Student Life Category
My 4 Sides of Greek Life
Jan. 31, 2011—A few weeks ago Erica and Eileen gave you a good idea of what the decision to go Greek or not is like for a freshman at Vanderbilt. However, as a senior who has literally been on all sides of the system, I thought I would share some my experiences with you also. Read on...
A Downtown Excursion: Demos’ and The Big Bang
Jan. 30, 2011—One of the perks about Vanderbilt is that we live so close to downtown, where there are many music and food venues. Yesterday, a group of my friends went out downtown to celebrate my friend Martha’s 22nd birthday. First, we took a walk downtown and went to get ice cream from Mike’s Ice Cream Fountain...
Sorority Perks
Jan. 30, 2011—As a member of Vanderbilt’s varsity Women’s Lacrosse team, I hope to offer a new perspective to the blogging site by providing information about activities, services, and service opportunities both inside and outside of athletics. Having just gone through sorority recruitment, I would like to focus this first blog on my participation in Greek Life.
The Town
Jan. 29, 2011—Every month, Vanderbilt Student Government (VSG) puts on a movie in Sarratt Cinema (located in one of our student centers). Two weeks prior to the movie, the president sends out a poll with 4 or 5 of the most recent, most popular movies. Yesterday, they did the January movie showing of a movie called The...
Speed Dating
Jan. 28, 2011—Last Wednesday, I did speed dating…with the sophomores in my sorority! Since sophomores will be paired with new members in a few weeks and become their “Big,” the two classes needed to get to know each other better.
And So It Begins…
Jan. 28, 2011—Hey there! Starting now, for an indefinite period of time (roughly equal to 7 semesters), I’m going to be sharing my life at Vanderbilt with you, the prospective students (“prospies”) and parents, in order to hopefully give you a better understanding of what life here is like and why you should pursue your undergraduate career...
Rec Center 101
Jan. 27, 2011—I started swimming when I was four. I was forced to jump in the pool, and according to my parents and grandparents, I screamed for an hour straight. I, of course, have no recollection of this, and I soon fell in love with swimming. I started swimming competitively at age six, and continued to throughout...
Student Health
Jan. 27, 2011—The Varicella titer is necessary for anybody interested in shadowing a doctor or volunteering at the Vanderbilt Medical Center. I intend on shadowing a doctor this semester (more on that in a future post), so I went to the Student Health Center to get it.
Black And Gold
Jan. 26, 2011—Vanderbilt's got a new anthem. First-year student (and Vanderbilt Melodore) Nick Wells remixed and remade the recent Whiz Kalifa hit "Black and Yellow" into what I predict will be a Vandy classic: "Black and Gold."
Poetry, out loud.
Jan. 25, 2011—Last Thursday, I was able to attend Jericho Brown’s reading at the Black Cultural Center here on Vanderbilt campus. The Vanderbilt Creative Writing program hosts Gertrude & Harold Vanderbilt Visiting Writers Series where different poetry and fiction authors come read and do a Q&A for those who attend the reading. The awesome thing about these...