Day 8: Short term goals for the month and why.

• Make it to next thursday! - I only have one class period and one final left till summer, but I still can barely get myself to go to class or do ANYTHING!
• Clean up the Alpha Phi roster! - Being President I get the responsibility of making sure members who don't come to stuff or have moved away are off the international roster so we not longer have to pay for them. It sounds easier than it is, I HATE it!
• Go Camping. - I love being outdoors and luckily so does Mikes family. A couple weeks ago me, him, and 3 of his younger siblings went camping. It was so much fun and I can't wait to do it again.
• Move in a new room :D - I get to move to a private room in my house and get my old bed back, I can't wait!

Day 7 - A picture of something that has had the biggest impact on you.

Alpha Phi has truly made me the person I am today. It has blessed me with so many memories, friends and experiences that have shaped into the woman I am now.

I don't know where I would be without this wonderful organization. It has not only given me life long friends, but I have traveled to Indiana and California to learn more about Alpha Phi and also how to be a better leader. I have loved the time spent in this organization and can't wait to become a life long member when I graduate!

{I believe in my Fraternity, I believe in Alpha Phi!}

Day 6 - Favorite Superhero and Why

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers!!

Growing up this was one of my favorite shows! I still remember pretending we were the power rangers and I was always the Pink one. I miss the Original Power Rangers, now they have all the weird ones that no one really watches.

Lately....

Last weekend was Sigma Chi formal. It was bittersweet for me because although I had fun, I had to give up being Sweetheart. I have loved being a part of Sigma Chi this past year, and the time to give it up came much too fast! I had to give a farewell speech which broke my heart, and then watch them sing the Sweetheart Song to their new Sweetheart. It's weird to think that just a year ago that was me! I will never forget any of them, and some of the men in this picture will forever be my best friends!

The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi is a very coveted position and the Sweetheart is meant to represent the person all the Men in the Fraternity strive to marry. The song that they sing goes like this:

When the world goes wrong, as it's bound to do And you've broken Dan Cupid's bow And you long for the girl you used to love the maid of the long ago

Why light your pipe, bid sorrow avaunt, Blow the smoke from your alter of dreams And wreathe the face of your dream-girl there The love that is just what it seems.

The girl of my dreams is the sweetest girl Of all the girls I know Each sweet co-ed, like a rainbow trail Fades in the after glow

The blue of her eyes and the gold of her hair Are a blend of the western sky

And the moonlight beams On the girl of my dreams She's the Sweetheart of Sigma Chi.

On a brighter note, I got to spend the night with some of my sisters! Adriana, Jaclyn, Rachel, Andrew (BB!) Sarah, Jess, Kelly and Lisa. Love them and was so happy they were there with me!

It was Alpha Phi formal on April 9th! It was so much fun to see everyone dressed up, I absolutely loved it! We all had fun and I won the AOE award! The description of this award is: “Sister who most exemplifies what Alpha Phi is. She is a positive role model and is always a positive image on campus and in the community."

The best part was that the girls voted me for it! :D Love my A-Phis!!

Me and Mike went to the Carnival! I love love LOVE the carnival so I was so happy it came to Cedar. We rode the Ferris Wheel twice and went in the fun house mirror place (so funny)! Mike is the BEST. We spend as much time as we can together and every sunday we go to his house for family dinner. His family is amazing and about 2 weeks ago my mom and dad got to meet his mom. Things are going extremely well for us!

We had our annual Greek Week and it was fun of competition and excitement! Alpha Phi walked away with a whole handful of awards!

- Best Advisor: Kathleen McDowell

- Best Leader: Chelsea Chaney (UGC V.P.)

- Highest Overall GPA

- Most Service Hours

- Tied with Sigma Nu for Greek Week Champions (we really should have won, but it's a long story!)

- J. Howard Mahn Greek Letter Organization of the Year!: The most prestigious award given at Greek Week! It had five different parts. Jake Johnson our Greek Advisor said that all three judges said hands down Alpha Phi had won!

I am so proud to be a member of the Greek Community at SUU! We are getting bigger every day and I can't wait for the day when I get to look back and see us filling the stadium because we are so big!

Because I am part of the Executive Council in Alpha Phi we were able to travel to L.A. to attend an Annual Conference our sorority holds. It was so much fun and I gained so much knowledge and information on how to better my own Chapter. This is a picture of the entire Exec. with the International President Linda. She is such a sweet and accomplished woman!

I ran for Elections at SUU. I was part of the VOICE party, and it was one of the greatest experiences of my life! I didn't win, but I met so many amazing people! I had fun and it was a very humbling experience :D

I believe thats all! I will try to blog more (sorry Natalie)!

My Thoughts on Web 2.0

Web 2.0 is all about blogging and reading information that others put out into the world. Another big part of Web 2.0 is Social Networking. I recently ran for Student Government here at SUU and our big platform was about hearing the student voice. That is what Web 2.0 is all about, people want their voice to be heard and this is how they do it. I don't really believe it affects society, except for the fact people spend more time on computers than ever before.

I have been blogging for over 3 years now, and because of this Web 2.0 has played a big part in my life. I am not one to read random blogs, or to read blogs about what people think about politics, celebrities or what's going on in the world. I read blogs about my friends and family. I think it is the greatest way to stay in touch with people I don't get to see on a regular basis.

Updates!!

Here are some pictures of a couple things I've been doing. Sorry, I haven't had time to blog lately. Hopefully more in the future!

Nathan and Nicole got married (I'm not sure if I have mentioned that yet)!

Me and My boyfriend Mike are together all the time. He has come home with me a could times and before Christmas we went to Temple Square!

CAMDEN! He is the cutest boy in the world and is getting bigger and bigger every time I see him!

Alpha Phi started up again with school. We had a club fair to kick of RUSH! I can't wait to get cute new baby Phis!

Day 5 - a picture of somewhere you've been to

I haven't been to a whole lot of places, but these are some of my favorites.....

New York - April 2008

I went my senior year for Spring Break with the music kids from my school. Since my Student Council Advisor was the dance teacher she let me and some other friends go! It was so much fun and I want to go back so bad. We saw 3 broadway shows, and went to some off broadway stuff as well.

Arizona - October 2009

I went on a road trip with some girls in my sorority and our friend Damian. We had so much fun and we got to watch our team play Northern Arizona. This is also the trip I met John McCain on :D

Indiana - July 2009

I went to a place called ELI one summer which was held in Indiana. It is a Leadership Retreat for girls in Alpha Phi. I applied and actually got in! I had so much fun and learned a lot more about my sorority. I am still close with the girls I met there.

California - March 2009

This was my first Spring Break in College and we had so much fun! My friend Lainey lives in San Diego so we went and spent the week touring Southern California. We had so much fun and it is one of my favorite memories.