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Apr 16, 2015

Big/ Little Reveal

12:00 PM big, family, little, pig, princess, reveal, sigma kappa, socks, sorority, usa, wittenberg No comments

After weeks of getting to know our sisters, and right before Springbreak, Sigma Kappa had its Big/ Little reveal. On this day, every pledge member got to know who their big sister would be and with that who their Sigma Kappa family would be. The pledge class had to wait in the basement while the other members finished some last preparations. Every little got one/ multiple socks to wear.

After a while, groups of five were asked to come upstairs. All the bigs had a blanket in front of them, and only their socks were visible. We had to find someone with matching socks: whoever was wearing those, would be our big. My big is Maddy, a sweet girl that is already a great friend. Seeing as she already had a little, I not only got a big and a grandbig (CMay), but also got a twin (Sabrina) and a niece (Amanda).

I'm proud to be a part of the "pig"/ "princess" family.

The socks we had to wear - our big would wear the same socks, which is how we could find out who our big is!

Littles their socks

Waiting on the reveal!

Behind every blanked is a big, about to be revealed!

Bigs! Maddy is standing behind the dark blanket

Me & My Big!

CMay, Maddy, Me & Sabrina and Amanda! - The "Pig" family!

Sigma Kappa Family

Dad visits! - Springfield, Cincinnati and Indianapolis

11:25 AM cavaliers, cincinnati, concert, indiana, indianapolis, maroon 5, museum, ncaa, ohio, pacers, reds, sports, springfield, travel, usa, wittenberg 1 comment

We got back to campus on Tuesday, in the late afternoon. We had dinner in the CDR and I went to class after. I did some homework after class and got to catch up with some of my friends.

After my 8 AM class on Wednesday, we left for Cincinnati. We started our day in the Signs Museum, just outside of downtown Cincinnati. This relatively new museum was filled with old neon signs (which are a big thing in the U.S.) and information about these signs. We didn't stay for too long, but it was fun to learn some more about something so typically American. We spent most of our day wandering around downtown Cincinnati, hanging out around the Reds stadium and having a snack in one of the many sports bars surrounding the stadiums. We left during the afternoon to watch the Imitation Game, a great movie that still leaves me speechless. We once again had steak for dinner (my mind was set on eating as much meat while my dad was visiting as possible), this time in an Outback Steakhouse.

Thursday we spent in Springfield. I had some classes that I had to go to, and my dad wanted to see some more of campus. I went to my morning class and joined my dad in the library to do some work. Ross, one of Neo's host parents, picked us up at 12.30 PM for lunch. Ross and my dad got along well, and it was fun to see that Ross knew basically everyone in the restaurant we visited. After lunch we went back to the library, had dinner in the CDR again and after that I went to my night class.

Friday, after my classes, we left for Indianapolis. As soon as we arrived we checked in, dropped our bags, got dinner and went straight to the Bankers Life Fieldhouse to see a game between the Indianapolis Pacers and the Cleveland Cavaliers (NBA). We had great seats and while it was a shame that Lebrun James could not play, the game was great. The Pacers won.

On our way back to the hotel, we noticed that Maroon 5 was playing THE NEXT DAY in the Bankers Life Fieldhouse. We were already planning on spending Saturday wandering around Indianapolis, but now it seemed that we were staying there another evening too. We spent the day seeing monuments, the NCAA Hall of Fame and the Indiana State Museum. We finished our day by having dinner at Hooters and seeing Maroon 5 perform, which was a dream come true for me. The drive back was a long one because of the horrible weather, and we got back around 3 AM. We had a sleep over in my dorm room, which was a lot of fun.

We had to get up early because we had no idea how long it would take dad to get to Columbus again, but still had time for breakfast at Panera. After that it was really time to say goodbye to my dad.

The Signs Museum in Cincinnati

The Great American Ball Park (Cincinnati Reds)

Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati

Cincinnati

Just had Nacho's in a sportsbar in Cincinnati

Wittenberg University New Residence Hall

Texas Steakhouse in Springfield, with Sarah and Vicky

Wittenberg University

Dinner! In Indianapolis

Bankers Life Fieldhouse, home of the Indiana Pacers

Indiana Pacers

In the Bankers Life Fieldhouse, home of the Indiana Pacers

Indiana Pacers vs. Cleveland Cavaliers

Civil War Monument in Indianapolis

Indianapolis

NCAA Headquarters

Maroon 5 Concert in the Bankers Life Fieldhouse!

