Big News!

I am overjoyed and above all honored to announce (via blog anyway) that I will be serving as a 2013-2014 Leadership Consultant for Alpha Delta Pi!!  I found out two Wednesdays ago and was able to announce it Friday, March 8^th on Facebook and Twitter.  The outpouring of love and support from sisters across the nation served as a reminder of why I have chosen to dedicate so much of my collegiate career and now time after college to this organization.

A dear, sweet coworker and boss gave me a congratulatory gift full of the essentials for traveling!  

A card my Gamma Nu Sisters gave to me at Chapter Meeting the Monday after the announcement!

Congratulatory notes from two fellow Leadership Consultants (Thank you Anna Kate and Brittany!) and Ms. Pinkston! 

“I believe in Alpha Delta Pi.  

I believe that my sorority is more than a ritual or a symbol, that it is a way of life.” 

– Creed of Alpha Delta Pi written by Carlee Stock Standard

What is a Leadership Consultant (LC)? An LC is a recent college alumna who serves as a representative of the sorority by working with collegiate chapters throughout the academic year in areas of need such as officer training, recruitment, and leadership development.  For more information please visit this webpage. 

So for the next year after Graduation I will be traveling the nation with two suitcases and a carry-on to help make the First. Finest. Forever. even better.  This is an absolute dream job come true, and I still cannot believe it is reality.  One day I was a normal member of Alpha Delta Pi and the next I was a Leadership Consultant (well that escalated quickly).  Seriously, I am still in shock that I will be filling the position I have been revering for since my sophomore year when I was strongly impacted by LCs who visited by Chapter. 

In addition, today marks the two-weekaversary of being a vegan.  This is one new lifestyle I am more than willing to give up when I’m an LC!

I am beyond excited to represent Gamma Nu Chapter, District V, and Alpha Delta Pi over the next year!  Follow me on my adventures to graduation and while traveling for the First and Finest.  Boom Boom!

three down, one to go

Photo courtesy of Pinterest

Three years at Jewell are almost over.  The best three years of my life thus far.  My final year at this beautiful place is planned out to the credit hour, extracurricular activities, and when to apply for future endeavors.  

It's surreal, this feeling of organization and plan because I am one of the few that loves and braces change.  As one of my very good friends said to me recently, "You're all about change!"   While I do not know exactly what I will be doing after graduation, I do know that I'm taking a year off to explore the world around me.  This has been a difficult decision for me to make because my fellow pre-med Jewellians will all be heading to Medical School in Fall 2013 while I will be ever learning.  Seemingly, left behind.

With my year off, I want to travel, be pushed outside of my comfort zone every day.  I want to partake in scientific research.  I want to watch some surgeries.  I want to love on the people around me.  I want to "study abroad" if you will.    Throughout my college years I have always been slightly jealous of my peers who have had the opportunity to study abroad but I know in my heart of hearts my place has always been at Jewell.  There has always been work for me on this campus and I know I made the right decision by staying in the states.  

More than anything, I am excited for the opportunities on the road ahead.  

Here's to the last month of my third year at Jewell and summer waiting soon after.