sisters

My lovely pledge class on initiation morning, after being named an official GAMMA PHI BETA!

being in a sorority has been the absolute BEST part of chapman university so far. i know what your thinking, amy as a sorority girl? yah, i didnt believe it either. I came in thinking nahh i dont think ill be in one, thats just not me. i decided to go through rush week, just to see what it was like and meet some new girls. boy was i surprised! sororities at chapman are unlike any of the stereotypes you hear. (well, we have some certain ones who seem like it...) no we are not party animals, and no we are not sluts. The minute i stepped into the gamma phi room, and heard the girls seeing their little song about joining, i immediately lit up. these girls were SOOO much fun to be around, and were all so welcoming and genuine, i was totally in love with gamma phi. I went through rush week praying that they would invite me back, and they sure did :)

I have never been so excited to open an envelope. It held my invitation to join the sorority, and i was sooooo excited. over the past few months, I've gained friendships & bonds beyond what i could have imagined. these girls are not just friends, they are sisters. and sisters they will always be. there's something about being sisters with someone, knowing all the same secrets as each other, and loving something both so much, that brings you so close. a sister is ALWAYS there for you, and that kinda bond i know i will cherish for the rest of my life. most of my best friends here at chappy are gamma phi's, and it brought us even closer. going through initiation to know what all our secrets are, made me even more excited to grow with amazing girls for the next 4 years by my side. To help out my community AND have amazing friends? Im so excited about it. and ill be historian this next year, so im already getting involved! To wear my letters, knowing the secret meaning of them, is the best feeling, and i have so much pride for the sorority that is impacting me in ways i couldnt have imagined. so call me a sorority girl if you want, but im absolutely in love with it and im proud to call myself a gamma phi. :D

P-R-I-D-E in the house of GPHIB! :)

love in IIKE,

ames

What would you do?

just a little something to think about...

"what would you do if you knew you could not fail?"

My mom has that up in our kitchen, and every time I see it, I think of something that I really wanna do. But of course its always something extreme and unrealistic. Like when she first put it up, i told her, "I would ask andy roddick to marry me, thats what i would do!!" hahaha. but thinking about, there is so many things on a daily basis that I could apply to this question.

But its actually really interesting to think about...what would you do? and why the heck arent you doing it right now anyway? sure you may fail, but how will you ever know if you dont take a chance? On the surface this concept seems pretty cliche, but ACTUALLY thinking about what you would do, is such a cool feeling. So tomorrow im gonna think of one thing that i would do if i knew it would be a success, and I'm gonna see what happens...

who knows, maybe ill be Mrs. Roddick :)