Exciting Opportunity!

As a member of Delta Gamma I am excited to announce the speaker for our annual Lectureship! Lectureship is a chance for my house to bring in an exciting guest speaker for a free special seminar somewhere on campus. This year we will be hosting Steve Ford.

Please check out more about this exciting guest to Purdue's Campus.
http://www.speaking.com/speakers/steveford.html

If this sounds like something you would be interested in, here are more details.

When?
Wednesday December 10, 2008
Time?
7:00 pm
Where?
Loeb Playhouse in the Stewart Center
Cost?
FREE!

Please join my sisters and I on this exciting opportunity!

Purdue Blackout?

So we all know what the Purdue blackout game is. But... that's not what my post is about today.  Today I have a question.  It goes out to the administration, staff, whoever is in charge of keeping campus fairly safe at all times.  Why aren't there more lights around; especially near the heart of campus? Recently I have noticed that campus is really dark at night.  Seeing as how this is a very large campus with about 40,000 students, it frightens me to walk through it when it is so poorly lit, especially by myself. You never know where someone could be hiding and just jump out and attack you.  I know, I know, this is a pretty extreme and irrational fear, but I know that I'm not the only one who has it.  I know most of the guys probably feel safe (because they're so big and macho and not afraid of anything, right?), but how many of you ladies can honestly say that if you were walking through campus at say 1a.m., that you would feel secure enough to walk alone, or at least without your phone in your hand.  I know I can't.  I think there should be a significantly larger amount of lights in the memorial mall, and in the engineering mall.  I don't know what makes people think that the lights on the side of buildings alone is enough to make people feel safe.  

I heard a story recently that a girl was walking around on campus, felt like she was being followed, and pressed the button on the blue light box.  At the time, that particular box wasn't working.  Luckily, the next box worked and the police came, but what if it hadn't?  It wasn't the middle of the night (just around 10 or so), so why wasn't there more people around?  This is something else I have noticed also; why are there no security guards around campus?  My small private high school of 500 even had security guards.  Reader's Digest ranked us 82nd out of 135 schools that they surveyed for campus safety.  THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE!  Seriously, this has made me very concerned recently, and we don't need another Wade Steffey on our hands here, people.  

In my opinion, there needs to be more lights and, at the very least, some security guards on campus.  It is unfair to everyone who attends Purdue that they might even feel the slightest twinge of unsafety.  When looking for colleges, one of the main things my parents wanted for me was to be safe with no chance of being hurt.  Was I successful in choosing a school that met their expectations? I think not. 

BYOB

I assume that most 0f you have discovered the Purdue party scene by now. I mean come on, it's almost the end of the first semester, folks. If you are a sophomore then you might be noticing some distinct changes in how things have been going this year- especially after October break. As you may or may not have noticed, most open fraternity parties have required you to be on a "list" recently. Now for those of you who don't know, frats used to have parties where anyone could come, hang out in the rooms, wander aimlessly, etc. Yes, they would have the occasional "list" party, but those are restricted to one or two rooms in the basement and get way overcrowded really easily. Everyone who was on the list (sometimes getting close to 1000 people) would show up because they felt special to be on said "list." They really are not that much fun unless you are REALLY dedicated to waiting in a line for half an hour with 50 other sweaty, crammed together, kinda pissed people just wanting that half of a warm Keystone. And let me tell you, I'm not that dedicated. This year, IFC has passed new restrictions saying that all parties or functions must be b.y.o.b.

