week til I'm home!! Yay!

Heres my upcoming sched:

29Tomorrow: Pref Day parties start at 7pm
30Sunday: Bid Day starts at 3
31Monday: fly to Methodist, Info night
1Tuesday: Philanthropy Night
2Wednesday: Entertainment Night
3Thursday: Preference Night
4Friday: Bid Day
5Saturday: Bid Day cook out, HOME!!

Round 1 of recruitment!

I was super impressed by the girls of Zeta Zeta! Yesterday was their first day of formal recruitment EVER! I was soooo excited for them.. kind of silly! Anyway, it was a great day! They had a lot of alumnae support which was nice to see! I got home around 1130 or so. It was a long day but take a look at fb... the room looked precious!

Today is round 2! I'll keep you posted! We get the list at 4 of who will be returning!

What a fabulous day (w/ZZ)... REALLY!!!!

Today was SO fun! I don't know why, nothing special happened... I just love these girls! We set up the room tonight and it's coming together! The last people there were Maggie(the pres), Aleesha(my roomie!), Lexi (love her!), Kristin (my sista!), and Marci (Advisor!) and we just had so much fun. Maybe it was just me! lol Afterwards Lexi, Aleesha, Maggie and I went to waffle house! Yes, it was like 1030pm.. not the healthiest choice but DeLIcioUS!

Tomorrow is the big day!! Recruitment begins! Lexi is picking me up at 930 and we're going to be running around doing errands all day! I'm soo excited, I love her lol! Mrs. Maisch comes into town tomorrow afternoon. I'm also looking forward to that!

Something great happened to me today: I needed a suggestion of ideas so I texted the lovely ladies of the lhs and everyone responded back to me with an idea! how sweet, right!! They really did live for me, and its just amazing to know that there are women out there that I can truly always count on!

ALSO: big news!!

James and I are dating on facebook!! It's official now! lol

I am going to bed with a smile.. which is a nice change from how I've been feeling!!

Hm...Coming home was interesting...

I don't even know where to start....lets just say I wish I had more time?!

Lets see! First of all I was able to see JAMES!!!!!!!! YAY!!!!!!!!! It was great--everything I was hoping and more!! We went to the clam which was the one thing I really wanted to do while I was in town! Jill, Amber, Nick, Jamie, Tally, Erin and Wes all came and it was really fun to see them!

I was able to eat lunch with Jenn and Tara on Sunday which was fabulous as always! I found out that I am going to be a BRIDESMAID!!!!!!!!!! AHHHHAHAHAHAH!! lol I'm super excited about that.

My mom--I wish I would have seen her more!

This visit was a very stressful one. I guess I didn't think about how crazy and stressful dividing my time up would be.. it's way harder than one may think. I literally had 2 full days and 2 travel days. I got in on Saturday at 5 which gave me time to eat, time to get settled and then going out (which was the one thing I planned for my weekend).

Sunday I had a great lunch followed by some family time at James' parents house! It was our traditional Sunday dinner and I had a great time!

Monday I went to the movies with bonni, erica, Sunny and Tate!! It was great seeing the kids---I have missed them soooo much! We saw bandslam and tate got really bored! It was priceless.

Basically that was my weekend. Sorry to those who I didn't get to see or get to spend as much time with you. As you can see--there isn't that many hours during my "time off". I think I spent more time worrying about hurting peoples feelings than I needed to.

I really ended this trip feeling as though I don't want to come back. I got hastled more than I needed to. All I want is a little understanding.

Anyway, I am back in Augusta and will be home in September. My flight is already booked so i'll be there. i'm not making any promises of who i will see...

If you see me, great---if you don't, please understand it's not personal. PRomISE.




From now on, I may just not tell anyone when I'm coming home. It will be way easier.