Maroon 5

Rush & Bid Day 2015

2:59 PM 2015, frat life, greek, greek life, recruitment, rush, sigma kappa, sk, sorority, usa, wittenberg No comments

Every spring semester, sororities and fraternities have their official recruitment during "Rush-week". While fraternity recruitment is pretty laid-back, sorority recruitment was a big deal. The first and most laid-back day of recruitment was Saturday. Because there was no dress code I just went in a sweater, ripped jeans and boots, while many girls were wearing something nice with HEELS. I was glad with my choice of clothing, because it was cold and we were walking all over campus to get from one house to another.

At every house, we got something to drink and snack while we were thought about what the sorority their philanthropy was, what their sisterhood was like, what their house was like, etcetera. Tori, who I later got to know as BLT, was the girl who introduced me what life as a "snake" was like.

On Thursday, Rush officially began. I made sure to dress a little nicer this day. We got another house tour and got some more in depth information about what the sororities were like. At the end of the night we had to make a top 4 choice of sororities, just like the sororities had to make their preference list.

Friday was Philanthropy night. While not every girl was invited back to a sorority because of the huge amount of girls going through recruitment, most girls were invited back to a maximum of 4 sororities. I was asked back to KD (Kappa Delta) and SK (Sigma Kappa). This night was all about getting to know more about the philanthropies of the sororities, and in most houses you helped make something for a charity. It is amazing how involved sororities are in philanthropies and in community service in general. I have to admit that I was positively surprised. At the end of the day we once again had to make a list with our preferences, this time making a top 2.

Saturday was the most formal day of recruitment: it was preference night and this time everyone was dressed in dresses and heels. This was the night that the sororities tried even more to impress you: after all, if you made it this far, the sorority was beyond just interested in having you become one of their new pledges. They told you about their sisterhood, their community, the life as one of their sisters. It was also the night that made me decide that I for sure wanted to join a sorority. At the end of the night we had to decide whether we wanted to get a bid or not, and we had to decide which sorority was our number one choice.

Sunday was Bid Day, the day that we had all been waiting for. Between 2 and 3 PM the girls that had helped you through recruitment visited your room to let you know if you got a bid, and if you did, who it was from (you can only get one bid on bid day). I accepted my bid and got to know that the dress code was the seventies. At 4 PM we all had to be in the Chapel to start with this new chapter in our lives. We got to meet the girls, take pictures, eat pizza and just hang out. I was beyond excited to be able to meet my new sisters and with finishing the first step to becoming a Sigma Kappa.

Just received my bid!

All the sororities, cheering their new pledges on

Senior snakes and pledge class!

Me, Kiersten and Carlijn

Eating pizza, drinking soda, watching Friends and getting to know each other!

I got a basket full of love from my heart sister!

All the Field Hockey Snakes - Mac, Jones, Emma, Riley, Car and I

The new sisters!

Field Hockey Formal

2:37 PM dresses, field hockey, fiji, formal, fun, party, suits, team, wittenberg No comments

Like most teams on campus, the field hockey team has a formal once a year. Ours was the first weekend after classes started again. Like most formals, it was a closed party, meaning that only those who were on the guest list were allowed to come in, and like most formals the dress code was suits & dresses.

Every freshman was allowed to bring one date, every sophomore was allowed to bring two, every junior was allowed to bring three and seniors could bring as many dates as they wanted to. I brought Akbar, a friend of mine from Pakistan.

At the party, everyone looked gorgeous. Guys looked neat in their suits and girls looked hot in their dresses. Considering how close the field hockey team is, everyone knew almost all of the other guests. We had a fun time hanging out, dancing, and of course drinking sprite.

After spending a couple of hours at the field hockey formal we decided to go to the Fiji formal that he had invited me to. It was a fun night and it was great to see everyone again after a break of over a month.