Student Life Category
Alpha Male Benefit
Oct. 16, 2011—Each sorority and fraternity has a fall benefit, and ours was today! AOII Live Presents: Alpha Male was basically a male pageant that raised over $7,000 for the Arthritis Foundation.
Full Moon Pickin’ Party
Oct. 16, 2011—This past Friday night, in celebration of the last full moon before Daylight Savings, I went to a Full Moon Pickin’ Party and dinner at The Loveless Cafe. The event is at the Equestrian Barn, which is part of the Warner Park system.
Murder Mystery Party
Oct. 15, 2011—Last night, I along with several of my Sigma Phi Lambda sisters had a murder mystery party! Sigma Phi Lambda is the Christian sorority on campus, and this party was one of our sisterhood events for the semester. I was really excited because I had never been to a murder mystery party before, but I...
Flu-la-palooza
Oct. 13, 2011—Yesterday, Vanderbilt University attempted to break a world record, by administering the most flu shots in a day. Flu-la-palooza smashed the previous record, so be sure to look for us in next year’s Guinness Book of World Records.
Fall Break with Memaw and Poppa
Oct. 12, 2011—I spent fall break on the beautiful Lake Hartwell in Lavonia, Georgia with some of my sorority sisters and our friends at the lake house of my friend Jennifer’s grandparents. I had never been to Georgia before, and this was an amazing first trip! We spent four days laying in the sun, swimming in the...
Glee Party in Branscomb Lobby
Oct. 11, 2011—Who says college students aren’t devoted Gleeks?
Gatlinburg
Oct. 11, 2011—Last weekend I went on a trip with several of my friends who are in Concert Choir with me. Each fall we take a trip to Gatlinburg, Tennessee for a weekend. We rent a cabin and spend the weekend getting to know one another through a wide variety of fun activities. On Friday afternoon we...
Summer in South Africa
Oct. 10, 2011—Last spring, while my friends were frantically trying to secure summer internships, I was relaxing (well as much as any Vandy student can relax…). I had decided to spend my summer in South Africa with the VISAGE program.
Softball and the Justice League
Oct. 10, 2011—As fall rolls around, the leaves change, and a chill begins to nip at our noses (before the temperature rises 40 degrees in the afternoon, NASHVILLE), Major League Baseball reaches the climactic final days of its regular season, where deserving teams play to the last out in order to make the playoffs. When, however, the...
Movies fo’ Free: The Man Who Fell to Earth
Oct. 10, 2011—In celebration of the beginning of Fall Break, a group of my friends and I decided to attend a free movie screening at the Belcourt theater.