Ending of an Era

It's a little bit of an emotional time for me right now.  It's the end of a lot of things, which I guess means the beginning of a lot of things, too.  Those things are just unknown right now, so it's more scary than exciting.

Last night my sorority had our last meeting of the semester.  My best friend has been president this year, and she is going on a Study Abroad to Italy next semester.  We have had a challenging year, but she has stuck by my side the whole way through it.  We have great memories that will never be overruled by others.  She gave her going away speech last night, and I bawled.  So hard.  It's been a long time since I cried like that.  I'm a little bit scared for her to leave because I she has taught me so much and has been with me through so much.  She knows more about me than anyone else.  Amy, I will miss you!

Thankfully, I have my little sister (sorority little sister) Chan to help me out while Amy's gone.  Chan knows the next most about me, and we have spent a lot of time together lately.  She is the best little sister I could have asked for.  I guess you have to wait longest for the things that are most worth it.

It's also the ending of an era because I turned down the position I was offered in my sorority.  I was asked to be the Recruitment Chair for our house.  I accepted it at first, but then I turned it down for a lot of reasons.  This summer, I will be traveling for 2 1/2 months (6 weeks in Tanzania, 3 weeks in Europe), and it's a little hard to plan Recruitment from Africa and Europe.  The position also required me to live in the house, which I have already done for a year.  I loved every second of living in the house, but it's time for me to re-prioritize and give someone else the opportunity to live in a big, fancy house with 20 of their sisters.  I will still be there all the time, but I decided the position wasn't worth all that money to me.  I am sad to not be on our council anymore, but I am excited to be moving home.  Hopefully I can find a good internship or something.

This week also brings my hardest semester, by far, to an end.  I'm so excited to get rid of you, Fall 2011!

Oh, to be a college student...cheers to moving on.