Oh, So you want a cookie?

6:30 am-alarm.snooze.
6:45 am-alarm.groan.fall out of bed. get in shower. go down to starbucks in jammies. get ready.

9:00 am- Saturday begins with our morning Keynote!

Well guess what! You don't get a cookie for doing your job! Let me repeat, YOU DON'T GET A COOKIE FOR DOING SOMETHING YOU ARE ALREADY SUPPOSED TO DO! This was definitely worth waking up for. It was the history of the Fraternity/Sorority life. How over time Schloarship and Character are less important now. It was educational, funny, and important. We need to follow our values. Our actions need to mirror what we say we stand for. And we need to stop expecting to get recognized for doing what were supposed to. We are greeks, we need to hold our selves to the high standards we were founded on. We are in a period of potential so we should work together as a community. Let's counteract the media's portrayal of us. Let's move forward!

My first session this am was about Naysayers, Crickets, and Whiners. It was amazing. By far one of the most productive sessions I went to. One lesson I learned, Own my Sass! That excuses are just excuses and with the help of the fellow NGLA Greeks we brainstormed ways to respond to these excuses. We discussed different personality types and how to apply these personality types in your organization in positive ways! We discussed and we came up with new great ideas!

Today was the Affiliation Lunch. I got to meet all the fellow Deephers here! So much fun!. We talked about our new member processes and bounced ideas off of each other. I met another Vice President of Academics and got a lot of great ideas too! Then we took more pictures! And we had this delicious salad.

My next session was a choice and I am so glad I went to Drink Think. It opened with, "I am not going to lie I drink. I didn't kill anyone, I am not a recovering alcoholic, I don't have a family with alcohol problems. This isn't part of my probation." So I was a little cautious, like well what is this man about to say that is substantial. His message, you can drink. But you have to be qualified aka of age aka 21. And you have to follow parameters. That means you have to drink RESPONSIBLY. His presentation was funny, true, and really resonated. Yes, you have the right to drink, but just like any other right, it has limitations.!

Later I went to a positive PR session. It was interesting and helpful. Our presenter really stressed the importance of social media. We also got our shout out and pulled our blog up on the screen. AND BSU DPHIE's fb page got a shout out too! Can't wait to tell Anna.

We danced in my last session. It was by far the most interactive and exciting. We hula-ed to Justin Bieber. We also learned body language and ways to handle interactions. We learned ways to fire back when leaders try to manipulate us. And we spread Aloha spirit!

7 pm Awards Ceremony!
7:01 pm- Photo Shoot
7:3o pm- dinner time!
8 pm- Awards Start
9 pm- stair photo shoot!
9:30 pm- PAJAMA JAMMY JAM



Bridgewater was super psyched because we got two honorable mentions for our amazing Panhellenic Council and Sigma Pi won an award for Rachel's Challenge!

Ali won best pajamas with her speech. "They are Egyptian cotton and they are witty because they are hedgehogs but they actually eat worms and not apples". Diana and her elmo pjs took a second place tie with Sarah and her eyeore footy pjs. Then came taboo. We ended up in a battle of the sexes!



The ladies( Team Ghandi) vs. The men (The Moonwalking Bears)









I was Switzerland and Neutral. I got to keep everyone honest. And we had a judicial hearing!! So much fun.

Now it's bed time. I am exhausted but I can't wait to bring back my ideas and INITIATE change. I know it won't all happen at once. And its better that it doesn't. But Change is here and its necessary. So get ready Bears!

Goodnight moon!