Gator Blogs

I spent a total of twenty four hours at the Campus Center working on homework this weekend. 1440 minutes devoted to writing nonfiction essays, rereading The Great Gatsby and Passing, and making a tower of Astronomy flashcards the size of my forearm.  But, this is not about the weekend that made my Mother proud. No, this is about Friday. This is about an adventure; an adventure that was solicited through a casual facebook status. It was a somewhere over the rainbow, down the rabbit hole, kind of day in Meadville. Campus resembled the kind of day college brochures strive to … [Read more]

With finals just around the corner my friends and I have compiled the perfect distractions and study tools to keep calm and rock on. Coloring pages and awkward internet games are a must. Rediscovering my love for Dolphin Olympics and Disney princess sticker books allow me to channel my inner child for times when I regret being old. Snacks and caffeine, a necessity beyond belief. Finally most importantly, a productive place to study. I absolute cannot study in my room, in fact I never have, it’s a place I’ve deemed as a relaxing and fun place and choose to study … [Read more]

Stopping to Enjoy Your Favorite Things   Some weeks are easy breezy: everything goes your way, there are no difficult assignments, there’s a pot of gold at the end of every rainbow and all that jazz. Unfortunately easy breezy weeks can come few and far between. Trust me – I know this. Looking at the weeks ahead of me I started to get stressed out about upcoming finals, which prompts the complaining I’m all too good at, but then something miraculous happened – I decided not to worry! I know it’s incredible right?! I stopped to take time to enjoy … [Read more]

Tonight we had Kappa Kappa Gamma Senior Banquet. It is one of the most sentimental and special events of ΚΚΓ Senior Week because it’s a time where the Kappa seniors get to share what Kappa has meant to them over the course of their time in Kappa. Being a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma has changed my life, and it has been the most rewarding experiences of my Allegheny College tenure. I would not trade it for anything in the world! Through Kappa I was able to serve on the Panhellenic Council, become a campus leader, grow as a person, increase … [Read more]

Esta noche tuvimos Kappa Kappa Gamma Senior Banquet. Es uno de los eventos más sentimentales y especiales de ΚΚΓ Senior Week porque es un tiempo en que las chicas de últimos año comparten lo que Kappa ha significado para ellas. Siendo miembro de Kappa Kappa Gamma ha cambiado mi vida, y ha sido la experiencia más gratificante de mi mandato aquí en Allegheny College. ¡Yo no lo cambiaría por nada del mundo! A través de Kappa tuve la oportunidad de servir en el Panhellenic Council, ser una líder de nuestra escuela, a crecer como persona, aumentar mi promedio y participar en todo lo que la comunidad  Griega tiene para ofrecer. ¡Nuestros rituales, valores y  unidad me han  hecho la mujer quien soy hoy en día! Mientras me preparo para asistir mi última junta el lunes voy a estar pensando … [Read more]

I just got off of a bus from Washington D.C.! Through the Political Science Department and the collaborations of many other officers on campus I was able to visit D.C., my future home. It was an amazing experience because I was able to connect with alums and it was the first time I’ve visited D.C. since I was accepted into Teach for America and informed that I would be teaching Spanish in the D.C. Region. My favorite part of the trip was the Allegheny Alumni Reception held on Thursday night, because it gave me a chance to talk to some … [Read more]

¡Acabo de llegar de Washington D.C.! A través del Departamento de Ciencia Política y la colaboración de muchas otras oficinas  tuve la oportunidad de visitar Washington D.C. mi futuro hogar. Fue una experiencia increíble porque tuve la oportunidad de conocer  y hablar con ex-alumnos  de Allegheny, y porque fue la primera vez que he visitado D.C desde que fue aceptada en Teach for America y me informaron que voy a enseñar español en D.C. Mi parte favorita del viaje fue el Allegheny Alumni Reception celebrada el jueves por la noche, porque me dio la oportunidad de hablar con algunos ex-alumnos que actualmente viven y trabajan en D.C. Fue muy bueno escuchar lo mucho que aman vivir en D.C. y aprender que estaban dispuestos a ayudarme a encontrar un apartamento y todo lo que el mudarse a D.C. … [Read more]