Sick feelings, Fall Break, & Cults

So, I've been sick for the past month. It's been EXHAUSTING to say the least.
(Yes, I am aware that I have now posted 2 posts starting with the word "so". Y'all can just get over it.)
I finally broke down and went to the doctor today after I coughed up green gunk from my lungs.
(This was after I'd been running a fever for a week and a half AND losing my voice on Saturday.)
I don't have health insurance, so I was really trying to avoid going. But, luckily I found an income-based clinic and only had to pay $30 + $8 for antibiotics. Yay team.
The doctor said I have bronchitis. Awesome, right? Not... He said I was breathing pretty well considering.
I'm on an antibiotic and a steroid for my lungs, so I should be on the mend soonly!

I want to be feeling better in time for my trip to DALLAS this Thursday!
Harding doesn't get government holidays off, but we get a day break every semester. SO, one of my friend's invited me to her house along with a couple of our friends.
I'm SO excited!
I've never been to Dallas, aside from having layovers at the DFW airport, but that so doesn't count.
We're going to leave Thursday evening, go swimming and be lazy all day Friday, and then go SHOPPING on Saturday!!! We're going to the Galleria!! And NorthPark. My fashion merchandising major heart is about to die and go to heaven. =)))

Oh, this past weekend, my friends' and I partook in our almost weekly ritual of going to the local cult. Usually nothing happens, but that night, we were being SUPER obnoxious and blaring our music super loud and I ran from the car to one of the buildings and back. Nothing happened. But, when we sat on the property for not even 5 minutes, I saw 2 guys SPRINTING from one of the far buildings to where we were!! I yelled at my friends to let them know what I saw and my friend who was driving floored it out of there! We all screamed for a good minute. Those guys seriously looked like they were going to run to the car and start beating on it. But, thank goodness, they didn't.

Till next time!

Mixing those Mixers.

So, here at good ol' Harding, we like to Christian-ify everything. Classes, dorm life, everything... Including Greek life!


Instead of sororities and fraternities, we have us some nice old fashioned social clubs. Most of them have greek letters as names, but some don't. Whatever. It's basically the same thing, but without the crazy parties and living together in one big house.

I'm in Iota Chi. It's actually Latin for Jesus Christ. Cool, huh? Our colors are pink and black and our flower is the white stargazer lily. Everyone wears their jersey on either Tuesday, Wednesday, or Friday (depending on what club you're in...) See photo below.

The "club process" has started and I'm SO excited! It's my favorite time of year here at Harding. We have 3 mixers, visitation, and then pledge week. The first 2 mixers are open to everyone and we have themes. This year, 1st round mixer was "Kidding Around with Iota Chi" and 2nd round was "Tacky Christmas". After 2nd round mixer, the club votes on which girls we feel should continue on to 3rd round. Usually everyone makes it to 3rd round, unless there are strong objections to a girl. Every year, 3rd round mixer is "Pink Tie Affair". Everyone wears black and white semi-formal attire and all the members wear pink ties! It's my most favorite mixer, because who doesn't love dressing up?

We vote again after 3rd round and this time, we're really selective because whoever makes it to visitation is basically in the club. Then a couple weeks pass and we have visitation! The possible pledges get a list of every member and where they live on campus and then they have to come and visit us! It's a lot of fun and I love being able to have one-on-one time with the girls'. Mixers are mostly "Hi, I'm so and so and I'm from here and this is my major and here's an interesting fact about me". Visitation is way more personal and you get to show off your room! Well I can't, because I live off-campus and so I'm staking out in Sierra's room for the week... Oh well, I'll just show them pictures! Then, it's pledge week (oh sorry, club week...). Basically we get the new members for 5 hours every day (except for Wednesday- 3 hours and Friday- 7 hours) and have them do team building/unity activities and teach them about the club!

Needless to say, I'm SUPER excited! I can't wait for all the girls to get visitation so I can be excited with them. Here's all my pictures from all the mixers! Enjoy. =)

 

Ciao!