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This week, I experienced several events from the “other side.” First, my sorority had a depinning ceremony for our new members to prepare them for initiation. Then, I traveled home to watch my high school’s showchoirs compete in the State Showchoir competition. Finally, we had initiation for our new members. In all three events, I felt like I experienced them from an entirely new (and unfamiliar) perspective. Depinning is a ceremony we do for our new members on the Thursday night before initiation. At most of our ceremonies, we wear all white. Depinning is the one ceremony where we wear all black. It was so fun to watch my new friends during depinning, especially since I was on the other side of depinning just last semester and knew how excited they must have felt. With my friends Sam and Maddie at depinning! Initiation is an extremely special ceremony for any sorority. Following initiation, we can welcome our new members as official sisters of our sorority. This spring,...

After a very stressful first week back at school after break, I had the chance this weekend to just relax with my friends and family! On Saturday, some of my sorority sisters and I played in a dodgeball tournament! The tournament was put on as a philanthropy event for another sorority, and some of my sisters made a team to play! The Spring philanthropy season has begun, and there are events almost every weekend for the next couple of months. The dodgeball tournament raised money for arthritis, and we love to participate in other sorority and fraternity philanthropy events! After winning our first game, we lost in the second round. We still had a great time, and raised money for a great cause! We are getting ready for our own Spring philanthropy called Battle of the Sexes, which will take place in April and raise money for our three of our philanthropies: Alzheimer’s disease research, Inherit the Earth, and Maine Sea Coast Mission. On Sunday, Sigma Kappa celebrated ...

After leaving high school and beginning college, I think that many people are hesitant to return to places from their past. Since college is so different from any experience I ever had in high school, I too initially was hesitant to return to my high school or other places which I used to frequent. I understand how important independence is in college, and I think that in order to maintain that independence, it’s important to get involved on campus and avoid returning home too often. For that reason, I almost never come home on weekends, unless it’s for a break or for a family event. However, throughout this semester I have realized that sometimes, it’s good to be home. And yes, sometimes it’s even good to visit places from your past. My Spring Break started February 28, which made Spring Break more like a second Winter Break. Instead of flocking to Florida or Mexico, I stayed home the entire break to spend time with my sister and the rest of my family! My mom and I traveled and s...