Monday, January 30, 2012

Greek Life

One of the great things about UNC is Greek life. This semester I am joining a professional business fraternity called Alpha Kappa Psi. It's a co-ed fraternity open to all majors that helps you prepair for life in the professional business world. For rush week they are doing water pong with root beer floats, a interview workshop, and then a special surprise event for students who are wanting to pledge. I am so excited to rush. Alpha Kappa Psi does community service, leadership development, and professional training. They put on events with alumni, hear from guest speakers, they put on social events and every year they have a fun retreat for Alpha Kappa Psi's in Colorado. At UNC we have so many different types of Greek life. There are fraternities for majors, one for honor students, multi-cultural sororities, and there is even a marching band fraternity. We also have the social fraternities and sororities. Greek life is one of the great things you can get involved in on campus. It's a great way to make friends and connections that you will have for the rest of your life. Plus they could look really good on a resume when your out in the world looking for a job. So no matter what walks of life you come from there is definitely a way you can get involved on campus. Whether that be a club, organization, sport, or Greek life. My advice to you is to just get involved.

Monday, January 23, 2012

Getting in Shape

One of my new years resolutions this year was to get in shape and I am on my way. I signed up for group classes at the UNC rec center and so far I have attended three classes. I have done a yoga class, a zumba class, and a TNT class (tummy and thighs). I never thought that working out could be so much fun. One thing I really like about a group fitness class is that your not alone, you have people all around you looking just as silly as you. Yoga was very relaxing but don't be fooled its some hard stuff. It takes strength and flexibility. Zumba is a blast, it's dancing while you work out. So not only did I learn so new moves but I was also getting in shape. Today I attended the TNT work out, which stands for tummy and thighs. You spend and entire 45 minutes working only on your stomach and thighs. That means lots of crunches, lunges, and pain. The work out was at 3 pm and I still feel the burn in my thighs. I'm just worried that when I wake up tomorrow I wont be able to move my tummy or thighs. Even though it was hard I cant wait to try some of the other classes that the UNC rec center has. They have kick boxing, cycling, hard core, lethal legs, step energy, dance fusion, and so much more. Its my goal to try all of the classes offered and by the end of this semester I think I might look like the Hulk, just without the green.

Monday, January 9, 2012

First Day!

Today was my first day of classes for spring semester. I always love the first day of classes. There is something refreshing about starting a new semester. I love my Mondays and Fridays. I only have two classes and in done by noon. I will admit that I am a little nervous for tomorrow. I have a day full of classes and start my first 300 level class tomorrow. A 300 level class means that its a junior level class, so it's intimidating for a sophomore like me. I have too 300 level classes this year. I have advertising and public relations, which as you know is my major so they should be tons of fun for me. I really don't know what I want to do with my major when I graduate so I'm looking forward to finding out all the career possibilities out there for me. The cool thing about college is that once you get here you can be whatever you want to be. So far I love my classes for this semester. All the teachers I have meet so far are awesome. So many teachers here are outgoing and just plain fun. Its makes going to class that much more exciting when you have a fun professor. I would also like to mention that I have a bowling class tomorrow. That right you heard me right a bowling class. How awesome is that?!

Monday, January 2, 2012

Dorm Life

Happy New Year! As winter break comes to an end, I am in the process of moving back to Greeley. I have to pack everything and get ready for my classes. One thing I do miss about college life is living on campus in the residence halls. There are 17 residence halls on campus and they are all different. There is suite style and community living, there's big residence halls and small residence halls, and we have them on both central campus and west campus. All freshman students are required to live on campus for their first year and after that you can choose to stay or move into a house or an apartment. I chose to live in the residence halls for my sophomore year, and I love it. Moving to college gives you more freedom but you also have more responsibilities. There is no one there to tell you what to do. You are in charge, for some of us this is a good thing and a bad thing. For me it was a good thing. My first year of college taught me so much. I had to learn to manage my time, my money, and I had to learn to be independent. It sounds hard but the process of growing up is so much fun and you learn so much about yourself. That's one of the amazing things about college.