| WhiteDaisy128 |
10-07-2002 03:23 PM |
I'm here, I'm here. I have been super busy with school work, family, boyfriend, and DG! Things are going well. Our colony has about 100 women who are from all different backgrounds! There are some that would fit the "sorority girl" mold wanting to party a lot, others that are really interested in Well Aware, some that can't wait to get into some philanthropic work, and some that are just there for the sheer joy of having an amazing family. We are electing officers next week and I'm pretty torn. I really want to run for president and I think I have the leadership and knowledge to get the Eta Kappa Colony off the ground. The major problem with this is that it would obligate me to live in the house. I lived off campus my sophomore year and live off campus this year as well. Our house will be ready in January and will house 40 women, including the president and 7 VP's. I don't know how I feel about moving back into a roommate situation with dorm-like rules. My boyfriend isn't too thrilled about me living in the house either, and this DG thing has been pretty hard on him, but so far he's been understanding and is trying to be supportive. I don't think he would support the idea of living in the house, and I feel that he deserves some sort of compromise since he has been so supportive, even if he doesn't agree with it all. And since our officers will serve from November - November, if I'm elected, will I have to sign up to live their my entire senior year too, even if my office runs out in November? The other consideration is that I am VERY interested in web page developement. So I am interested in being the Director of E-Communications, which is all around new to DG. I have a bit of experience in web page developement and think that I could do a great job at that. Probably better than most of the other women in the colony. That position would not require me to live in the house, which is appealing. I don't know that I would be interested in too many of the other positions, possibly VP Membership or Director of New Members, but as is apparent, President and D. of E-Comm appeals to me more.
We have had two colony meetings so far and are working on our New Member Persuit books. It's pretty exciting. We have three groups: bronze, pink, and blue. And these groups meet through out the week for lunch, study sessions, and campus events. So we have had lot's of opportunities to get to know each other. Yesterday we were given our Twin sisters. I'm so excited! My twin is a beautiful sophomore named Kristy! She is a legacy too, which is fun and she's also from the area as well - which I'm sure both of our mom's will take advantage of!
Oh, this is getting long. My mom is doing okay. It's been pretty hard on the family in the past few weeks. Her cancer is very aggressive, there is no way around it. For the next two months she will be on a biological treatment - Femura, which is some hormone that slows the growth of the cancer. After that they recommended weekly doses of chemotherapy using a different regime than was used last time. Down the road there may be some experimental things they can try. They have no magic cure for this type of cancer. All of this is very sad, but we must remember that we are never given anything we can't handle and that at any time one of us could be killed in a car accident. We must cherish the time we have. I feel bad for my father as he is so in love with my mom and hates seeing her in this pain. He is a university professor and has rescheduled all of his classes for Tuesdays and Thursdays so he can be home with her on Mondays, Wednesday, and Fridays. I only hope that one day I will be blessed to feel this same love for someone. My boyfriend has been amazing through this whole thing and is an awesome piller to lean against, as have all of my friends. My brother is a year older than I am and is a senior at UNC- Greensboro. He doesn't seem to show much fear, especially in front of my parents, but he called me when we found out the cancer had spread to make sure I was okay and to tell me that he was hurting a lot as well. I have an amazing family. And now I have 100 sisters locally and over 180,000 nation wide to support me. All things are possible.
I'm sorry this was so long, I feel like a huge weight has been taken off of me by writing all of this out. I really am excited about how the HK colony is shaping up. Just a little concerned about the officer positions...I have to make a decision by Thursday so the next few days will consist of a lot of thinking. Thank you to everyone for all of their support through out this entire process...with DG and with my family.
DG love and mine,
Carolyn Joyce
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