Penny Wars

From Monday to Thursday at 2:00 pm part of Greek Week was called Penny Wars.  All week long there were buckets in the bottom of Deg. that held various coins for each organization.

The object of this event was that every Greek organization was to put as many pennies as they could in their bin which would add up to points.  Any other organization or person could come to the table and put silver coins and bills in the bin to deduct points from the pennies in the bin.

All week there were barely any coins in the bins, but as 2:00 pm approached it was insane how much money was put into these bins.  People were running up to the table clutching bags filled with thirty dollars worth of pennies and bags of silver coins. 

I watched as people shoved coins into stuffed bins, sweating, and trying to get them all in on time.  I watched people make it known that they were putting twenty dollars into one organization's bin.  And I saw a group of boys roll up to the table with a cardboard box filled with so many pennies that they placed their bin inside their box.

I think what was best about this event, was that all the money earned from this event would be going to relief efforts for Japan because of the earthquakes and tsunami.  I cannot wait to find out how much money our efforts raised.  I also recommend witnessing the last few minutes of pennies wars.

This is a picture of several Greeks frantically shoving rolls of pennies into their bins before time was up. (original picture)

Spring has somewhat Sprung

As I briefly mentioned before, spring at Susquehanna is my favorite time of year.  Usually it is warm and sunny and everyone litters every lawn on campus.  This year, however, we have not had the luxury of having this warmth.

One of my favorite aspects of spring at SU would have to be Greek Week.  Like flag football, everyone becomes extremely competitive but all in all it is a great time.  This year, I was in charge of the banner for ADPi and painted it early into the morning with my friend Rachel.  We stayed up until 4:30 am just painting. 

I know some of the other sororities were not thrilled with the fact that we won first place for the banner competition but I am extremely proud of our banner and the time we spent on it.  I love seeing what every other organization comes up with for Greek Week.  From ZTA's to Kappa Delta each of the banners were very impressive and I was so excited to check out what each sorority thought of for the theme "Rumble in the Jungle."

Here is a picture of Sigma Kappa, Theta Chi, and Kappa Deltas' banners. (original picture)

This is a picture I took of ZTA, ADPi, and TKEs' banners. (original picture)

Formal

You know how in high school we always had certain opportunities to get dressed up?  There was Homecoming, Junior Prom, Senior Prom, etc. and all these chances to just dress up.  Despite the fact that I do not dress up all the time, I am the type of person who enjoys putting in some effort and really dressing up for a certain occasion.

At college we do not have all these chances to dress up like prom, except for formals.  I have to admit that I love formals here at Susquehanna University.  Not only do I love the spring here at SU but I love that a formal falls in the spring.

Unfortunately, this spring has not been warm at all unlike last year.  I remember last year we spent the day laying in little pools and spending time in the sun, this year we spent the day in sweatpants and sweatshirts.  Despite the major temperature difference I had an absolute blast at formal.

To say the least, everyone should have some opportunity to get dressed up for fun and formals are always a must.

This is a picture of my boyfriend (my date) and me prior to formal.

These are my two best friends and me (not outside due to weather) waiting for the buses to arrive.

Powderpuff

When it comes to sports between guys at this school, it becomes very competitive.  But when you take a bunch of girls and put them on a football field together, it is like you have never seen a competitive game before.

Just recently, Pi Kappa Phi held their first sorority powderpuff game at the football stadium.  I had an absolute blast watching as my sorority played several of the others in the flag football games.

You would never think that this was a flag football game, a no tackling/major contact game.  It was a muddy, rainy, and cold game but each sorority had many of their girls cheering them one.  Girls would come off the field with brush burn, bruises, and maybe even some cuts.  One of our girls even had to get stitches.

This is a picture of the girls in my sorority and myself who were there to support out girls.

I think that events like these are what make a college so much fun, there was major competition and a few swear words spouted here and there, but at the end of the night we were still friends with one another.  Although Sigma Kappa won the entire thing, it was entertaining watching as our girls sprinted around playing like it was life or death.

I guess you could say, it is stuff like this that makes me love being at Susquehanna.

This is a picture of our girls trying to decide what play they wanted to run. (original picture)