S is for Sigma Delta Tau, Seniors, Saints, Sacagawea, Sleepwalkers, and Sigma Chi

Hi! I know it might seem like I'm going a little overboard with the postings lately, but I just want to keep you guys updated before I forget the awesomeness of the stuff that's been going on lately. This weekend, I went to Senior Night and an "S" Party, and I participated in Sigma Chi fraternity's Derby Days field day... all of which were extremely fun!

Senior Night (Friday) was a super fun, super top secret event for my New Member Class planned by the... you guessed it... SENIORS! These events are always fun, because we bond closer as a class while getting to know our older sisters better.

Immediately following our Senior Night activity was The "S" Party, held at the house that one of our seniors (Kristy) lives in. It was a really fun theme costume party celebrating Kristy's 22nd birthday. The theme -- S! Everyone at the party was dressed up as something that started with the letter S. As you can imagine, there were some very creative and hilarious costumes -- seran wrap, suds, stegosaurus, the solar system, Solja Boy, and many others were in attendance. (Right: Sam dressed as a sleepwalker, Christina as Sacagawea, and me as a Saints football player.) Sometimes I prefer an independent party like this weekend's because it allowed me to hang out with friends in all different sororities, fraternities... and even my non-Greek friends! I really enjoyed catching up with some of my girlfriends who have ended up in different houses; Tulane's Greek Life is pretty "chill" - just because we're in different sororities or fraternities doesn't mean that intense rivalries will form on our campus. I guess that's another example of the "diversity" of my friends here!

The morning after the party (Saturday), my sisters and I went outside for a fun field day competition with some of the other sororities, hosted by the fraternity Sigma Chi for their annual charity event Derby Days. Some of the activities were hilarious (three legged races and mini-tricycle relays) and everyone had so much fun! (Left: Dani and Joanna had a lot of fun competing as a three-legged pair.) I'm proud to say that SDT's team came out first in the tug of war competition! (There's a picture of us pulling hard against Chi Omega.) Derby Days was a week-long competition between the sororities, and Sigma Delta Tau came out in second place!

So there's my weekend update! Hope you're enjoying reading... if you have any questions, send me an email (ahollier@tulane.edu)

Coming soon:
- Big/Little Sister Week
- Visit from Mom
- Honors Weekend hosting

Until next time, NOLA♥