“I’m gonna wish I had a storm warning, I’m gonna wish I had a sign, I’m gonna wish I had a little heads up, little lee-way, little more time, some kind of radar system, locked in on love. I got a feeling by the time the night finds the morning, I’m gonna wish I had a storm warning.” – Hunter Hayes
That song is for my consultant friends J
A few days after I got home from Florida, it was time to pack my life back in those 2 suitcases and hit the road again! 8 of us headed to the HQ for a short resident consultant training weekend. It’s always great to be reunited with my consultant and HQ staff sister friends!
Sunday evening Lindsey and I flew down to Nola. Lindsey will be the resident consultant at Tulane this semester. For the time being, we are tag teaming the consultant responsibilities and trying to transition me out and Lindsey in. I’ll be here until Bid Day and then it’s off to see the rest of Phi Mu America!
right before workshops started... "alright, get your game face on"
Once Lindsey and I got here, it was pure craziness. The day after we got here was the night of the BCS Championship game. We had just a few days to get settled in and to prepare for the week of recruitment workshops. We spent the next 5 days working 12, 13, 14, sometimes 15 hour days doing our best to try and get these women prepared for recruitment! To say that it was absolutely exhausting would be an understatement, but we also had a lot of fun that week. It was great to see some of the chapter members back and it was so fun to start introducing them to Lindsey. Kendra, who is the Colony Membership Coordinator, was here for 2 days and we could not have survived without her. She brings such a great energy and the chapter adores her. We wrapped up the workshops on Sunday and spent all day Monday meeting with the new Executive Committee members working on goals and expectations for this semester. On Tuesday we finally had some time to catch our breath so Lindsey and I headed downtown and I gave her my best French Quarter tour! Wednesday and Thursday night we had more workshops and Christa, the Colony Coordinator, flew in on Thursday to help!
even though it wasn't the best weather, I love walking around Jackson Square!
one iced Cafe au Lait and an order of beignets, please!
This past weekend was the moment I had been waiting on for so long. It was finally time to show how hard the chapter had worked at all of those workshops in the fall and all of the time spent during Spirit Week. Open House lasted all day on Saturday followed by Philanthropy Round all day on Sunday. I think Lindsey and I were just as tired as those chapter members on Sunday night once everything was said and done! We’ve got a few workshops this week and then Recruitment resumes on Friday evening.
Time to keep our focus on that end goal…BID DAY!
