I don't know about phat and large, but it is a partial view if that helps?

Hey Sandy! Check your El Jay....an invitation is waiting for you there.

And yay! I just got my registration packet. :)

Never mind, I see you already got it. LOL

Hey Nic, did the hotel ever say a partial view of what??? Could be mountains, could be the pool, could be the parking lot. (But hopefully not the parking lot.) LOL ;)

dude, i was so lucky i was able to get a room in June and not march that i didn't even ask what the view was of.

but now that you mention it, i hope it IS the parking lot.

JUUUUUUUUNE!!!! Not MARCH!
 

Marissa's cabana boy, perhaps? :D

Okay, if Maria got hers today then I should be getting mine soon. How wonderful my hotel room's already booked before I even got my registration packet!

It finally came!

I like all the workshops they have so far. They should be interesting!

What I was surprised to see was the schedule for the 2nd night. I noticed that the Initiation service is to be held at 5:30, BEFORE the Epsilon Pi Banquet. I know I've only been to two Conventions so far, but has this happened before?

I like this setup. It's best to have everyone bright eyed and bushy tailed before dinner for Initiation rather than late at night, after dinner, when everyone's ready for bed!

Yes, and this way sisters don't have to worry about bones from their cornish game hen dinners flying onto their Initiation dresses and into their laps, causing grease stains and frantic trips up to their hotel room to attack with Shout Stain Wipes.

Not that this has ever happened to me. Oh no, never.

In the hen's defense...at least it was yummy and I really enjoyed it. But then again, I did ask the waiter for extra dinner napkins so I could cover every inch of my white muumuu.

Speaking of the tent, I think the white muumuu will be officially retired come Initiation Day this year. I don't think I'll be able to fit into it when the Delta Sigma NMs get initiated this Spring. :(

Now I'm gonna go off and pray that we don't get any Strawberry Soup this year.

Were you not a fan of the cold strawberry soup-- me neither! Sorry to that person who loves it!
And I think I might remember to plead vegetarian on some meals, Marissa always had awesome looking food! (and no hens!)

Yes, they juggled the schedule up a bit. I believe one of the lunches will actually be at one of the outdoor dining areas, which should be beautiful.

I wasn't into the strawberry soup either. It may have been the most interesting thing I ever ate though!

Dee...do you know more about the optional workshops for the 22nd and 25th? Might affect travel plans.

We're getting psyched....some more!;) :D

yep - just one more reason it's safer to be a vegi!

- m

Most of the workshops listed are the optional workshops on Thurs and Sunday. Each branch (alumnae, collegiate, recruitment, finance, panhellenic, etc) has a room reserved for them during the times listed in the registration packet. ACCs discussed last summer *requiring* some chapters to attend some workshops. We also picked the workshops we thought would be helpful and it looks like all of our suggestions made it. Since I was told not to make plans to leave prior to 1 pm on Sunday and to plan on arriving Wednesday, I believe I'm running some of those optional workshops. The ones we suggested were the Ritual workshop, Advisor training, CIMS, Goal setting, and Effective Communication, which will focus a lot on reporting and how to make sure we know all the great things the chapters are doing.

I know we have a VST breakfast on Thursday morning and a lunch for VST who donated $250 or more to the Foundation on Thursday, so I think most of the optional workshops will be in the afternoon that day. If they arrive by noon or so (easy to do with the time difference), they could come to Thursday's workshops. NOW, in looking at flights, if I leave after 1 pm CA time on Sunday, I won't get home until like 2 am Eastern time. I'm thinking Sunday would be my best day to add on a day. However, how do I get to the airport if I leave on Monday since the shuttle isn't running Monday... details to figure out yet. I read online that cab fare is about $45 to the airport, so if someone else stays too and we can split that, it would be the same cost as the shuttle. I also like the idea of hanging out at the pool and spa on Sunday after everything is over, to unwind and make sure I'm de-stressed before going back home.

Decisions, details, decisions, details...

If possible, I suggest CMIS on Friday and/or Saturday!

It is definitely needed!!

I don't know if any plans are in the works for the form itself but we have some recommendations, lol.;)

I'm trying to talk the other GTaus in coming the day before. Would like to stay a day after but work...:p ;)

I am booking my flight on Monday- we are flying in on Wednesday evening.... rooms are book and checks for registration will go out next week as well--- yippeee- i can't wait!!!!!

Ok- can someone (are we allowed?!?!?!?) to post the ballot! I want to know who is on it!!! I know the CA has the ballot but she must be busy it has been a whole 20 minutes since my last email from her!