Freshman First

It's official- not only am I starting a new life as a college freshman, but I now have the opportunity to start a blog tracking my experience as I go.  Throughout these next four years I am looking forward to the memories I make, friends I meet, and goals I achieve.  I have only been here for about two weeks now and I know that Coe College is the place where all of this will happen.  I can only look forward to the future and reminisce on my past.

Although my college adventure has just begun, so much has already happened.  People think they can come to college and waste the day away because they only have three or four classes, yet I find myself busier than ever in my free time.  Whether it's cleaning out the 40 daily e-mails I get, finishing up homework, going to work at Coe Campus Information, attending a Tri- Delta meeting, bonding with my CAP group, working out, eating, or going to study groups- there is ALWAYS something going on here on Coe's campus.  I never knew how involved everyone was on campus until I actually arrived here for orientation week.

Orientation week is something I'll probably never forget.  This is the time right before classes started where there was only freshman (and sport players) on campus.  It was through these couple days that I made relationships I know will last me throughout my four years here at Coe.  From Dragon Boat races, to kickball, a hypnotist, and several speakers- it was a week to remember.  I can't give enough thanks to all those who put this activity-packed weekend together.

Since being on campus I, myself, am trying to get involved as well.  Not only am I the newest blogger for the admissions office ( I am SO happy they asked me to) but I also recently went through sorority recruitment.  After orientation I never thought I would have such a packed, exhausting weekend, until I went through the recruitment process.  Growing up with three older sisters, I have always lived with girls.  As we all grew up and went to college I knew that I wouldn't want the sisterly love to fade away.   Joining a sorority proved to be my fix to this problem.  My last Thursday through Sunday  was full of talking to the girls in each sorority, seeing skits presented by them, and hoping that I would get invited back.  On Sunday I knew I had found my place where I belonged: Delta Delta Delta.  I hoped that as I lined up to find out which one I had been placed in that it was Tri- Delt.  To my pleasure, I was thrown a Delta shirt and ran outside of Vorhees Hall to meet all of my new sisters.  The running of the stairs down to the Delta girls has been the greatest experience of college so far.  I felt welcome and comfortable as they hugged me and referred to me as their new "baby."  Enjoy this embarrassing picture of me running to my new sorority family.

Going into my third week of classes, I know things are going to start picking up with classes, sorority activities, and overall my college experience.  There is one thing that is going to get me through this week: going to the UNI/ Iowa game this weekend in Iowa City.  Having an older sister who goes to UNI and an identical twin sister who goes to Iowa, this game will be interesting.  I can't wait to see them both and bond a little bit before we all go back to our daily routines at school.

With that, I can only hope to make these next years the best of my life.  People always say that high school are the years to remember, but I beg to differ.  I know that this is my time to make a place, a stand, and make something of myself.  While I went to being at the bottom of the totem poll again as a freshman, I couldn't be happier.  I can't wait to see what the rest of my college years bring me.

With love,
Alexis