Auction
Saturday afternoon my New Member Class hosted an auction at our house to raise money for our sorority's national philanthropy, Prevent Child Abuse America. We auctioned off different "service packages" (for example, mine was Double Date - two of us will have dinner with the highest bidder and his friend at Fresco's, who donated a complete meal for four), sold baked goods, and had several raffles. It was very fun and successful - we raised over $600!
InitiationSunday morning the girls and I got up early (9am and before = early for us!) and put on our white dresses for our ΣΔΤ Initiation Ceremony. It was really special, full of tradition and meaning... and it means that my New Member Class and I are now official members of our sorority! We got our gold torch pins, which are really pretty, and we can now wear our letters! It's so exciting to finally be a full fledged member! (On the right is a picture of me with my "family" after being initiated. Top row: Erin, my Big; Dana, my GrandBig; Sam, my "Aunt." Bottom row: Me; Sam, my Twin; Juleya and Anna, my "Cousins.")
Honors WeekendAs both a Green Wave Ambassador and a member of the Honors Program, this weekend was HUGE - Sunday and Monday made up the first of this year's two Honors Weekends, special events for accepted high school seniors who have been invited to join Tulane's Honors Program. We were all so excited to see so many prospective Green Waves on campus, so I had to get involved! My friend Dan and I led a campus tour together and I hosted a prospective student, Liz. I love showing people my school, something I'm so excited about and proud of! Sunday night, a group of us that were hosting got together to take out our prospective students. We wanted to show them a little piece of New Orleans, so we rode the streetcar downtown, had beignets at Cafe Du Monde, and walked down Bourbon Street just to take in the sights (there's a picture on the left of all our prospective students enjoying Bourbon Street). We piled into a cab and rode back to campus, where we enjoyed some late night food from The Rat in the LBC, a Tulane student tradition. The next day was Monday, so the hosts had classes, but all the prospective students got to enjoy some BBQ and create their schedules for the upcoming fall semester. To all of you who came to the first Honors Weekend, we hope to see you guys around campus in the fall!
Vampire WeekendThis might be the most exciting topic of this post! I don't know if you guys have heard of Vampire Weekend, but they are an AWESOME band -- in fact, Spin magazine called them "The Year's Best New Band." So why am I mentioning them in my Tulane blog? Because THEY PERFORMED A FREE SHOW ON CAMPUS YESTERDAY! They're currently one of the most-played bands in my iTunes, so obviously I was so excited to see them here on campus. They performed on the patio outside of the LBC, overlooking the quad, so lots of people came out after class. Seriously - how awesome is that?! A concert conveniently placed on campus, performed by an awesome band, completely free of charge... hats off to TUCP (Tulane University Campus Programming) for setting up such a great event for Tulane. The guys were really cool; they hung out after the show to talk, take pictures, and give autographs. I had come straight from class, so all I had for them to sign was my math notebook! (On the left is a picture of the guys performing, and on the right is a picture of me with VW's Ezra.)
Well, that's pretty much it as far as exciting things that have happened in the past few days... I also need to point out that the weather has been warm, sunny, and PERFECT! Aaaaand I'm leaving Friday afternoon for a Spring Break trip to Florida with some friends!
Until next time,
NOLA♥
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