Posts Tagged “Pi Beta Phi”

Can You Believe?

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Katie

It’s April 18th and in only one week I will be officially done with my freshman year of college. Yes I will still have another week of finals, but my classes will be done! It’s crazy to think of all the things I have experienced this year, and since we all know I love doing lists I thought I would do another one.

Here my top 5 best experiences for my freshmen year:

1. Orientation Week
To this day I still remember everything about that week. There’s people you meet that week that will become your best friends, but if not your best friends just a familiar face that you see around campus. Being the crazy social person I am I went to literally every event possible, and I suggest you do the same. Get close to the people in your unit! Don’t be shy! It’s college and while you may be nervous and scared everyone is going through the same thing as you.

One of the first events with my unit!

2. CONCERTS.
I can’t believe all the concerts I was able to go to while being here. I got to see The Fray, Mac Miller, Chris Brown, Kelly Rowland, and Tyga. As I’ve mentioned it’s amazing to live in the city. No matter where the venue is you are always so close. The only bad thing about being so close means it’s so tempting to go to each and every concert! This Saturday at Butler we are having DEV and many other bands, which is awesome!

Mac Miller and I at the Murat downtown!

Chris Brown!

3. My Sister’s Wedding
I was so grateful to be apart of my sister’s wedding as a bridesmaid, and see her on a day that she will remember for the rest of her life. My sister was so pretty on her day! I also loved it because I was able to see family that I normally do not get to see. On top of that I got to spend this time with some of my best friends, and people who I love. It can’t get better than that.

Me, my sister, and mom

4. Recruitment Week
This week was possibly the most exhausting, emotional, and stressful week, but it was also one of the best weeks. After all the craziness and seeing girls cry over houses I can honestly say everything works out. Everyone is happy with the house they are in and I love every single one of my sisters. I hope that everyone at least tries recruitment week. For guys it’s easy, but girls do not be afraid. It’s such a great experience, and plus now I have the best Greek family! Not to confuse with my actual sister in Greek life you get a family too! Below is a picture of my big sis, and my big bro!

My Big Sis

My Big Bro!

5. My First Official Basketball Season As A Bulldog
Although I had watched the bulldogs in previous years this was my first time being able to be the crazy students in the Dawg Pound cheering them on. We may not have had a winning season, but it was so much fun. I will not forget the crazy games, and how intense we would get to the point of losing or voices, or the time my car got broken into and I still managed to attend a game. I cannot wait until the next season comes.

Butler vs Purdue. We won!

6. Super Bowl Week
Ok I know I only said 5 things, but how can I not say Super Bowl week?! That was the most insane week ever. I will admit I skipped some classes just to experience Super Bowl week. The amount of famous people I was able to meet and see was crazy. Shaking hands with Jimmy Fallon, hugging Pat McAfee, seeing Hall of Fame players, and all the events. It was such an eventful week and I hope Indianapolis gets to have it again!

Colts Punter Pat McAfee throwing the arrow for Pi Phi!

The numerals in downtown Indy!

6.5. Blue 3!
I give Trip a half because he’s still a baby. Getting this new mascot doesn’t take away from Blue 2! We take crazy pride in our mascots here. Seeing them around campus is like seeing a celebrity. They are probably two of the most well taken dogs I know. Watch out America, you’ll get to know Trip soon enough just like you met Blue2.

Welcome home Trip!

7. DECLARATION
I finally declared. I thought I would be on the sophomores waiting until last minute to figure everything out! I’m so excited and thrilled for what’s in store for me. I can’t wait to take more and more Strategic Communication classes. Even though I may not be Exploratory anymore I still want to be able to help those you are and the incoming freshman! You may think you’ll never figure it out, but my major was right in front of me the whole time!

Strategic Communications Major!

Obviously I had many experiences just to keep it down to five! I am can’t wait to see what is in store next year, but no worries this year still isn’t over. All of you can expect a blog about my stressful life right before finals.

Tagged: basketball, Butler University, Chris Brown, Freshman Year, Mac Miller, Orientation Week, Pi Beta Phi, Recruitment Week, Super Bowl | 1 Comment

Greek Life Bananza

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Katie

With the end of the year coming up things are getting a little crazy. A lot of Greek events are all happening at once!

