university of southern california

Insert cliché about California girls being unforgettable...

Being in Los Angeles for the last 5 days was an unforgettable experience! Yes, I'm sure it was unforgettable because of all the firsts I had, but I think it was these women, too.

They are on fire for this sorority, and as someone who jet sets every few days for the Alpha Delt, there's nothing better than working with women who feel that way. I was able to meet with sisters who aren't even officers yet - they just wanted to meet with me to chat about about the sorority & how they can help improve their chapter.

This chapter shares something in common with many chapters across the country: they're at a crossroads. With ΑΔΠ election season in full swing, I find it necessary to remind you we are the first & finest.

vote accordingly

Don't settle for being an average chapter. Don't cast a popular vote - cast an educated vote. Think to the future; remember, just because you may not be an officer, what your chapter does during your membership is just as much a part of the legacy you leave as it is anyone else's.

Mk. I'll step off my election soap box for a sec & let you take a peek at my life in L.A.

recognize this? it's the library from legally blonde.

 

oj simpson's heisman

 

this beaut used to be the spanish consulate

 

intersection of rodeo & brighton

 

cupcake atm? is this real?

 

exec + me at the greek gala

 

first snap shot of the pacific

 

first dip in the pacific

 

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valdosta state & austin peay

Well, I guess if you can't go to your own Homecoming...

Go to everyone else's! After all this traveling, I'm not really sure where I'm from or where I'm going. So, naturally, I fit right in at these homecoming celebrations.

Greeks certainly do love their traditions, and homecoming is no exception. Lip sync, step shows (check out Austin Peay steppin' below), talent shows, pomping (Yep. This was new to me, too. It's a fancy name for rolling tissue paper into balls ot be later glued to a float.) sheets & sheets & sheets of paper... All for one purpose: first place. First place in homecoming comes with major bragging rights, and what chapter doesn't want that?

the makings of austin peay's homecoming float

Both chapters I visited were lucky enough to have homecoming queen candidates, too! What an honor. Having a candidate on court is huge! Major PR opportunities for the chapter + Sister gets recognized for her hard work during college = Big win for all involved. Kelly, VSU sister, is Panhellenic President (basically, queen of sorority land), and Mary, APSU sister, is in the President's Emerging Leaders Program & a big sister for the Big Brothers Big Sisters program. Yep. ΑΔΠs are the finest. We've been telling ya that since 1851.

kelly & mary

Ya know, I get asked a lot where home is. "Virginia." But, the more & more I travel, the more & more I'm getting the urge to answer a bit differently.

"Here."

 

 

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santa clara panhellenic

Yes, I have been on a blogging hiatus...

But let me tell ya something, I've been a tad bit preoccupied. Starting a colony is no cake walk, but it certainly has a sweet ending.

welcome home, alphas!

I just can't help but wonder who the consultants were that brought Alpha Delta Pi to Virginia Tech. I never really thought about it until I became a consultant given the honor to help give the gift of ADPi to another Panhellenic community. You know, when I took this job, I had mixed feelings about being a part of a colony experience - it was foreign to me, and the unknown is scary. Would I be good at it, or would I fail? Did I have the necessary skills to start something incredible out of nothing? Well, in the off-chance that the consultant who started Eta Pi chapter at Virginia Tech is reading this, I want to say

thank you

Thank you for taking a chance on us. Without you, I wouldn't be an Alpha Delta Pi, and that's just the tip of the iceberg. Without you, I wouldn't have the opportunity to help start the colony at Santa Clara Panhellenic, and only God knows what ADPi will bring those women.

yay! so glad to have you both.

Speaking of those women, they are nothing short of incredible. Hearing what they've accomplished in just two or three years of college far outshines anything I could ever imagine a college student being capable of. I mean, get this: one of the Alphas interned for Parliament. Yes, Parliament. These women are such go-getters, and let me tell ya, that chapter is going to do big things. So, watch out ADPi World!

I cannot wait to head back to Santa Clara for their initiation & installation. I'm almost more excited for that than Christmas, and if you know me, that's saying a lot. I can't wait to see & hear about all the amazing things they're doing! And, to see Ms. Pinkston hand the very first Theta Pi Chapter President her gavel - that'll be a moment all of us involved with that colony will never forget.

 

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