Activities

I have become so involved with all of the activities that Miami has to offer! I was honestly very impressed with everything that I could be apart of. There were dozens of meetings for different clubs, and so I chose a couple that I wanted to consider and I went to the informational sessions to learn more about them.

One of the meetings was for a business fraternity. We met in the basement of the new, beautiful Farmer School of Business and we were each paired up with a "brother." The chairman of each board talked and then we watched a humrous and informational video on what it means to be in Alpha Kappa Psi. We each recieved an application and were invited to an informal BBQ where we could meet everyone!

I also attended a meeting on the Campus Activities Council. They are a campus programming club which plans events like Homecoming, Family Weekend, Kidsfest, Springfest, concerts (last year they brought in Girl Talk!!) and lectures. It seemed like a great way to get involved with ca mpus activities and meet people along the way!

I also signed up for two intramural teams. I am playing co-ed intramural soccer (I haven't played soccer since I was 7, so I'm sure it's very amusing to watch), and I'm also on a co-ed broomball team, but more about those another time

This week was when I came to the realization that college is not a walk in the park. I was loaded down with papers, quizzes, and reading assignments. I was also told that I have exams starting next week (!!!!) I'm going to be a very busy girl!

However, I did discover something that is going to become my new best friend......... the library, and specifically Howe Writing Center. The library is located in the middle of campus, so I can drop by if I have an hour between classes and get some "serious" studying done. They also have a delicious cafe (their peanut butter cookies are UNBELIEVABLE!)

But back to Howe Writing Center... I went online and scheduled an appointment with Nick (one of Howe Writing Center's workers) so that he could help me edit and revise my paper that was due in English the next day. I figured it would be nice to have an extra set of eyes to read over my paper, and boy was I RIGHT!! The appointments only last 45 minutes, but I got EVERYTHING I wanted accomplished in that amount of time. I would say it was the most productive 45 minutes of my life.

I don't think Nick and the other workers at Howe Writing Center know this yet, but we are going to be BEST FRIENDS this year!