Around the Horn

I picked up my parents at the Ithaca airport Saturday morning.  My brother Robert and I walked to Schoellkopf to attend Convocation, where David Plouffe, senior campaign manager for Barack Obama, commended the graduating class for shaping the election and promoting change for the future.  Plouffe also gave a shoutout to my friend CJ, who [...]

Disclaimer:  If you get the willies thinking about blood and/or needles, spare yourself from reading this entry.   I try to be a good samaritan at all times; I show up for jury duty, hold open doors, and donate blood.  I’ve been donating for about 5 years now.  A seasoned vet, with 2 blood donor [...]

Kappa Delta held its Date Night at the Johnson Museum, one of my favorite spots on campus.  This is a great way for our sorority to explore Cornell instead of just having a social schedule consisting of formals and crush parties off campus.  And unlike last year, where we had the 6th floor conference room [...]

Last Friday was day 1 of my annual 2-day sorority conference, and as president, it’s an opportunity to network and learn more about KD. Rah Rah Sisterhood. This was going to be a long day, since I had 4 (count ‘em) connections: ITH-LGA-WLM-CHA-MEM. The moment I saw the weather outside though (similar conditions as my [...]

After my idyllic winter training trip in Orlando, I headed back up to snowy Ithaca without skipping a beat. My bunch of rowers and I needed to come back to the Hill for rush. Rush at Cornell takes place the week before Spring semester classes. Girls visit every sorority and as the week progresses, potential [...]

Some Scattergories for you… Hot pink. Cute fuzzy pens. Pledged. Legally Blonde. Ohmigod!!!!!!! Answer: sorority. Well, at least that’s what I thought in high school. So, when asked if I would join, “you’re kidding me, right?” would have been my response. I’m not a tomboy per se, but I assumed that joining a sorority would [...]

Formal was on Saturday, and while it was fun, Operation: Find-a-Date was an ordeal in itself. Conclusion: my guy game is twice-rejected, outlook grim. My ego is rather bruised after asking two guys to formal and ending up dateless both times. Well, I wasn’t exactly rejected, but guys at Cornell seem to have much busier [...]

In an effort to promote Greek Life on campus, all the sororities and fraternities banded together this week to participate in Greek Week, also known as a chance to show off the piles of greek apparel you accumulate throughout the years, most of which will probably not see many days after college…Anyway, during Greek Week, [...]

When Fox aired “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?”, I proceeded to reactivate Netflix. The title “Don’t Forget the Lyrics!” sounds like a grim version of hopscotch: Don’t Step on Lava or You Will Burnnn! Network TV may not be the best for summer surfing. So what’s good on TV? Besides NBC reruns of [...]

Last weekend’s weather was less than optimal, and this weekend brought on weekend number 2 of crummy weather. So, with gale force winds and rain, rain, rain, the intrepid Kappa Delta Council still decided to head out to the Hoffman Challenge Course for our Council-Building retreat. The Hoffman Challenge Course is one of the facilities [...]