“Down where I was born was Heaven on Earth, where Flint River washes that red Georgia dirt, the sun sets slow and the stars shine bright. We raised cotton and corn, a little cane and kids, you either lived on a farm or wish you did. Jesus always walked close by our side.” – Luke Bryan
This might be dramatic, but… it’s true. See below: “We also came down right through a black cloud aka a funnel cloud with gusty winds.”
After Philadelphia, I headed down to the Atlanta area for a few more visits. My first stop was at Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, GA. My second computer malfunction happened during this visit when I turned it on during the second day of my visit and it said, “You have 35 viruses.” After screaming, searching for my flash drive, and thankfully getting all of my work saved, my computer went crazy on me. Even though I thanked them in person, I have to thank the Theta Epsilon Chapter again for being so patient during my meetings without my computer! Going old school and actually taking notes with a pen and paper was a new concept for me. I was so concerned about my computer, I didn’t take any pictures during that visit, but it was still great nonetheless. Also, big thanks to Jamie for meeting me for dinner and taking my computer back to the HQ to get fixed. I owe ya, sister.
Because of a Spring Break conflict, I had a quick 2 day trip to the University of North Alabama to help facilitate a Panhellenic Recruitment Bootcamp program. Getting there was one of my worst travel days all year…aside from when I spilled my entire diet coke on a guy’s rolling carryon suitcase on the tram in the Atlanta airport – we’ll save that story for another time. I knew there was bad weather in the area, but I didn’t know it would be that bad. First off, there were terrible tornados at home. As I was watching the tv screens at my gate at the Atlanta airport, they kept showing that Indiana was in a tornado warning and that a massive tornado had touched down. They forgot one minor detail…where exactly the tornado hit! Aside from my fear of dogs, my other huge fear is of tornados. I tried calling my mom, dad, and brother and no one answered, so of course I was freaking out in the airport. I finally got a hold of my aunt who told me that everything was fine and that the tornado struck in southern Indiana. Luckily, it didn’t hit Hanover, although it was very close. My thoughts and prayers still go out to everyone in Henryville who was affected by this awful tornado.
Once I figured out that everyone back home was ok, it was time for me to continue freaking out about the flight I was about to board. There had been tornados touch down in northern Alabama near Huntsville earlier in the day and they were still under a tornado watch. How it was safe for us to fly into a tornado watch beats me, but we did it anyway. It was the worst flight of my life and it took everything I had just to board the flight. Everything was fine until we started our descent and I’ve never experienced so much turbulence in my life. We also came down right through a black cloud aka a funnel cloud with gusty winds. Thankfully, we landed safely but had to race to campus to try and beat the next line of severe weather that was about to hit.
The next day we had the Recruitment Bootcamp and I think we set some attainable and realistic goals for the Greek system at the University of North Alabama. Each sorority had a national representative there, so I got to meet another consultant from Alpha Gamma Delta, a past National President from Alpha Delta Pi, and a past National Council Member from Zeta Tau Alpha!
a little Panhellenic love!
Then it was back to Atlanta for 2 more visits! I headed to our Theta Beta Chapter at Georgia State University in Atlanta and then went to our Mu Chapter at Brenau University in Gainesville, GA. I got to see some friends in Atlanta during this set of visits, which was a lot of fun. It’s always nice to see some familiar faces out on the road! After Brenau University, it was time to head home for a few days off!
Theta Beta townhouse where I stayed!
one of the best welcome baskets I've gotten all year!
Creed painting in the living room at Mu!
