I know that I have been very nostalgic lately with my blogs about how I changed from Freshman year to Senior year, Alpha Phi’s Initiation, and just about being in a sorority in general…but I am going to just continue this little train of memories. So, I present to you…the less conventional things that I will miss about college.
Studying on Sunday afternoons
I don’t do this every Sunday, but sometimes after church, one of my sorority sisters (Bre) and I will head to the McAllister’s by our church…and spend almost the entire afternoon there. We study, have lunch, catch up on life, and most importantly….we drink as much tea as humanly possible. My favorite part though is just going and people watching…which usually means that not much studying actually takes place.
Crafting
I know that I will still be able to craft once I graduate…but I love crafting in college. I craft for Alpha Phi, for friends, for my room…basically for everything. I love it…especially since I get to make fun things like this….
Shenanigans
A few weeks ago, I found this creepy clown doll in our shower. It was placed there by a few of my sorority sisters, and this is not the first occurrence of something of this nature in my house. Yes, it’s creepy…but I do love it.
Going to games in Hinkle as a student
I haven’t been to a ton of games at Hinkle in the past few years, but my freshman year I went to every single game since I was on the Dance Team. There’s just something special about watching games there, and even though I can still come after I graduate, I’ll still miss going as a legit student.
- My parents and I on Alpha Phi’s Dad’s Day
For some of us, this is our first election, and some of you can’t even vote yet. Regardless of your age, please please please try to pay attention to what happens on election day and for the four years following it. Soon you will have the right to vote if you don’t already, and when you do, don’t be apathetic and think that you just don’t understand politics, so you shouldn’t even try. Educate yourself on the issues, or ask someone who you trust to explain everything to you. It does take some effort, but once you are 18, there is no reason for you to not care about the issues that are important to our country anymore. Your vote counts as much as your grandmother’s, your town mayor’s, or any random person on the street. I have been really excited this year to see how many young people are coming out to vote and who are voicing their opinions, that is exactly what we should be doing! I haven’t been hearing the regular, “Oh I’m voting for whatshisface because my parents are” line nearly as much this year, which is great because it means that we are starting to take charge of our own decisions. Don’t think that just because we are young it we don’t need to worry about it yet. Before we know it, we will be out on our own and we will be facing the same struggles as many Americans are right now. So if you’re curious, go online and find websites that talk about the issues. dividedwefail.org is a great place to learn about a few issues….and there are tons of other sites that make some of these complicated topics easy for us to understand. So I hope that you have voted or will vote if you can, and if you can’t….take this time to just sit back and watch what happens, and start learning about our country’s political process in advance! 