Next week there are three different philanthropy events going on. It’s Delta Tau Delta’s Trike week, Tau Kappa Epsilon’s Jumpathon, and Lambda Chi Alpha Teeter Totter event. Philanthropy events are ways the houses make money for whatever philanthropy they support! Anytime there is a philanthropy event on campus it is usually a week long event with serenades, food, and so much fun. My favorite part about a lot of philanthropy weeks are serenades! Serenades are when the fraternity who has their philanthropy event will go to the sororities and sing to the house. Usually the brother prepare songs that relate to the house you are in.

Not only are all these events happening next week and weekend, but there are also so many formals! Formals are for Greek houses. It is basically like a prom or homecoming, but way more laid back. Next weekend it is Phi Delta Theta, Kappa Alpha Theta, Alpha Chi Omega, and Sigma Nu formals. I am going to Phi Delta Theta’s formal and it’s in Louisville so I will have to miss some of the philanthropy events, but I guess there is always next year!

Just to add on top of all this next weekend is also Mom’s Day for my sorority Pi Beta Phi and Alpha Phi. The events just keep piling on. You may wonder why I know all these events! I know them all because our Greek life on campus is so involved with each others events and also I have a lot of friends in all the houses! These next few weeks though will be crazy, but at least school is almost over.

Tagged: Alpha Phi, butler, Delta Tau Delta, Greek Life, Kappa Alpha Theta, Lambda Chi Alpha, Pi Beta Phi, Tau Kappa Epsilon, university | Leave a comment

Officially a Pi Beta Phi

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Katie

This past weekend was my initiation at my sorority! We initiated 43 new members including me. It was so interesting to finally see what we would go through. Although I cannot tell you what happened, because much of it is just for the sorority. I will tell you that I am blessed to be part of such an amazing group of girls!

Since I can’t tell you what happened in initiation I will tell you all the amazing things I received. During initiation week you get a Guardian Angel, which it’s another sister in the house who isn’t your big sister! They give you clues and you try to guess who it is. I failed at guessing who it was. Kim was my GA and gave me awesome gifts, but her best was the last gift she gave to me, which is the awesome canvas below!

My last gift from my guardian angel!

Not only did I receive gifts from my Guardian Angel, but I got more gifts from my big sister, Karissa. She got me so much stuff through out the week, and I’m so glad she’s my big! Going through initiation week is almost like one big party the whole week. You keep getting present after present and then in the end you get what you have been waiting for. On initiation day you get lavaliered, which is a necklace with your sorority letters, and you also get your pin, which for Pi Phi is an arrow spike. Getting these two things means a lot, and watching other girls getting them last week from the other sororities made me so anxious!

My lavalier! Pi Beta Phi!

I’m so glad that I am officially a sister and member of Pi Beta Phi. I’m also so happy for all the girls who have gone through initiation. There is still one more sorority left on campus that hasn’t done initiation, but everyone else has so it’s so exciting!

Tagged: Big Sister, butler, Guardian Angel, Initiation Week, Pi Beta Phi, Sorority, university | 4 Comments

Welcome Home Angels!

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Katie

So recruitment week is officially over, and I now know what I am! I got a bid to Pi Beta Phi! The reason why I said welcome home angels is because our symbols are the arrow spike and angels!

I am so excited to be a part of a sorority. I am a new member, but do not get initiated for six weeks. Until then I’m meeting all my new sisters and trying to get to know them as well as I can! Finding out what sorority you are part of is so much fun, and being able to run down rowdy row to see all your friends and what sororities they are in is so much fun!

If you don’t know what Rowdy row is, it is the street where all the sorority and fraternity houses are. When the girls find out the bids and also the boys we all rush rowdy row and find our house! It is so thrilling and so much fun.

Now that recruitment week is over I feel like everyone is so much closer, and everyone seems to know each other all of sudden. Congrats to everyone who made it in a house! And to those who didn’t do recruitment or get a bid, you are still part of our BU family!