In theory, this is supposed to make it where you absolutely have to be 21 to drink. They say that you now either need a third party vendor (bartender who checks ID's), or you must bring your own. They all know that here at Purdue we like to have a pretty good time, but on some occasions it gets a little out of hand. Technically, these rules have always been there, but most people weren't aware of them, or if they were just ignored them completely. IFC said this would be strongly inforced after fall break, so naturally people have already started to find loop-holes or just blantantly disreguard the rules. Fraternities have been having more "list" parties because they think lower board (the guys who come in and bust the party who aren't cops) will be too overwhelmed to go around checking everyone's ID's, or be too intimidated by the door men to want to come in. Now, after the break I havn't been to any of these parties because honestly, they're just not my style. Crammed among 50 people grinding on me, spillinig my drink, and making it unbearably hot in that basement does not a good time make. So far I have not heard of any of these parties getting busted and people getting in trouble for under aged drinking, I just want you all to be aware. After these rules have been inforced, I have rediscovered the great art of apartment parties, but to be honest I kinda miss the old ways. If you have noticed any changes, or are just frusturated in the lack of good parties recently, fear not. It's only a matter of time before everyone starts ignoring the rules again.

I need your input!

Hello bloggers!
So a while back I mentioned the annual Purdue Fashion Show. It is a great show put on by student majoring in Apparel Design and Technology. The show is in the spring, but now is about the time of year when things start kicking into fast gear. We have selected our show theme, date, models, and now we are beginning the actual garments. Here are three sketches that I did the other day. I would love your feed back or even just a vote. Please pick 1, 2, or 3! Easy as that! One of these pieces is going to come to life and be walking down the runway this spring!

Green Team

So my last blog about going green was lacking images of all the cool graphic tees that are out for sale these days. I don't know why I feel so passionate about this topic. I think that Purdue over all as a campus needs to become more aware of easy and practical ways to make our earth more environmentally sound. I think an easy example would be with our Exponents. How many times do you walk into a class room and find random papers that have been read through a couple times just lying on the floor. I would guess seven times out of ten those newspapers could easily be recycled. That is such an easy habit to start! One thing I have noticed in my house full of 80 girls is how wasteful we can be. We have water jugs all through our house with paper cups. I don't even want to think about how many cups we go through a day. I for one was noticing that it is too easy to gulp half a glass of agua and then go back for another cup an hour later. A very easy solution is buying a water bottle that I can easily refill when I need to! Here are a few cool tees I found! You can be fashionable while spreading a positive message!

Green in the new black

In fashion black is a timeless color. You always hear about a black suit or a little black dress. It is sliming and looks good on almost anyone. It never goes out of style. But this season black has been given a run for it's money. Green has made it's move, but not just in the fashion scence. In the enviromental scence. Our country is making a big movement to "go green". Efforts include raising awareness of the current environment conditions, getting people to recycle, buying environmental safe bottles and many other examples. Just the other day I was watching some stupid reality show about Kimora Lee Simons, like anyone really know who that is. Anyways she was teaching her children to "go green". She bought them new bed sheets made out of bamboo. They changed all the light bulbs in their house to environmentaly sound light bulbs. Even though I hate random show about "D" list celebrities, I thought this was really cool that they were making a big movement to refashion their house in green. Today I am supporting this movement as I sit here in Panera bread. I am wearing my "Little Green Tee" shirt. For me this is just a little reminder to save my Exponents and dispose of them properly, or to re fill my water bottles instead of getting new one. Just little steps can make a big difference in the long run. So be fashionable and join the trend, Go Green!

Let there be light!

The other evening my friend and I were cruising around Waldron and Russell looking for a parking spot, when I noticed something twinkling in the distance. As we drove a few blocks I saw a beautiful display of Christmas twinkle lights! I was so excited because Christmas is my favorite holiday, and I personally don't think that 25 days before is enough time to enjoy all the wonderful festivities. My friend on the other hand was completely annoyed because it wasn't even Thanksgiving yet.
Maybe my Waldron neighbors just wanted to add a little light to their house since it gets dark out so early. Is that completely tacky that they are decorating so early? I personally think it's tacky when people leave their lights up all year round! Yikes! When is too early to beginning the holiday cheer? My room mates freaked out on me the other day when "Jingle Bell Rock" played as my ring tone. Okay so maybe I am a little too excited for Christmas. I just can't help it. If you go into a store like Target or Macy's you will see Christmas decorations and occasionally hear a little Christmas Carol played over the loud speaker. I am interested to hear what others think about Christmas in November. I for one am so excited for the most wonderful time of the year!