Wedding / Gee Retirement

This past weekend we had yet another wedding held at Bel-Wood.
The theme at this wedding was pink! And wine....lots of wine!
The weather was calling for rain but we were lucky that it held out and had a rain-free ceremony!

 The bridal suite after the wedding...messy, messy!

In other news, The Ohio State University's President Gordon Gee is retiring. 

One of the things that I wanted to do before I left Ohio State was get the infamous picture with him. I have seen him around campus a couple of times but never had the opportunity for a photo op.

Unfortunately I will never be able to get that photo and I am sad to see him go.

I think he was a great University President, making sure to say hi to students around campus and make them feel welcomed. It is very hard to feel important in a large school but I think Gee was very personal and tried his hardest to make students feel as though they mattered at OSU.

The thing that I will most miss about Gordon Gee, other than making the students feel included, is his various printed bow ties!! Here are a few of my favorites...Dr. Gee, you will be missed!

Showing some Delta Love

Graduation Day

Today is graduation day for many students, including the students at The Ohio State University.
It makes me sad to see all of the friends I have made, in such a short time, move on. 
Whether they have a job lined up or unaware of what their future holds, they have each accomplished a lot and they will be missed. The late nights, early mornings, and hard work has finally paid off.
Today thousands of students will walk across the Shoe for the last time in their undergraduate career and receive their diploma, with their future bright and life awaiting them.
I wish I could have been there, but with President Barack holding the commencement speech, tickets were scarce.
College changes you, as any experience in life does. But the friendships and memories made will last a lifetime. 
Here are a couple of graduation cap designs that some of my friends made this year.

This one is my favorite (I love the bling) 

I really like the idea of adding a bow!

This cake is too cute! OH-IO

So congratulations to you, the 403rd Class to graduate at The Ohio State University and the 4th one to have a President be a commencement speaker. 
I hope you go on to do great things and to always cherish and remember your time at The Ohio State University. 
The ceremony is being showed live here: OSU Commencement
Here are a couple of pictures from graduation as they are happening.

President Obama receiving his honorary diploma of Law

Also..

Move Out Day

As the time approaches to move out, I can't help but notice all of the changes and experiences I have gone through this year.

Not only emotionally, but also academically.
Coming to a new school and being a transfer student is much different than I ever expected. I struggled a lot my freshman year, being so far away. I do not regret it for one minute, but I am so much happier here.
I accepted the invitation to go to OSU before I even stepped on the campus. In high school I struggled with not wanting to go to an in-state school. I wanted to escape so bad and did not even consider going to anywhere in Ohio.
However, I now realize how dumb that idea was.
Ohio State welcomed me right from the beginning and I found it easier to get involved with things on campus and connect to people. I enjoyed my classes so much more and I am happy that I finally found what I was looking for.
Although I have one of the most disrespectful suite mates, she has certainly helped me to learn a lot of lessons. She has taught me how important it is to respect people's time and their space. She has taught me how important it is to clean up your mess and how important it is to be friendly. But most importantly, she has taught me about the type of suite mate NOT to be.
As I leave today, I will say bye and she will give me a blank stare without saying a word..typical.

But I truly hope that she learns respect.

I will not miss this...at all!

This year I have met a lot of friends and made a lot of memories.
Here is a couple of things, in pictures, that I have really enjoyed my first year at OSU.

Football Games!

Seeing President Obama (he is speaking at commencement also)

Samantha Brown!

Parachute!

Running my first half-marathon!

Joining Tri-Delta! ( love these ladies)

And of course meeting Nicholas Sparks., BuckeyeThon, Spring Break with APO, and Formals!

I look forward to next year and all of the challenges and memories that it will bring.
But until then, I look forward to my 3 long months of Summer!!!

BuckeyeThon 2013

I thought today I would share a little bit about a special event that takes place at Ohio State, called Buckeyethon.
BuckeyeThon is a dance marathon that benefits the Hematology/Oncology Department at Nationwide Children's Hospital. The goal is to raise enough money for research that will ultimately end childhood cancer. Nationwide Children's Hospital is located in Columbus and they will treat any child regardless of a family's ability to pay.

Brutus at the Opening Ceremony

There are many fundraising events and opportunities to raise the minimum required donation of $100 to participate in this dance marathon. Groups will form teams and be assigned different colors. I joined the Alpha Phi Omega team and we were on the black team!
There are two-12 hour shifts going from 8pm-8am and 11am-11pm.
I had the opportunity to do the first shift, 8pm-8am. I thought this would be the best since I am more of a night owl, but yet I didn't realize that this would mean going all day and then all night without any sleep. Next year I will think it through a little more and sign up for the day shift.
This year we raised...

$608,623. 29

It was a great experience and I am happy to have been apart of the BuckeyeThon process in ending childhood cancer.
This year I wrote over 300 fundraising letters and ended up winning "Dancer with the Best Effort" for the night shift. Unfortunately when I get tired, I get very grumpy. So at 4:30am I headed back to my dorm and was not able to receive my award that night. However, I just recently picked it up. It was a teddy bear with a backpack on its back with a bell inside.When someone overcomes cancer, they ring a bell in the hospital to symbolize that treatment is done!

Silver star= top fundraiser

Registration for BuckeyeThon 2014 has already opened and will be held February 14-15.

The Union

Register Here! 
I am excited for what next year's BuckeyeThon event will bring!