[AlwaysSAI]

My collegiate years were a blur after finding a place in two great organizations on campus.

The senior re-dedication for both my organizations was on the SAME DAY. Phi Sig came and went and I was unexpectedly unemotional. It was strange. The SAI ceremony was a different story. I started bawling while we were standing in the hallway in line to clasp in. It was harder than I thought it would be to leave behind a chapter I had watched grow and flourish.

I graduated (just tenths of a point away from "with honors") and accepted a job in this teeny-tiny country town. The job market for teachers was terrible when I graduated, so I took the first job that I was offered and moved two hours away.

I dove into alumnae activities with SAI. I found out there was a group of women working to re-charter the alumnae chapter in my area. Within weeks of joining, I was asked to take on a leadership role within the group and have taken the lead on our efforts to recruit alumnae. Sadly, Phi Sig doesn't have a large alumni presence.

I started my job the following fall and my sister started her graduate studies at her alma mater.